NSRNNathan G. Alexander is a lecturer in history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and project manager of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project. He is also the author of Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914 (NYU...
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Religion LinkIn this guide, we offer background, resources, relevant stories and expert sources to help you better cover the religion angle on the current conflict and what it might mean in the wake of the latest war in the Middle East.
Marginalia Review of BooksKELLY M.S. SWOPE | Lives like his were proof that the German philosophy of freedom planted real roots in American institutions before and after the War over Slavery.
Marginalia Review of BooksMICHAEL BAZZETT | Translating the poetry of K’iche’ Maya poet Humberto Ak’abal can sometimes feel like trying to grab a beam of sunlight.
Ken ChitwoodPresident Donald J. Trump meets with survivors of religious persecution from 17 countries Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah...
Studying Religion in CultureThe REL Strategy Group is becoming a vital meeting space for colleagues to share what they they’re seeing in their instiutional contexts. Its monthly consultation meetings are also a space to ask questions about how things are being done elsewhere....
Marginalia Review of BooksRabbi David Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple and one of the most influential rabbis in America
NAASRChallenges and Futures in Religious Studies #naasr2026 IAHR Regional Conference In 1995, our journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religion devoted a special issue to “pathologies” in study of religion in North American universities. The guest...
Religion LinkThis guide offers reporters the tools to navigate the topic of religious persecution at home and abroad, offering background, resources, tips, suggestions and expert sources for your next story.
The Domination ChroniclesEpisode 17 of the Domination Chronicles Podcast
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2026.03.02 | Sofia Puchkova. Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Biblical Exegesis in His Catechetical Homilies. SVC 185. Brill, Leiden-Boston: 2024. Review by Marius Portaru, Pontificium Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome....
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When the Law Speaks, Educators Still Must Teach Last month, the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and...
Andrew WhiteheadI guess this is a question we are being forced to ask in the current context.
Ken ChitwoodWhen the Islamic Revolution swept Iran in 1979, Shahram Soltani’s family was told to stop making wine.For decades, winemakers like the Soltanis enjoyed the support of the Pahlavi monarchy and its head of government Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who wanted...
Barth NotesSnopes discusses claims that the destruction of a girl’s school in Minab in Iran resulting in great loss of life was due to a misfired Iranian missle rather than the US-Israel bombardment, and that Iran had supposedly admitted as much (urls in...
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Religion in United States HistoryThe Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah continues to support emerging scholarship in the field of Mormon Studies through its Graduate Research Fellowship in Mormon Studies.
ReligionProfCandida Moss has a new article out in National Geographic titled “Why John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus.” She quotes me in the article, and since I answered some brief questions with very long answers as she was writing it, most of...
Ken ChitwoodImage courtesy of Mostafameraji, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons/Patheos. Every year for the last several years, sometime between the last gray days of winter and the first real hints...
RSN PodcastElizabeth O'Brien, associate professor of history at UCLA and winner of the 2024 AAR Best First Book in the History of Religions Award, speaks to Kristian Petersen about her book, Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in...
ReligionProfAI can seem like magic. I have used the analogy of “showing how the magic trick is done” to refer to what I try to do when I explain the technology. Once you understand the magic trick, it will no longer seem like magic ever again. You can still...
The Domination ChroniclesDomination Chronicles Episode 16
Studying Religion in CultureDr. Newton’s digital project, Decoding Diaspora, has thus far been a collaborative effort, both with the digitization of J.A. Rogers’ newspaper serial, and with projects based on that data. Maggie Weatherwax, a second year M.A. student, is one of...
Studying Religion in CultureScholars can find success in building a strong research portfolio. A professor's work is about contributing to the success of students, colleagues, administrators, and institutions. Leslie Dorrough Smith visited the REL Strategy Group to realign...
The Domination ChroniclesThe meme Ms. Eilish repeated does not account for the fact that massive immigration is what has resulted in Native lands being regarded as “stolen.”
The Domination ChroniclesEpisode 15 of the Domination Chronicles Podcast
Religion in United States HistoryFor over 20 years, the Presbyterian Historical Society’s Research Fellowship Program has awarded annual research and travel grants to eligible scholars, students, and independent researchers in a broad range of fields including mission history,...
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Religion MattersAs a Muslim, Pakistani-American student growing up on the East Coast, I experienced school with multiple identities that were often ignored, misunderstood, or altogether invisible. I had not yet developed the language to articulate the impact of...
Popular Culture And TheologyBy Justin Martin I was raised to believe in grace. That we can be touched by the divine and transformed into a better person….But you should also know that I was raised to believe in retribution. So if you step out of line, I will be there. –...
ReligionProfThe title of this post does indeed have the words in the right order – I intentionally wrote “Make great Christianity again.” I’ll explain what I mean by that, but let’s start with what that phrase is echoing and why I’ve changed it as I have....
Andrew WhiteheadHistory and social science demonstrate how racial equality is not considered a moral issue for many white American Christians.
Studying Religion in CultureThe REL Digital Lab is a space where the department brings social theory and computational methods together for innovative results. Our faculty are modeling and mentoring students in an innovative approach to the academic study of religion. Our...
Religion LinkIn this guide, we offer background, resources, expert sources and related content to help you better report on the religious life of Black Americans.
Popular Culture And TheologyCall for Papers: Edited Volume on Religion and the X-Men’s Krakoan Age Editors: Gregory Jones and Daniel Ambord Beginning with Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X limited series, the Krakoan Age X-Men stories occur against the backdrop of the...
Popular Culture And TheologyTheological and Spiritual Musings in the Works of Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale and Other Worlds Abstracts are being accepted for an edited volume (under contract) on the theology/ spirituality as is seen and engage with through the works of...
Sowing the SeedAre you coming to the REL Strategy Group tomorrow? Friday at Noon Central, Dr. Leslie Dorrough Smith of Avila University compares the state of the field from the view of HigherEd administation and the professorate. Join other program leaders to...
Religion in United States HistoryFrom friend of the stack Adam Brett
Studying Religion in CultureIf you’ve been in HigherEd for any length of time, then you’ve probably shaken your fist about the wrongness of an impactful decision made somewhere above your pay grade. Be frustrated! You know your experience... But how do we take that...
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2026.01.01 | Mark Goodacre. The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Eerdmans, 2025. 191 pp. Review by Ched Spellman, Cedarville University. Goodacre advances a straightforward thesis: John’s Gospel was written with...
Religion Link Andrew WhiteheadPluralistic, democratic ideals are under direct threat from disinformation, authoritarianism, and polarization. While the scale of these challenges is global, thinking locally remains vital.
NSRNGuilherme Borges is a postdoctoral researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning and at the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, based at the University of Ottawa. Drawing on these dual affiliations, he conducts comparative...
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Religion in United States HistoryThe Western History Association invites applications for the Walter Rundell Graduate Student Award, honoring the late Walter Rundell, Jr.’s dedication to graduate education in Western History.
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Popular Culture And TheologyBy Princess O’Nika Auguste During the holiday season, the pull of childhood nostalgia often leads me back to the familiar landscapes of my past. This means I return to the adventures of the mythological universe of Xena: The Warrior Princess and...
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. —H.G. Wells, The Time Machine When I first read The Time Machine years ago, I was...
Popular Culture And TheologyResearchers at the University of Maine and Kingswood University are conducting a brief survey to understand Christians’ experiences with religion and works of fantasy. If you are 18 or older, grew up Christian, and were ever told by an authority...