Conversations in Black: K. Merinda Simmons
Monica Miller and Christopher Driscoll talk about Post-Blackness with K. Merinda Simmons K. Merinda Simmons is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Michael Altman
Kristian Petersen talks with Michael Altman, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama, about the Invention of Hinduism in America.
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First Impressions #35: Jason Bivins
Art Remillard talks with Jason Bivins about his new book Spirits Rejoice!: Jazz and American Religion. Bivins is Professor of Religious Studies at
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Displaced Anxiety: Medieval Christian Representations of the Jew and Christian Self-Reflection – By Deeana Klepper
Deeana Klepper on Sara Lipton’s Dark Mirror The past few years have seen a stunning increase in violent attacks directed against Jews and Jewish
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Belief Is Not Dead: Science, Theology, and Culture in Graham Ward’s Unbelievable – By Sarah Lane
Sarah Lane on Graham Ward’s Unbelievable The topic of belief can seem an awkward guest in contemporary discussions of epistemology. Tacitly or openly
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Angels: Here, There, and Everywhere – By Robin Darling Young
Robin Darling Young on Ellen Muehlberger’s Angels in Late Ancient Christianity “Some have entertained angels unaware,” according to the author of Hebrews —
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Megan Goodwin
Kristian Petersen talks with Megan Goodwin, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Bates College, about Pedagogical Innovation and Creativity in Religious Studies.
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First Impressions #33: Benjamin Zeller and Marie Dallam
Dave Krueger talks with Benjamin Zeller and Marie Dallam about their new book Religion, Food, and Eating in North America. Dallam is an
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MRBlog | What Was Michael Eric Dyson Doing?
By Ryan T. Woods I read Michael Eric Dyson’s stunning impeachment of his erstwhile friend and advisor in The New Republic with great interest.
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A Broken Resurrection: Faith and the Future in Toni Morrison’s New Novel – By Andrew Lanham
Andrew Lanham on Toni Morrison’s God Help the Child Like fantastic prisms made of words, Toni Morrison’s novels each refract a singular history
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