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The Canadian “Terror Plot”: Same Scripts, Different Heroes (well, sort of)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by mattsheedy

by Matt Sheedy News broke this past Monday about a “terror plot” that was foiled by Canadian law enforcement and security units, where two men with alleged links to al Qaeda in Iran planned to blow up a passenger train … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Remains: Teaching Multiple Jesi

Posted on April 19, 2013 by mattsheedy

by Kate Daley-Bailey Motivated by not a little shameless self-promotion and a pseudo-masochistic desire for undergraduate feedback on my work, I ventured to present my Introduction to Religious Thought class with a ‘Jesus’ with which they are entirely unfamiliar, the … Continue reading →

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Humor and Religion: An Interview with David Feltmate, Pt. 2

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mattsheedy

* This is part two of a two-part interview with David Feltmate. Part one can be found here. Matt Sheedy: Could you say something about your general approach to the study of humor as a sociological category in relation to … Continue reading →

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Humor and Religion: An Interview with David Feltmate, Pt. 1

Posted on April 10, 2013 by mattsheedy

Matt Sheedy: In your recent essay, “It’s Funny Because It’s True? The Simpsons, Satire, and the Significance of Religious Humor in Popular Culture,” you look at the intersection between humor, religion and satire and note the various contexts and interests involved … Continue reading →

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Zombie Jesus Day: When Labels (Re-)Make Reality

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Philip L. Tite

By Philip L. Tite Over the Easter weekend, I heard a story of a young child at a local school discussing the Easter holidays with her friends. The holiday that her family celebrates, she said, is actually called Zombie Jesus … Continue reading →

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Bulletin Blog Call for Contributors

Posted on April 1, 2013 by mattsheedy

The Bulletin’s Blog is currently looking for new contributors that add to its roster. The Bulletin posts pieces that address questions of religion in general, particularly issues dealing with the history of the field, method and theory and pedagogical practices. … Continue reading →

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On the Uses of ‘Native Spirituality’

Posted on March 29, 2013 by mattsheedy

                  by Matt Sheedy In his essay appearing in Religious Experience: A Reader (Equinox 2012), Craig Martin discusses how William James’ rhetoric on religion lends itself to a naive empiricism by putting … Continue reading →

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