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In the News

In the News: Lots of bad and a bit of good

December 20, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing

Excerpt

America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion

December 20, 2018Ed Simon

An excerpt from America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion with an introduction by the author

Review

"Blessed are those who have not seen": Image and belief in Jonas Bendiksen’s The Last Testament

December 20, 2018Jason Bruner

On the disappointment of seeing and (not) believing

Feature

Digital Islam and the New Sheikhs

December 20, 2018Suzanne Schneider

How changes in technology are transforming Muslim religious authority

Review

The Soul Should Always Stand Ajar: Michael Pollan’s "How to Change Your Mind"

November 16, 2018Patricia Kubala

What scientists and psychonauts tell themselves about their work and why it matters

In the News

In the News: Migration, Antisemitism, Climate Change & Vampires

November 16, 2018

A roundup of recent religion writing.

Review

A Robot’s Realissimum: Religion, Psychology, and Technology in "Westworld"

November 16, 2018Geoffrey Pollick

How a book from 1967 helps us understand a dystopian future

Feature

People Need Other People to Become People, or: How Cynicism is Hurting the Left

November 16, 2018Daniel Joslyn

The present and past of leftist metaphysics

In the News

In the News: Cruelty, Comedy, and Communists

October 10, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing.

Review

Ethics of the Graveyard: Terry Eagleton on Death

October 10, 2018Ed Simon

A review of Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton

Feature

Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

October 10, 2018Liane Carlson

The first of a series of pieces about forgiveness, and refusing to forgive.

Feature

On Being Pagan in Prison

October 10, 2018Lauren Pond

The complexity and challenges of pagan belief in American prisons. Story and images by Lauren Pond.

In the News

In the News: Mourning, Reckoning, and Looking Ahead

September 10, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing.

Field Note

Why I Share My Story: Vulnerability, Representation & Empowerment

September 10, 2018Simran Jeet Singh

Being public is a political decision rooted in love and directed toward helping others see what they do not...

Excerpt

Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism

September 10, 2018Emily Ogden

Excerpt from Emily Ogden's new book, Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism (Chicago, 2018).

Feature

Fate on Hold: Jewish Collectors at War

September 10, 2018James Adam Redfield

What do we save? And for whom?

Column

Political Feelings: Soul Murder

August 15, 2018Patrick Blanchfield

“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes, and studies of religion in American culture.

Review

Blessings of Business

June 20, 2018Eden Consenstein

Eden Consenstein reviews Blessings of Business: How Corporations Shaped Conservative Christianity by Darren Grem

In the News

In the News: Borders & Beyond

June 20, 2018Kali Handelman

A roundup of recent religion writing

Field Note

Hammams Then & Now: Changing Sites of Healing, Gathering, and Vulnerability

June 20, 2018Shireen Hamza

A critical historicization of bathhouse cultures

Feature

Hope & Despair: Philosophical considerations for uncertain times

June 20, 2018Michael Stevenson

Maybe the only way things will turn out okay is if we accept that they might not.

Column

Political Feelings: Summer Camp at the Nightmare Factory

June 20, 2018Patrick Blanchfield

“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes and studies of religion in American culture....

Column

The Patient Body: Unearned Positions

June 20, 2018Ann Neumann

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

Review

Televised Redemption

May 23, 2018Sharrona Pearl

Sharrona Pearl reviews Televised Redemption: Black Religious Media and Racial Empowerment by Carolyn Moxley Rouse, John L. Jackson, Jr.,...

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In the News: Lots of bad and a bit of good

America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion

"Blessed are those who have not seen": Image and belief in Jonas Bendiksen’s The Last Testament

Digital Islam and the New Sheikhs

The Soul Should Always Stand Ajar: Michael Pollan’s "How to Change Your Mind"

In the News: Migration, Antisemitism, Climate Change & Vampires

A Robot’s Realissimum: Religion, Psychology, and Technology in "Westworld"

People Need Other People to Become People, or: How Cynicism is Hurting the Left

In the News: Cruelty, Comedy, and Communists

Ethics of the Graveyard: Terry Eagleton on Death

Against Forgiveness: A Manifesto (Or, Miss Havishams of the World, Unite!)

On Being Pagan in Prison

In the News: Mourning, Reckoning, and Looking Ahead

Why I Share My Story: Vulnerability, Representation & Empowerment

Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism

Fate on Hold: Jewish Collectors at War

Political Feelings: Soul Murder

Blessings of Business

In the News: Borders & Beyond

Hammams Then & Now: Changing Sites of Healing, Gathering, and Vulnerability

Hope & Despair: Philosophical considerations for uncertain times

Political Feelings: Summer Camp at the Nightmare Factory

The Patient Body: Unearned Positions

Televised Redemption

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