The Power and Privilege of Catholicism in France
Kali Handelman interviews Elayne Oliphant about her new book, The Privilege of Being Banal: Art, Secularism, and Catholicism in...
A French Inquisition: France’s Crackdown on Muslim Life in the Name of Public Order
What are the real reasons the French government is monitoring Muslim charities, mosques, and imams?
On France, Violence, and Religious Media
Contributing Editor Kali Handelman interviews Elayne Oliphant about the recent terror attacks in France and what the responses to...
The Notre-Dame Fire and France’s National Reconstruction Project
Will repairing Notre Dame reinforce the inequality it has long-represented?
In the News: It's grim, but at least there's a GIF
A round-up of recent religion news.
The Crescent, The Cross, The Star, The Void
A conversation with photographer Oscar B. Castillo about photographing subjects on France's margins.
Debate and Turmoil within the “French Muslim Community”
Journalist Karim Baouz on the idea of France and the difficult realities of being French and Muslim.
Images of the Void
Anthropologist Elayne Oliphant on photographer Oscar B. Castillo's depictions of secular and religious space in Paris.
Translating Scholarship: Can academics and the media work together?
Professors and reporters need to find new ways to work together to shape public discourse on religion argues Elayne...
The Medium of Reformation Messages: Celebrating Luther's Legacy, Part II
Becky Garrison reports on events in Germany commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation.
In the News: Racism, Ramadan, Romanian Witches and more!
A round-up of the week's religion news.
In the News: Passover, Prison, Pop Music , and more!
A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.
In the News: The Crusades, Anti-Vaxxers, Chocolate Gods, and more!
A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.
In the News: Paris, Witches, the CNN Apocalypse, and more!
A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.
Manufacturing Visions:A Review of "The Virgin, the Copts and Me"
By Abhimanyu Das
Namir Abdel Messeeh's highly entertaining documentary The Virgin, the Copts and Me is a curious beast,...
Free To Be You and Me
Ashley Baxstrom: The Swiss upper house on Monday buried a motion to ban the burqa, which had passed...
Qu’est qui ce passe en France?
Ashley Baxstrom: What's up with France? President Nicolas Sarkozy of France joined President Barack Obama here in New...
Fashion Faux Pas as Resistant Force in France
Kathryn Montalbano: NiqaBitch, a YouTube video released shortly after France's September 2010 April 2011 official ban of...
Give Us This Day Our Daily Links
"I believe the Founding Fathers were moved around like men on a chessboard put in place at that time...
Pulling Up Roots
Stephanie Butnick: In Tablet, Ryann Liebenthal accompanies a group of French Jews as they move to Israel. After...
The Invisible Particularity of the Secular
Adam H. Becker: Cries of discrimination have been raised in France over the decision by a private restaurant chain...
Secular Centennial
09 December 2005 Today marks the centennial of France’s legislation separating church and state: the framework for its concept...
Laicit
By Cidney Dutton Laïcité, the French term for the separation of church and state, is a relatively new concept...
Religion and Exclusion in Paris
“When the sun sets, the violence begins. Burning cars, balaclava-clad youth battling police (sometimes with real bullets), and an...