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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- The Questions Remain the Same
- Field Notes: News and Announcements in the Discipline
- Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism: An Interview with James G. Crossley
- Bruce Lincoln’s “How to Read a Religious Text”: An Experiment of Application.
- Scholars Are Demons, Not Gods: Meta-Theoretical Reflections Sparked by Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
- Scary Scholarship: A Response to Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars
- Ideology, Ideology-Critique, and the Critical Study of Religion in Bruce Lincoln’s Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars: Critical Explorations in the History of Religions
- Open Space Technology and the Study of Religion: A Report on an Experiment in Pedagogy
Monthly Archives: September 2012
What’s belief got to do with it?
By Kelly Baker “They don’t really believe that, do they?” is a refrain that I find familiar, expected and, frankly, tiring. As someone who researches white supremacists and doomsday prophets, I should be used to it. The query confronts me … Continue reading
Field Notes: Conference on Religion and Law in America
The Florida State University Department of Religion is pleased to announce the Conference on Religion and Law in America March 22-23, 2013 Tallahassee, Florida This conference will address the evolving relationship between religion and law throughout American history. Dr. Winnifred … Continue reading
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Cartoons, Violence, and Matters of Class
By Matt Sheedy The discourse surrounding media events like the “Danish Cartoons” and Innocence of Muslims has largely focused on the issue of freedom of expression–at least in the “West,” where such putative categories prevail. For example, with the recent … Continue reading
“Your class is hard.”
By Craig Martin Students often complain that my class is hard. My short answer is simple: “Someone has got to be your hardest professor—it might as well be me.” My longer response has more substance. “How many of you wish my … Continue reading
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ParaNorman: Shame, Zombies, Justice
By Donovan Schaefer Laika studio’s phenomenal animated film ParaNorman, like all good kids movies, works on several intellectual levels, delighting our children but also using the fairy tale genre to address thematic complexes with grown-up implications. (What follows is a … Continue reading
Templeton and the Dalai Lama
By Craig Martin The AAR just announced that the Dalai Lama will be speaking at their 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago as part of a Templeton event: His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement … Continue reading
“West Virginia is one big portal!” Reflections on the Eleventh Annual Mothman Festival – Part 2
By Joseph Laycock When my partner and I crossed the border into West Virginia, the first thing I noticed were the billboards and radio attack ads. Both parties, it seemed, supported coal and hated the EPA. An ad for Senator … Continue reading