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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Bulletin 41.2
- Reed M. N. Weep Retirement
- Field Notes: News and Announcements in the Discipline
- Divinity Manifest in a Female Body: Guglielma of Milan as the Holy Spirit, Female Deity and Female Leadership in the Later Middle Ages
- Sexual Liberality as Othering: The Case of Islam in Late Antiquity and Modernity
- SORAAAD Book Notes with the Bulletin
- Romania’s Saving Angels: ”New Men”, Orthodoxy and Blood Mysticism in the Legionary Movement
- Christus Virgo: Representations of Christ as a Virgin in Early Christianity and Late Antiquity
- Editorial: New Challenges, New Directions
- 'The Stars Down to Earth' - Why Educated Women in the Western World Use Astrology
Category Archives: Craig Martin
Are We Teaching Students How to Research?
When I started my college career I took introductory composition courses that taught me how to do “research.” I learned how to go to the library, how to search online databases for articles and books on my topic, how to … Continue reading
White Privilege in Higher Ed
By Craig Martin Yesterday I was walking down the hall past the two main computer labs at my college. One lab is open to all students; the second is set aside for graphic design majors. When I walked by I … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin, Theory and Method
Tagged Race, structural conditions, white privilege
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Advice to New Faculty
In brief, here is perhaps the most important advice I can give to new faculty members: keep a stick of deodorant in your office desk.
Religious Violence: Myth or Reality
There is an upcoming conference on “religious violence” at Dartmouth College that might be of interest to Bulletin readers and which will be open to the public. (I will be one of the speakers!) Click on the image for details:
Posted in Announcements, Craig Martin
Tagged Conference, Dartmouth, Religion and Violence
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Painted Nails: Sexism, Privilege, and Desire
Every semester my students execute a deviance project in my “Introduction to Religion” course. I lecture on Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory and the concept of “habitus,” and we talk at length about how social codes are linked with social positions. … Continue reading
Picture Book: Marriage and Donuts
I recently saw this image on Facebook (it was shared by George Takei, whose Facebook feed is pretty entertaining): While I am personally in favor of passing laws that benefit the interests of gays and lesbians, this comparison of gay … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin, Picture Book, Politics and Religion
Tagged Gay Marriage, George Takei, Gramsci, Liberalism, Rhetoric, War of Position
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Picture Book: Impervious Ideology
I found the following image at LOL god: This image more or less speaks for itself, so I don’t have much to say about it. It illustrates what I call an impervious ideology—it can’t be dented or contradicted by any … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin, Picture Book
Tagged Falsifiable, Logical Positivism, Nonfalsifiable, Prayer
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So You Think You Want to Get a Ph.D.?
[The following editorial was written for my college's student paper, The Thoma; the target audience includes those undergraduate students who think a Ph.D. is just like any other professional credential, who might balk at the amount of work required, and who think … Continue reading
Atheists Are in the Game of Orthdoxy
The Friendly Atheist wrote late last year that “Survey Says Catholics Are Becoming Less Catholic.” A friend of mine shared it on Facebook and spurred a debate between me and him: I thought it was ironic that atheists would engage … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin
Tagged Atheism, Authenticity Claims, Boundary Policing, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Irony, Orthodoxy
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