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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: December 2012
On “Evidence” in American Religions: Historical Cookbooks
Editor’s Note: In the recent issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Emily Bailey published her reflections as part of a special issue on “evidence” in American religions, which, as Kelly Baker summarizes it, “provides a close and careful analysis of … Continue reading
Critical Questions Series: Jeffrey W. Robbins
This is part of an on-going series with the Bulletin, where critical questions are posed to a variety of scholars on the same topic. Other posts in this series can be found here and here. Jeffrey Robbins is an assistant professor of religion … Continue reading
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The Worst Book Cover in Religious Publishing Awards 2012
Religion Bulletin would like to open nominations for The Worst Book Cover in Religious Publishing Awards 2012. You have until January 31, 2013 to nominate a book. Nominations are open to any persons, for any book published since January 1, 2011 and not previously … Continue reading
Critical Questions Series: Clayton Crockett
This is part of an on-going Series with the Bulletin, where Critical Questions are posed to a variety of scholars on the same topic. Other posts in this series can be found here. Clayton Crockett is an associate professor and … Continue reading
What Have the Mayans Got to Do With It? A Brief Guide to the Apocalypse
by Matt Sheedy According to the Mesoamerican long count calendar, which has been closely associated with the Maya civilization, the end of the fourth world or conclusion of a b’ak’tun (roughly 5,125 years) will take place today, on December 21, … Continue reading
The Rise of the Preppers
by Kenny Paul Smith In an insightful online piece (that includes historical analysis from Bulletin contributor Cathy Gutierrez), we learn of “a growing subculture of Americans who refer to themselves informally as ‘preppers,”’ that is, folks stockpiling food and firearms alongside innumerable other supplies … Continue reading
Critical Theory and the Importance of Religious Studies
by Steven Ramey A common response to critical theory’s critiques of categories related to “religion” is that it undermines the rationale for the academic study of religion. If the categories do not exist, then what is the point of the … Continue reading