The Commons by APRIL OnlineThe 1970 Freedom Seder and its Aftermath
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The Commons by APRIL Online The Commons by APRIL Online1970 Freedom Seder
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Religion in United States HistoryQ&A with Heath Carter: On Editing the Journal of Presbyterian History
1. What led you to decide to come on board as senior co-editor of JPH?
Religion LinkHow might America’s religious communities sway election?
In this edition of ReligionLink, we offer a roundup of stories, perspectives and sources from a broad swath of faith constituencies around the U.S., addressing questions such as: How might Hindus be approaching local and state elections? How might...
Reading ReligionReading Religion Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 9
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers,We’ve been busy at Reading Religion since last month’s newsletter. In addition to the insightful reviews and new books we posted in September, we also hosted an engaging AAR Webinaar with three outstanding... READ...
Religion MattersRobust Religion: Redesigning an Online, Asynchronous Community College Course in Comparative Religion
Guest Post: Nancy Thompson, Community College of Vermont Every summer, the Interfaith Center of New York offers a 3-week institute, Religious Worlds of New York, that helps educators from around the country explore religious diversity in the U.S....
American Indian Law AllianceCelebrating Historic Onondaga Land Return Event & Fundraiser for Land Care
Onondaga Nation received 1,000 acres back this month – one of the largest land back wins in New York State history. Onondaga Nation territory is home to people who live according to their original instructions among the woods, waters, and hills...
American Indian Law AllianceCall to Action to Save Our Lake and Return Maple Bay!
This year we were honored to award the inaugural AILA Ally award to our friend Robert Abbott for his tireless work these last three years volunteering to walk and clean the lake by picking up refuse dumped around the lake… The post Call to Action...
American Indian Law AllianceIndigenous Peoples’ Day 2024
2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival This event is made possible by the generous support of CNY Community Foundation – Free and open to the public! On Sunday, October 13th, join Onondaga community members, Tsha’ Thoñ’nhes management and staff, We...
American Indian Law AllianceFall Newsletter
✏️ Recent Highlights Thank you so much to all of our teams, vendors, and volunteers who made The Restore Our Sacred Lake 5K and Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival Weekend such a success. There were so many highlights, with over 2,000… The post...
Andrew Whitehead"Christians will have power" and other things Jesus never promised
Christian nationalism desires a Christianity that takes what Satan offered our Savior
The Immanent FrameThinking about the discourse of “religion and violence”
I have learned much from this fascinating collection of short essays. Here we find on-the-ground engagements with violence in Gaza, Christian nationalism, mass shooters in the United States, tensions between Christians and Buddhists in Sri Lanka...
Religious Studies ProjectReligious Studies Project Opportunities Digest – October 9, 2024
Welcome to the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week, you will find 28 new job opportunities, 3 fellowships, 2 grants, 5 call for papers, and 3 conferences/speakers. Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously...
Sowing the Seed“Studying Scriptures, Studying Latina/o/es in the US” with Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo
I don’t know if your social media feed is like mine, but I need some good news right now. Sowing the Seed is doing its part to cleanse your timeline with news of our upcoming program for graduate students and scholars of scriptures, Off-Script! On...
Contending ModernitiesAfter Gaza, Standing Again at Sinai
Returning to Sinai after Gaza amounts to a restorative justice praxis. The post After Gaza, Standing Again at Sinai appeared first on Contending Modernities.
affecognitiveWhy Study Marx in a Religion Department
Let’s start at my local level. The Syracuse Religion department I was hired into back in 1998 had a long-standing …Continue reading →
Reading ReligionFour Books on Digital Theology
By Ilona Nord What exactly is digital theology? Sounds like a trendy term without having theoretical depth? By looking closely at four recent books located in this emerging field, it... READ MORE The post Four Books on Digital Theology appeared...
Reading ReligionFour Books on Myth, Ethics, and the Living World
By Nancy Menning In Los Angeles Spring (Aperture, 1986), landscape photographer Robert Adams sums up the previous century’s environmental history of southern California in one sentence: “All that is clear... READ MORE The post Four Books on Myth,...
Religion in United States HistoryTell a Friend: American Religions at Bates College (TT) [October 20 Deadline]
From Cynthia Baker, on behalf of the search committee
An und für sichNew Substack: Late Star Trek
To help promote my forthcoming book and to give me somewhere to put my many thoughts about Star Trek in general, I have started a new Substack, also entitled Late Star Trek. You can read the first post here.
An und für sichLife and logic
I have been spending a lot more time thinking about logic and math than I ever would have anticipated even as recently as five years ago. I’ve read books that were essentially about the square root of two, or how many points are on a line, and my...
Religion MattersHonoring World Teachers with Free Film Resources for Educators
Guest Post: Journeys in Film We have compiled a small collection of films for you centered around one of our favorite themes: celebrating the importance of both educators and education. These global films bring world religions to life while...
American Indian Law AllianceOnondaga Nation Receives Over a Thousand Acres of #LandBack
News Roundup Ancestral land returned to Onondaga Nation in upstate New York | AP News New York announces return of more than 1000 acres in Tully Valley to the Onondaga Nation | LocalSYR Onondaga Nation reclaims tiny portion of its… The post...
Religious Studies NewsThe Role of Western Universities in the Education of Scholars of Islam
The Role of Western Universities in the Education of Scholars of IslamInterview with Megan Brankley Abbas October 3, 2024Megan Brankley Abbas joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book Whose Islam?: The Western University and Modern...
RSN PodcastThe Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas
The Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas by American Academy of Religion
Feminists Studies in ReligionReckless Love? Considering Intimacy, Aggression, and Gender in Christian Music
By Anneli Loepp Thiessen. Anneli Loepp Thiessen is a 2024 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholars Award winner. You can read her award-winning article in the most recent edition of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, available now. From...
The Immanent FrameMughal neopaganism and the romance of history
In the last five decades, South Asian countries have experienced a notable increase in religious violence and discrimination. The most well-known cases involve the Muslims in India, the Ahmadiyya in Pakistan, the Rohingyas in Myanmar, and...
An und für sichSelf-involved grousing about social media: A memoir
A curious thing has been happening lately: I cannot use the popular left-leaning social networking site Bluesky for any length of time without becoming irritable and even angry. Every common trope annoys me. Most notably, if someone nitpicks a...
Digital ReligionReligion Book Editors and AI: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches - CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER CONTRIBUTIONS
We are inviting book chapter proposals for the edited collection entitled Religion Book Editors and AI: Theoretical and empirical...
NSRNThe Soul in a Secular World: Investigating a Discrepancy in Beliefs
Dani Gaudette, The University of Tampa Keywords: soul belief, afterlife, Norway, Finland, nonreligion, secularism Developing countries are experiencing secularization, leading to a noticeable decline in religious beliefs. Since this change is still...
Religion in United States HistoryCFP: Mapping Spaces, Embodying Territories
The folks at St. Louis University have something cooking across disciplinary boundaries
The Commons by APRIL OnlineI Am In Here
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Contending ModernitiesChristian Zionism as Geopolitics and Public Theology: A Latin American Perspective
The utopia Christian Zionism claims is nothing more than a teleological, fatalistic, and metaphysical vision of history, which blocks any possibility of movement, of liberation, of genuine redemption. The post Christian Zionism as Geopolitics and...
Church HistoryTenure Track Position: Assistant Professor in Catholic Studies – University of St. Thomas
Applications due October 1, 2024 Follow this link to the posting on the University of St. Thomas website. The Department of Catholic Studies of the University of St. Thomas invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant...
Studying Religion in CultureProblem solving as a management skill
Problem solving is not the first activity that you may associate with the academic study of religion, but when you recognize how problem solving involves analyzing a situation, identifying the problem, conducting research, developing an often...
Andrew WhiteheadAnd Who are Our Neighbors?
Christian nationalism and opposition to immigrants--but with a surprise twist!
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian StudiesDivination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul
2024.09.06 | Matthew T. Sharp. Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul. Edinburgh Studies in Religion in Antiquity. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023. Review by Joshua W. Jipp, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. This revised...
The Immanent FrameRabid for a peace
“To have or not have sex,” writes R. Marie Griffith, “is a vital symbolic and discursive arena for [enacting] the relationship between body and soul.” For incels or involuntary celibate men, who mark their sexlessness as fundamentally different...
Religion MattersAn Unprecedented Opportunity to Teach Our Kids about the World’s Religions
This Op-Ed by Vicki Garlock, Founder of World Religions 4 Kids and Editor for the Religion Matters blog, was published by Deseret News on 8/18/24. It is reprinted here in its entirety. Recent laws pushing mostly Christian principles into public...
Contending ModernitiesA Letter to the President of Tel Aviv University
Ultimately, when you fear violence that is against “the law” yet normalize the violence of “the law,” my safety is not the only casualty. Yours is too. The post A Letter to the President of Tel Aviv University appeared first on Contending...
The Immanent FrameWhen mercy doesn’t season justice: Rights versus humanitarian relief
Contemporary calls for relief, aid, or charity span numerous domains of care and increasingly exist in the absence of a rights-based model of justice, not as a complement to it. This troubling trend displaces demands for equal rights in favor of...
The Immanent FrameNew editorial board appointed
The Immanent Frame is pleased to announce changes to its editorial board, which was first constituted in March 2016 and works alongside Editor Mona Oraby and Editorial Assistant Alison Renna to bring content to the site. Firstly, we want to thank...
Sowing the SeedCome Learn About SCRIPT!
The Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT) has provided a welcoming space for scholars and academics seeking to explore scriptures from diverse perspectives. Through events and publications, SCRIPT aims to...
Church HistoryVirtual Conference – Evangelicalism and Missions:
Studies in the History of the Spread of the Gospel 2-4 October 2024 A virtual conference hosted by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, Evangelical Studies Program ASCH members are invited to attend this free online conference, which...
Reading ReligionReading Religion Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 8
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers, The 2024 San Diego Annual Meetings are fast approaching! The last day to register for the November 23-26 event before full price goes into effect is September 26. The annual meetings, hosted by... READ MORE The...
The Domination Chronicles"Anything that's Wrong from the Beginning Can Never Be Made Right"
A Western Shoshone Elder's Quote is Timeless
An und für sichThe Devil in Miss Parton
The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) is one of the classics of the ‘Golden Age’ of porn films. It was written, directed and produced by Gerard Damiano one year after the success of Deep Throat. The film takes inspiration both from Sartre’s No Exit – a...
Religion MattersPersepolis: Protests, Conversing with God, and Growing Up
Guest Blog: Jane Fitzpatrick, Contributing Writer for Religion Matters Review of Persepolis: The Story of Childhood (2004) by Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi has created an unforgettable artifact of the Iranian Revolution through her...
Studying Religion in CultureFrom Social Theory to Architecture
It’s safe to say at least one of us has been asked: “So what exactly are you going to do with that degree?”. The answer we often give doesn’t necessarily meet the presumptions and expectations of whomever is asking. But perhaps we should also...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineWomen Advancing Knowledge Equity
CFP: “Women Advancing Knowledge Equity“ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Women Challenging Dominant Religious Practices and Expectations through Women-centered Traditions and Spiritualities (Working Title). WikiProject Women in Religion: Who We Are The...