First Impressions #86: Moustafa Bayoumi on This Muslim American Life
We live in a “War on Terror” culture, which ascribes a malevolent aspect to all things Muslim. How has this affected the lives of
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Conversation with Keri Day by Nyasha Junior
Nyasha Junior talks with Keri Day about her book Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives Dr. Keri Day is Associate
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Apocalypse is the Mother of Beauty – By Ed Simon
Consider, Boethius. He was a descendent of a noble Italian family, a beneficiary of a classical education, and in some ways the last
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MRBlog | “The Evangelicals” and the Rise of Donald Trump
By L. Benjamin Rolsky On June 10th, 2016, business executive and presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a speech to the Faith and Freedom
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First Impressions #85: Elizabeth Pérez on Religion in the Kitchen
In Afro-Caribbean traditions, kitchen work is not merely a mundane activity. Cooking for the orishas is a means of spiritual transformation. Dave Krueger
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MRBlog | An Act of Terror and an Act of Hate
By Thomas J. Whitley An act of terror and an act of hate. That is what President Obama called the Sunday morning shooting
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Deonnie Moodie on Temples, Class, and Hindu Identity
The construction of modern Hindu and Indian identities can be traced through the contestations over a contemporary temple site. Kristian Petersen talks with
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Impolite Conversation #12: Politics and Theology at the Cinema
Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post talks to us about the political and religious messages that may (or may not) be lurking in
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MRBlog | The Emoji Bible and Bourgeois Legitimation
By Thomas J. Whitley Not many things related to the Bible get me excited these days. It’s not that the Bible’s not interesting,
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First Impressions #84: John Fea on the History of the American Bible Society
The American Bible Society and the struggle for a “Christian America.” Art Remillard talks with John Fea about his new book, The Bible
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