Religion in American HistoryOn a Chinook helicopter, Michael Herr, a war correspondent for Esquire, encountered a “religious” marine. The grunt, who had etched a cross onto his helmet cover, read the bible during take-off. The meeting prompted Herr to dwell on the dearth of...
Religion in American HistoryCall for Chapter Proposals: American Patroness: National Shrines to Mary and the Making of US Catholicism Editors: Karen Park, St. Norbert College and Katherine Dugan, Springfield College The virgin mother of Jesus has a mutable role in US...
Englanded Worldsby Connie Gagliardi St. Michael’s Cathedral, Toronto, 2018 A large flock of devotees, many of Philippine and Asian origins, gather together in celebration for the touring relics of one of the founders of the Jesuits, Francis Xavier. Over the course...
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Craig MartinIn preparation for a new course I’m teaching this fall, I’ve been reading a great deal on Islam. I’ve surveyed both scholarly and popular narratives on Islam, particularly as I hope to compare and contrast such narratives in my course. One …...
Craig MartinLast year I commented on Facebook that I thought there were structural similarities between classical perennialism in religious studies and the arguments in three recent monographs I had read, specifically Stephen Bush’s Visions of Religion:...
Craig MartinThe following is an excerpt from a chapter I’m writing for a book on mythmaking and identity formation at public tourist attractions, edited by Erin Roberts and Jennifer Eyl. I’d like to thank them for allowing me to share this … Continue reading →
Craig MartinI’ve grown increasingly frustrated with a certain type of argument about the use of norms in academic study. It usually goes something like this: “If we accept poststructuralist critiques of the field, everything is imbricated with values and power...
Craig MartinWhenever there is a “terrorist” attack by anyone who identifies as Muslim, the first tendency of the press is to blame some reified, monolitic “Islam” for the event. By contrast, when there is a mass shooting by a white man … Continue reading →
Craig MartinThe claim that “this person/group does not understand their own religion” should be eliminated from academic prose. If we think someone misunderstands their religion, it’s we who misunderstand. Of course it’s clear that many Christians don’t know...
Craig MartinYesterday the New York Times ran a story about a “decorated Army Reserve officer” and veteran of the war in Iraq who “left bacon at a mosque and brandished a handgun while threatening to kill Muslims.” One of the men … Continue reading →
Syndicate NetworkSyndicate Theology is very excited to introduce its new social media coordinator, the Rev. Dr. Kara Slade. Kara is currently a PhD student in theology and ethics in the Graduate Program in Religion at Duke University. Ordained as a priest in the...
Syndicate NetworkUsually a catastrophe has at least the capacity to shake folk into fast action and cooperation. This climate crisis approaches with a more treacherous temporality: it is too fast and too slow. Too fast to prevent irreversible destruction; too slow...
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