The Other JournalOh, how I long for the day as stated in Galatians 3:28-29 (Christian Standard Bible version) when “there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”[1] Quite often, when...
The Other JournalInvariably, in the opening weeks of my introductory biblical studies classes, a student will share that they are there because they want to know the “truth” about the Bible and about what “really happened.”[1] It eventually becomes clear they have...
The Other JournalEsther Meek in “The Other: Returning to Our Natal Philosophy in the Mother’s Smile” invites us into a relational knowing that is deeply dependent on and indebted to the other. Meek defines this other as “another being—the world, a person or...
Sowing the SeedHow do we choose to remember historical events? With dates like January 6, 2021, we have a lot to learn from seeing them as timelines and constellations.
Sowing the SeedWhat do AI and large language models say about us? What I'm learning from Nathan Loewen and Don Kraybill.
Religion in United States HistoryCall For Proposals: Special Issue of Journal of Mormon History
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2025.01.02 | Thea Gomelauri (with a contribution by Joseph Ginsberg). The Lailashi Codex: The Crown of Georgian Jewry (Oxford, UK: Taylor Institution Library, 2023). Review by Teófilo Correa, Adventist International Institute of Advance Studies...
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Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2025.01.01 | Dragos Andrei Giulea. Antioch, Nicaea, and the Synthesis of Constantinople: Revisiting Trajectories in the Fourth-Century Christological Debates. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 200. Brill, 2024. 309 pp. Review by Ched...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post Scriptural Spirit Technologies and the Laboratory of Belief appeared first on April Online.
Religious Studies NewsAmerican Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCraryInterview with Charles McCrary December 19, 2024 American Academy of Religion · American Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCrary Kristian Petersen: Welcome to Religious Studies...
American Indian Law AllianceSyracuse.com Editorial Op-Ed To the Editor: What a delight to read Steve Featherstone’s feature article about the long-overdue return of 1,000 acres in the Tully Valley to the Onondaga Nation. Hearing several of our Onondaga neighbors share what...
RSN PodcastAmerican Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCrary by American Academy of Religion
Religion MattersGuest Post: Vicki Garlock, Founder of World Religions 4 Kids Hanukkah, often called the Jewish festival of lights, lasts for eight days and nights. The most obvious ritual practice is lighting a menorah. According to tradition, a small band of...
Andrew WhiteheadNew research shows Christian nationalism resides in a constellation of social fears about ethno-racial purity and the perceived loss of individual autonomy
Religion in United States HistoryThe first of its kind in the nation, the Tanner Humanities Center's Mormon Studies fellowship provides a doctoral student funds to spend a year researching the history, beliefs, and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its...
Sowing the SeedHow do we build institutionally resilient programs for the study of religion, ones that will stand now and tomorrow? We get tools that work. Let's open up the REL Toolbox.
The Immanent FrameCheck out The Immanent Frame‘s ten most-read essays of 2024! This year’s essays were featured in the forums “Ruinations: Violence in these times” and “Experimental books.” Others were standalone essays, previously published on TIF but appearing...
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 21 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 2 grants, and 4 calls for papers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through...
Reading ReligionBy Tuve Floden How can professors prepare their students for work inside or outside of academia? How can students get the most out of their time in graduate school? Good... READ MORE The post Four Books on Research, Writing, and Graduate Study...
Religion Link Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 11 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 3 calls for papers, and 1 conference/speaker. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the...
Studying Religion in CultureEach year, the weekend before Thanksgiving is the time for an academic conference bringing together scholars of religion. In fact, it is a set of conferences, including the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the...
Andrew WhiteheadReflections on this Advent season and the tension between power at the expense of our neighbors versus for the benefit of our neighbors
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 17 new job opportunities and 3 other opportunities. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through our Patreon and PayPal...
The Immanent FrameThe Immanent Frame has been a leading platform for groundbreaking public scholarship on secularism and religion since its founding in 2007. This call invites essays that address US politics and religion, broadly construed, in contemporary or...
Religion MattersGuest Blog: Scott M. Petri, Ed.D. A Ross Douthat editorial in the NY Times entitled Is The World Ready for a Religious Comeback? posits that the decline of religious practice is increasingly seen as a social problem. He then cites a study that...
Sowing the SeedI am pleased to annouce that the Department of Religious Studies at the Unviersity of Alabama is hiring, and that I am chairing the search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Computational Study of Religion.
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 36 new job opportunities, 12 fellowships, 1 grant, 7 calls for papers, 3 conferences/speakers, and 3 other opportunities. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all...
NSRNEhsan Sheikholharam, Kennesaw State University Keywords: atheist spirituality, laïcité, pluralist ethics, post-Christian Europe It’s not surprising to hear that someone identifies as Jewish, while not believing in a transcendental God. Likewise,...
Studying Religion in CultureThe search for a tenure-track position in the Computational Study of Religion sparks reflection on the value of creative approaches to scholarship. Prof. Simmons highlights how REL thrives on connections beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries.
Reading ReligionDear Reading Religion Subscribers, Congratulations to the 2024 American Academy of Religion Book Award winners. The annual competition for awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion, the Best First Book in the History... READ MORE The post...
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryWelcome to the Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery podcast, hosted by Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtree. In this compelling episode, we are honored to welcome Steven J. Schwartzberg as our special guest. Schwartzberg, an accomplished political...
Andrew WhiteheadWhat we know right now and what we'll be waiting to find out
Sowing the SeedDr. James Bielo looks at what the secondhand sacred market can tell us about how people trade in religion and more.
The Immanent FrameOne of the largest religious schisms in American history has occurred in the last few years. Around one quarter of the 30,000 congregations in the United Methodist Church (UMC), the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States, have...
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 13 new job opportunities, 6 fellowships, 3 grants, 4 calls for papers, 4 conferences/speakers, and 1 other submission. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who...
Culture on EdgeA new Culture on the Edge volume has landed! Fabricating Authenticity, co-edited by Edge members Jason W. M. Ellsworth and Andie Alexander, is now available from Equinox! Fabricating Authenticity is the 4th volume in Working with Culture on the...
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryOur hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtree speak with Soulforce
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post Earthseed Black Family Archive Project appeared first on April Online.
affecognitiveBefore the arc of injustice settled resolutely over the US last week, I attended the SSA’s 2024 conference in Lancaster, …Continue reading →
Religion MattersGuest Blog: Jane Fitzpatrick, Contributing Writer for Religion Matters Review of A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (Harper, 2021) From the schemes of the Goddess of Discord to the vicious revenge of Hecabe, queen of the fallen city of Troy,...
Religious Studies NewsThe REL ToolboxRussell T. McCutcheon University of Alabama November 7, 2024In 2023, the AAR tasked the Academic Relations Committee (ARC), of which I’m now chair, with developing a resource for those in leadership positions within a department,...
Religion LinkAs we transition from the nonstop election cycle to cover its aftermath and look to what is ahead, here are five ongoing religion stories for you to follow in the weeks and months to come.
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 23 new job opportunities, 2 call for papers, and 2 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through our...
Canadian Society for the Study of ReligionAssistant Professor – Jewish Studies Closing Date – December 16, 2024 Date Posted: 11/01/2024 Closing Date: 12/16/2024, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 39983 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post Speculative Solidarities: Faith in Practice Field Notes appeared first on April Online.
Church HistoryApplications due by November 15 Follow this link to the posting at the Claremont McKenna College Website The Department of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the early assistant...
State of FormationThis essay originally appeared in Stained Glass Travel in April 2022. It is shared with permission. I have had the privilege of spending the two Easters I have lived in Israel at the French Benedictine monastery at Abu Gosh, in the hills outside of...
The Immanent FrameTen years ago, I examined the entanglement of religion and politics in South Africa ahead of the 2014 national election. Today, the political landscape has shifted, yet many struggles persist. Thirty years after apartheid, the utopian vision of a...