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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: Religion and Theory
Acts of Imagination
By Kenneth G. MacKendrick Religion: “While there is a staggering amount of data, of phenomena, of human experiences and expressions that might be characterized in one culture or another, by one criterion or another, as religious – there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Kenneth G. MacKendrick, Religion and Theory
Tagged death, economics, elitism, experience, humor, imagination, intelligence, Meaning, politics, psychology, reality, Religion, sex, stupidity, truth
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SORAAD BookNotes with the Bulletin: Randall Styers, Making Magic
This week’s book note looks at another discussion of magic, Randall Styers’ Making Magic: Religion, Magic, and Science in the Modern World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004). Styers is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of … Continue reading
Right Reverend: Sex, Contraception, and the Episcopal Body
Since January of this year, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has been one of the most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s mandate that all non-church institutions (including Catholic-run hospitals and universities) must make contraception available as part … Continue reading
Posted in Donovan Schaefer, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Sexuality and Gender, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Catholic Church, contraception, kimerer lamothe, Michel Foucault, Obama administration, religion and embodiment, religion and sexuality, Saba Mahmood, Timothy Dolan, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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The Legacy of Structuralism: An Interview with Paul-François Tremlett (Part 3)
I interviewed Paul-François Tremlett in early 2012, hoping to draw out some of the links between his 2008 book Lévi-Strauss on Religion: The Structuring Mind (Equinox Publishing) and the relevance of the anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss for the contemporary study of … Continue reading
The Legacy of Structuralism: An Interview with Paul-François Tremlett (Part 2)
I interviewed Paul-François Tremlett in early 2012, hoping to draw out some of the links between his 2008 book Lévi-Strauss on Religion: The Structuring Mind (Equinox Publishing) and the relevance of the anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss for the contemporary study of … Continue reading
The Legacy of Structuralism: An Interview with Paul-François Tremlett (Part 1)
I interviewed Paul-François Tremlett in early 2012, hoping to draw out some of the links between his 2008 book Lévi-Strauss on Religion: The Structuring Mind (Equinox Publishing) and the relevance of the anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss for the contemporary study of … Continue reading
Does Religion Need Rescuing? Behold the Knights in Shining Armor!
By Philip L. Tite I recently received the Fall/Winter issue of McGill News, the alumni magazine for McGill University. Although I normally don’t find much in the McGill News of interest (usually I find articles on business or technological advances, … Continue reading
Religion across Boundaries: An Interview with Dawne McCance
I interviewed Dawne McCance in fall of 2011 about her book, Derrida on Religion: Thinker of Differance (Equinox Publishing, 2008). She suggested several avenues for connecting Derrida’s work to contemporary conversations going on now in the humanities around disciplinarity, religion, … Continue reading
“Authentic Religion”: Meta-Narratives of Orthodoxy at the AAR/SBL Meeting
By Philip L. Tite This year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) was a fun experience. I went through the typical routine of attending a smattering of sessions, connecting up … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street, Religion, and the Toolbox Metaphor
This past weekend Religion & Ethics News Weekly posted a brief video and transcript of recent interviews with Occupy Wall Street (OWS) participants. “Religious groups,” we are told, “are offering spiritual and moral support” in a variety of ways: “regular … Continue reading