Religion and History
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Studying Religion in the Age of a ‘White-Lash’
by mattsheedy on August 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
by Tenzan Eaghll On the evening of November 9, 2016, as Trump’s victory over Clinton seemed inevitable, CNN commentator Van Jones made a statement that would prove true not only about the results at the polls, but the many things … Continue reading →
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On Byzantine Apocrypha and Erotapokriseis Literature
by mattsheedy on August 6, 2018 at 1:45 pm
by Tony Burke This post originally appeared on the author’s blog. As I work through the contributions to the second volume of New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures, I am struck by how many of them are related to a … Continue reading →
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Discourses of Religion and the Non-Religious/Secular in Islamic Contexts: Call for Expressions of Interest
by mattsheedy on August 1, 2018 at 1:53 pm
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Proposed New Network: Discourses of Religion and the Non-Religious/Secular in Islamic Contexts Please send expressions of interest to Dr Alex Henley (alex.henley@theology.ox.ac.uk). A critical school has emerged in the Study of Religion that identifies the … Continue reading →
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A Review of Emily Ogden’s Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism
by mattsheedy on July 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
Editor’s note: Bulletin Book Reviews is the newly developed book review portal for the Bulletin for the Study of Religion, associated with NAASR and published by Equinox. We are interested in reviewing titles of wide relevance to the academic study of religion, … Continue reading →
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Name it and Disclaim it: A Tool for Better Discussion in Religious Studies
by mattsheedy on May 24, 2018 at 9:00 am
by Joseph P. Laycock and Natasha L. Mikles Anyone who has led discussion in an introductory undergraduate Religious Studies class has experienced frustrating comments from students such as, “Jews practice empty ritual,” or “Buddhists are more spiritual than other religions.” … Continue reading →
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So You’re Not a Priest? Scholars Explain What They Do To Outsiders: Merinda Simmons
by mattsheedy on May 2, 2018 at 9:00 am
In this series with the Bulletin, we ask scholars to talk about how they describe what they do to outsiders by sharing a story or two, and reflect on how this has affected their identity as scholars of religion. For other … Continue reading →
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So You’re Not a Priest? Scholars Explain What They Do to Outsiders: James Crossley
by mattsheedy on April 20, 2018 at 11:00 am
In this series with the Bulletin, we ask scholars to talk about how they describe what they do to outsiders by sharing a story or two, and reflect on how this has affected their identity as scholars of religion. For other … Continue reading →
