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The Patient Body: Our Sick Body Politic

December 7, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

The American Apocalyptic Sublime and the Twilight of Empire

December 7, 2016

Ed Simon pulls at the thread of eschatomania linking an apocalypitic puritan poem to today's news and literature.

Review

Brokenheartlands: Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land

December 7, 2016

Patrick Blanchfield reviews Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild.

Review

“Don’t Leave Me”: Resisting, Reconfiguring, and Representing Identity in Jill Soloway’s "Transparent"

December 7, 2016

Geoffrey Pollick explores modes and moments of disidentification in season three of “Transparent”

Feature

Resisting the “Inevitable” Narrative: Standing Rock’s Anti-Colonial Eventualities

December 7, 2016

The first of two articles by Sarah Dees about the Standing Rock water protectors: How history does and doesn't...

In the News: What Happened & What Now?

December 7, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the Godforsaken Wilderness: On Bullshit News

November 28, 2016

In the Godforsaken Wilderness is a blog by Patrick Blanchfield being published in the wake of the 2016 presidential...

In the Godforsaken Wilderness: There are Endurable Moments

November 11, 2016

In the Godforsaken Wilderness is a blog by Patrick Blanchfield being published in the wake of the 2016 presidential...

Excerpt

Excerpt: Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics

November 7, 2016

An excerpt from Josef Sorett book Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics .

In the News: Voting, Protesting, and Distracting

November 7, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

The Patient Body: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’s Spiritual Causes and Cures

November 7, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

Field Note

Devotion in the Desert: Religion and Emotion on the Margins of Hindu and Hippie

November 7, 2016Drew Thomases

Drew Thomases reports from Bhakti Fest, an annual yoga, sacred music, and personal growth festival in Joshua Tree.

Feature

But Will The Lab-Grown Meat Be Kosher?

November 7, 2016Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft

Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft examine religious responses to the possibility of eating meat grown in laboratories.

Santa Muerte: The Enigmatic Allure of the Beautiful Girl

October 5, 2016

David Metcalfe reports on the many lives of Saint Death.

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

October 4, 2016

A round-up of recent religion news.

Feature

Getting off the Merry-Go-Round: Approaching Religious Violence, Part III

October 4, 2016

The final installment of a three-part series on religious violence by Suzanne Schneider. This month: Toward an historical treatment...

Review

The Savior’s Friends: On Tom Bissell’s Apostle

October 4, 2016

Ed Simon reviews Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve by Tom Bissell

Cycles of Memory: A Conversation between Randy R. Potts & Patrick Blanchfield

October 4, 2016

Patrick Blanchfield interviews Randy R. Potts about his new project "The Bible Went Down with BirdieJean"

Feature, Excerpt

The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean: Book IV: my Munna

October 4, 2016

An excerpt from "The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean" by Randy R. Potts

The Patient Body: Narratives of Female Pain

September 30, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and...

Brave Moles and Hungry Ghosts: 9/11 Memento Mori

September 9, 2016

Patrick Blanchfield and Evan Simko-Bednarski rewalk a path through Manhattan, tracking the memory and forgetting of September 11th in...

Feature

Witches Are In: Changing how we treat women's suffering and power

September 7, 2016

Liane Carlson explores how witches have been diagnosed, studied, and popularized.

The Patient Body: The Cultural Claims of the Dead

September 7, 2016

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine....

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...

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The Patient Body: Our Sick Body Politic

The American Apocalyptic Sublime and the Twilight of Empire

Brokenheartlands: Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land

“Don’t Leave Me”: Resisting, Reconfiguring, and Representing Identity in Jill Soloway’s "Transparent"

Resisting the “Inevitable” Narrative: Standing Rock’s Anti-Colonial Eventualities

In the News: What Happened & What Now?

In the Godforsaken Wilderness: On Bullshit News

In the Godforsaken Wilderness: There are Endurable Moments

Excerpt: Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics

In the News: Voting, Protesting, and Distracting

The Patient Body: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’s Spiritual Causes and Cures

Devotion in the Desert: Religion and Emotion on the Margins of Hindu and Hippie

But Will The Lab-Grown Meat Be Kosher?

Santa Muerte: The Enigmatic Allure of the Beautiful Girl

In the News: Drugs! Trump! Emojis! Important Things That Aren't Good Clickbait!

Getting off the Merry-Go-Round: Approaching Religious Violence, Part III

The Savior’s Friends: On Tom Bissell’s Apostle

Cycles of Memory: A Conversation between Randy R. Potts & Patrick Blanchfield

The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean: Book IV: my Munna

The Patient Body: Narratives of Female Pain

Brave Moles and Hungry Ghosts: 9/11 Memento Mori

Witches Are In: Changing how we treat women's suffering and power

The Patient Body: The Cultural Claims of the Dead

Translating Scholarship: Can academics and the media work together?

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