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...
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 35 new job opportunities, 1 fellowship, 1 grant, 8 call for papers, and 11 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously...
NSRNTess Starman, Howard University Keywords: secularization, politicized religion, deconstruction, deconversion U.S. Christianity has seen a sharp decline in affiliation over the last 20 years. Scholars have often associated this decline with the...
Religion MattersGuest Post: Vicki Garlock, Founder, World Religions 4 Kids Diwali is commonly known as the Hindu festival of lights. The light can be taken literally, as in clay lamps (diyas) and fireworks, or metaphorically, as in “the victory of light over...
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 13 new job opportunities, 2 fellowships, 2 call for papers, and 4 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the...
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2024.10.07 | Ryan D. Collman. The Apostle to the Foreskin: Circumcision in the Letters of Paul. BZNW 259. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2023. Review article by Paul T. Sloan, Houston Christian University. “Foreskin” stretches across Paul’s letters as a part...
The Immanent FrameRuth Braunstein revisits her 2019 essay on efforts to reframe the budget as a moral concern. Her work sheds light on an active, if fragmented, network of faith leaders who reject the religious right’s decades-long monopoly on public morality.
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 38 new job opportunities, 5 fellowships, 3 grants, 5 call for papers, 12 conferences/speakers, and 1 other opportunity. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post The 1970 Freedom Seder and its Aftermath appeared first on April Online.
The Commons by APRIL OnlineAdd excerpt here. The post 1970 Freedom Seder appeared first on April Online.
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we offer a roundup of stories, perspectives and sources from a broad swath of faith constituencies around the U.S., addressing questions such as: How might Hindus be approaching local and state elections? How might...
Reading ReligionDear Reading Religion Subscribers,We’ve been busy at Reading Religion since last month’s newsletter. In addition to the insightful reviews and new books we posted in September, we also hosted an engaging AAR Webinaar with three outstanding... READ...
American Indian Law AllianceOnondaga Nation received 1,000 acres back this month – one of the largest land back wins in New York State history. Onondaga Nation territory is home to people who live according to their original instructions among the woods, waters, and hills...
American Indian Law AllianceThis year we were honored to award the inaugural AILA Ally award to our friend Robert Abbott for his tireless work these last three years volunteering to walk and clean the lake by picking up refuse dumped around the lake… The post Call to Action...
American Indian Law Alliance2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival This event is made possible by the generous support of CNY Community Foundation – Free and open to the public! On Sunday, October 13th, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management and staff, We...
Andrew WhiteheadChristian nationalism desires a Christianity that takes what Satan offered our Savior
The Immanent FrameI have learned much from this fascinating collection of short essays. Here we find on-the-ground engagements with violence in Gaza, Christian nationalism, mass shooters in the United States, tensions between Christians and Buddhists in Sri Lanka...
Religious Studies ProjectWelcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 28 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 2 grants, 5 call for papers, and 3 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously...
Sowing the SeedI don’t know if your social media feed is like mine, but I need some good news right now. Sowing the Seed is doing its part to cleanse your timeline with news of our upcoming program for graduate students and scholars of scriptures, Off-Script! On...
affecognitiveLet’s start at my local level. The Syracuse Religion department I was hired into back in 1998 had a long-standing …Continue reading →
Reading ReligionBy Ilona Nord What exactly is digital theology? Sounds like a trendy term without having theoretical depth? By looking closely at four recent books located in this emerging field, it... READ MORE The post Four Books on Digital Theology appeared...
Religious Studies NewsThe Role of Western Universities in the Education of Scholars of IslamInterview with Megan Brankley Abbas October 3, 2024Megan Brankley Abbas joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book Whose Islam?: The Western University and Modern...
RSN PodcastThe Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas by American Academy of Religion
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Anneli Loepp Thiessen. Anneli Loepp Thiessen is a 2024 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholars Award winner. You can read her award-winning article in the most recent edition of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, available now. From...
The Immanent FrameIn the last five decades, South Asian countries have experienced a notable increase in religious violence and discrimination. The most well-known cases involve the Muslims in India, the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan, the Rohingyas in Myanmar, and...
Digital ReligionWe are inviting book chapter proposals for the edited collection entitled Religion Book Editors and AI: Theoretical and empirical...
NSRNDani Gaudette, The University of Tampa Keywords: soul belief, afterlife, Norway, Finland, nonreligion, secularism Developing countries are experiencing secularization, leading to a noticeable decline in religious beliefs. Since this change is still...
Church HistoryApplications due October 1, 2024 Follow this link to the posting on the University of St. Thomas website. The Department of Catholic Studies of the University of St. Thomas invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant...
Studying Religion in CultureProblem solving is not the first activity that you may associate with the academic study of religion, but when you recognize how problem solving involves analyzing a situation, identifying the problem, conducting research, developing an often...
Andrew WhiteheadChristian nationalism and opposition to immigrants--but with a surprise twist!
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2024.09.06 | Matthew T. Sharp. Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul. Edinburgh Studies in Religion in Antiquity. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023. Review by Joshua W. Jipp, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. This revised...
The Immanent Frame“To have or not have sex,” writes R. Marie Griffith, “is a vital symbolic and discursive arena for [enacting] the relationship between body and soul.” For incels or involuntary celibate men, who mark their sexlessness as fundamentally different...
The Immanent FrameContemporary calls for relief, aid, or charity span numerous domains of care and increasingly exist in the absence of a rights-based model of justice, not as a complement to it. This troubling trend displaces demands for equal rights in favor of...
The Immanent FrameThe Immanent Frame is pleased to announce changes to its editorial board, which was first constituted in March 2016 and works alongside Editor Mona Oraby and Editorial Assistant Alison Renna to bring content to the site. Firstly, we want to thank...
Sowing the SeedThe Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT) has provided a welcoming space for scholars and academics seeking to explore scriptures from diverse perspectives. Through events and publications, SCRIPT aims to...
Church HistoryStudies in the History of the Spread of the Gospel 2-4 October 2024 A virtual conference hosted by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, Evangelical Studies Program ASCH members are invited to attend this free online conference, which...
Studying Religion in CultureIt’s safe to say at least one of us has been asked: “So what exactly are you going to do with that degree?”. The answer we often give doesn’t necessarily meet the presumptions and expectations of whomever is asking. But perhaps we should also...
Church HistoryAn online conference hosted by the Ecclesiastical History Society and the American Society ofChurch History.Date: 7 March 2025Location: Online onlyAbstract deadline: 15 November 2024 Emails: hilary.carey@bristol.ac.uk OR...
NSRNMascha Schulz, The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Keywords: podcast, nonreligion, anthropology, lived nonreligion A podcast video with Mascha Schulz on the Anthropology of Nonreligion has recently been published by the Max Planck...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we provide background, data, storylines, sources and relevant stories to help you better cover this important electoral issue before voters go to the polls in early November.
RSN PodcastA Comparative Study of the Cántico Espiritual and the Rāsa Līlā with Gloria Maité Hernández by American Academy of Religion
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryDiscover the transformative power of Native American thought and religious studies in our conversation with the esteemed Philip Deloria.
Studying Religion in CultureWWKD? “What would Kim do?” It’s a question formulated in reference to one of the first office workers and REL BA alumna Kim Davis. It’s a question several generations of our students may have asked themselves. Beyond her example assisting the...
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryDive into the history of religious freedom in the U.S. with Winifred Sullivan. Explore the intersection of faith, law, and indigenous influences shaping American democracy.
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2024.08.05 | James M. Neumann. The Gospel of the Son of God: Psalm 2 and Mark’s Narrative Christology. LNTS 688. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2024. Review by Kendall A. Davis, University of Edinburgh. In this published version of his dissertation...
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Studying Religion in CultureIt has been a busy summer in the department. We moved out of Presidents Hall at the end of Spring semester exams so that the university could refurbish the balconies, railings, and stairs. We were only able to move back into our offices a few days...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we break down the intersections between religion and crime, exploring gun ownership, anti-religious hate crimes and public perception of crime levels based on religious adherence.
Studying Religion in CulturePart of what makes REL the place to be is that our professors lead many initiatives in the academic study of religion. This fall our own Prof. Richard Newton is launching a new program called Off-Script to strengthen the critical comparative study...
Religious Studies NewsReligious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South with Alexis Wells-OghoghomehInterview with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh August 8, 2024American Academy of Religion · Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South with Alexis...