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...
NABPRTable of Contents Baylor University, College of Arts and Sciences seeks to fill a position at the rank of Associate to Full Professor in bioethics, based in the Department of Religion, to start August 1, 2025. This new position is part of an...
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: [email protected] 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...
RSN PodcastReligious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh by American Academy of Religion
NAASRInterlocutions Interlocutions About our program: The 2024 NAASR Annual Meeting will provide a space to explore contemporary theoretical gains that have a bearing on and/or implications for academic studies of religion. Doing so will not only...
Church HistoryApplication due September 7, 2024 Princeton Theological Seminary invites applications for a tenure-track position in modern European Christianity. Specialization and geographic focus are open. The successful candidate’s teaching and research will...
Canadian Society for the Study of ReligionCongratulations to the winner of the 2022 CSSR Book Prize, Abdolmohammad Kazemipur, for his book entitled Sacred as Secular: Secularization under Theocracy in Iran (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022). The post 2022 Book Prize Winner appeared...
Andrew WhiteheadChristian nationalism at the intersection of race, gender, and who has the right to receive from our government
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Christy Cobb. In the United States, female undergraduate students are twice as likely to experience rape than to be robbed. Approximately 13% of all students—male and female; graduate and undergraduate—experience sexual assault or rape. These...
State of FormationFrom Grace Boyd, Dr. Robin Mitchell Stroud, and the University of Southern California (USC) Office of Religious and Spiritual Life — a conversation about cats, conflict transformation, and lessons learned from campus interfaith engagement. Robin...
State of FormationIn the summer of 2023, Alina Wilson attended the Interfaith America Summit, despite feeling increasingly distant from institutionalized religion. Returning to a campus rife with politically charged religious divisions and struggling with the impact...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we orient you to the contours of the current culture wars and provide background and in-depth resources, as well as a selection of relevant stories and sources to turn to.
Te Ture Tāhae Whenua - The Doctrine of Discovery in AotearoaThe Christians made me do it.
Andrew WhiteheadJuly 4th reflections on patriotism and Christian nationalism
RSN PodcastMetamodernism and the Future of Theory with Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm by American Academy of Religion
Religious Studies NewsMetamodernism and the Future of Theory with Jason Ānanda Josephson StormInterview with Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm June 26, 2024 Welcome to Religious Studies News. I'm your host, Kristian Petersen, and today I'm here with Jason Ānanda Josephson...
Andrew WhiteheadAuthor Scott Coley gives us a wonderful resource for understanding the (il)logic underlying right-wing religio-political culture warriors. And you'll laugh a bit, too.
NABPRTable of Contents Lecturer, Non-Tenure Track, World Religions Baylor University: Office of the Provost: Arts and Sciences: Arts and Sciences - Humanities and Social Sciences: Religion Details Description ...
NABPRTable of Contents Assistant to Associate Professor, Tenure Track, New Testament Baylor University: Office of the Provost: Arts and Sciences: Arts and Sciences - Humanities and Social Sciences: Religion ...
NSRNAgata Rejowska, Jagiellonian University Keywords: humanism, marriage, weddings, Poland, sacred, secular Humanist marriage ceremonies are an emerging form of civic rituality in Poland, and their popularity is on the rise. The first official humanist...
NABPRCall for Papers - Torbet Prize Best Essay in any area of Baptist History The winning essay is eligible for publication in ABHS’s journal Foundations and its author awarded $500 This prize was established by ABHS in honor of Robert G. Torbet to...
Religion LinkLooking at seven issues from the perspective of diverse faith traditions in the U.S. — and the particular intersection of identifications, institutions and ideals they represent — helps us better get a sense of how religion may, or may not, play a...
Religious Studies NewsArt as Embodied Experience with Kathryn R. BarushInterview with Kathryn R. Barush June 4, 2024Kathryn R. Barush joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book Imaging Pilgrimage: Art as Embodied Experience (Bloomsbury Publishing)....
RSN PodcastArt as Embodied Experience with Kathryn R. Barush by American Academy of Religion
NSRNDavid Speed, University of New Brunswick Keywords: volunteering, civic engagement, atheism, nonreligion, comparative religion, Canada If I may don my Hat of Mild Hyperbole for a moment: one of the discussed virtues of religion is that it is steeped...
NSRNIn this post, Chris Miller reports on the NSRN’s 2024 Annual Virtual Lecture, presented by Dr. Donovan Schaefer and moderated by NSRN President Dr. Atko Remmel on May 8, 2024. Chris summarizes Schaefer’s lecture, highlighting his argument of how...
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryIn this episode João Chaves explains how missionaries from the US, particularly Southern Baptists, played a role in the colonization and dispossession of native land in Brazil.
NABPRTable of Contents AMGP & BHHS & NABPR Joint Conference Program May 20-22, 2024 • Raleigh, NC Program The National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Greetings from the NABPR Executive...
affecognitiveMusser opens her newest monograph with a discussion of Ming Smith’s 1988 photo, “Flamingo Fandango (West Berlin)” in order to …Continue reading →
Church HistoryAbstracts due by August 1, 2024 Original contributions are being sought for an edited collection on the Radical Religious Press in Western Europe and North America, to be published by the University of Edinburgh Press as part of a three-volume...
NAASROn March 16th, NAASR members gathered virtually to talk about their new research and the scholarship from outside of Religious Studies that was inspiring them. Dr. Lauren Horn Griffin (Louisiana State University) and Dr. Vaia Touna (University of...
Mapping the Doctrine of DiscoveryIn this episode hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview S. Lily Mendoza and Jim Perkinson, both faculty members in Michigan. They discuss topics such as decolonization, indigeneity, white supremacy, and the criminalization of Indigenous...
Religious Studies NewsBuddhist Chaplaincy in Japan with Adam Lyons Interview with Adam Lyons May 6, 2024Adam Lyons joins Kristian Petersen to discuss his award-winning book Karma and Punishment: Prison Chaplaincy in Japan (Harvard University Press). Interdisciplinary in...
RSN Podcast2023 AAR Presidential Address - Amir Hussain by American Academy of Religion