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The Power and Privilege of Catholicism in France

June 3, 2021Kali Handelman, Elayne Oliphant

Kali Handelman interviews Elayne Oliphant about her new book, The Privilege of Being Banal: Art, Secularism, and Catholicism in...

Feature

A French Inquisition: France’s Crackdown on Muslim Life in the Name of Public Order

May 6, 2021Kirsten Wesselhoeft

What are the real reasons the French government is monitoring Muslim charities, mosques, and imams?

Conversation

On France, Violence, and Religious Media

November 12, 2020Kali Handelman, Elayne Oliphant

Contributing Editor Kali Handelman interviews Elayne Oliphant about the recent terror attacks in France and what the responses to...

Field Note

The Notre-Dame Fire and France’s National Reconstruction Project

April 26, 2019Elayne Oliphant

Will repairing Notre Dame reinforce the inequality it has long-represented?

In the News: It's grim, but at least there's a GIF

September 8, 2017

A round-up of recent religion news.

Feature

The Crescent, The Cross, The Star, The Void

June 1, 2017

A conversation with photographer Oscar B. Castillo about photographing subjects on France's margins.

Feature

Debate and Turmoil within the “French Muslim Community”

June 1, 2017

Journalist Karim Baouz on the idea of France and the difficult realities of being French and Muslim.

Feature

Images of the Void

June 1, 2017

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?

August 31, 2016

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

June 6, 2016

Becky Garrison reports on events in Germany commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation.

In the News: Racism, Ramadan, Romanian Witches and more!

June 25, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In the News: Passover, Prison, Pop Music , and more!

March 27, 2015

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

In the News: The Crusades, Anti-Vaxxers, Chocolate Gods, and more!

February 24, 2015

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

In the News: Paris, Witches, the CNN Apocalypse, and more!

January 26, 2015

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

Feature

Manufacturing Visions:A Review of "The Virgin, the Copts and Me"

May 10, 2012

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

March 7, 2012

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?

September 28, 2011

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

July 6, 2011

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

April 4, 2011

"I believe the Founding Fathers were moved around like men on a chessboard put in place at that time...

Pulling Up Roots

June 9, 2010

Stephanie Butnick: In Tablet, Ryann Liebenthal accompanies a group of French Jews as they move to Israel. After...

The Invisible Particularity of the Secular

February 23, 2010

Adam H. Becker: Cries of discrimination have been raised in France over the decision by a private restaurant chain...

Secular Centennial

December 9, 2005

09 December 2005 Today marks the centennial of France’s legislation separating church and state: the framework for its concept...

Laicit

November 29, 2005

By Cidney Dutton Laïcité, the French term for the separation of church and state, is a relatively new concept...

Religion and Exclusion in Paris

November 4, 2005

“When the sun sets, the violence begins. Burning cars, balaclava-clad youth battling police (sometimes with real bullets), and an...

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The Power and Privilege of Catholicism in France

A French Inquisition: France’s Crackdown on Muslim Life in the Name of Public Order

On France, Violence, and Religious Media

The Notre-Dame Fire and France’s National Reconstruction Project

In the News: It's grim, but at least there's a GIF

The Crescent, The Cross, The Star, The Void

Debate and Turmoil within the “French Muslim Community”

Images of the Void

Translating Scholarship: Can academics and the media work together?

The Medium of Reformation Messages: Celebrating Luther's Legacy, Part II

In the News: Racism, Ramadan, Romanian Witches and more!

In the News: Passover, Prison, Pop Music , and more!

In the News: The Crusades, Anti-Vaxxers, Chocolate Gods, and more!

In the News: Paris, Witches, the CNN Apocalypse, and more!

Manufacturing Visions:A Review of "The Virgin, the Copts and Me"

Free To Be You and Me

Qu’est qui ce passe en France?

Fashion Faux Pas as Resistant Force in France

Give Us This Day Our Daily Links

Pulling Up Roots

The Invisible Particularity of the Secular

Secular Centennial

Laicit

Religion and Exclusion in Paris

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