Popular Culture And TheologyBy Princess O’Nika Auguste The Christmas season centres the story of the Virgin Mary, a narrative of divine mystery and grace. Yet when we examine this sacred trope across scripture and popular culture, a troubling and consistent question emerges:...
affecognitiveLast weekend I joined a group of delightful young scholars to discuss Massimiliano Tomba’s recent book, Revolution and Restoration: The …Continue reading →
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we invite you to consider how applying a systems-thinking approach to religion news might offer new depth and resonance to your reporting in the year to come.
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Gurmeet Kaur Himalayan region is known for its untouched lands, difficult terrains and limited access. While these features have attracted many (Sages, travellers and traders) for eons, the region is now actively acknowledged as living...
RSN PodcastA recording of one of Leela Prasad's presidential plenaries, held at the 2025 AAR Annual Meeting in Boston. Leela Prasad, Brown University, presidingSpeakers (in order of appearance):James BowleyLarissa CarneiroKoritha Mitchell, Boston...
affecognitive“Though terror speaks to life and death and distress makes of the world a vale of tears, yet shame strikes …Continue reading →
Andrew WhiteheadWhen disability is treated as an individual problem instead of a shared responsibility, communities lose the support systems that help people thrive.
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When religion enters the classroom, fear often follows. But it doesn’t have to. For many educators, religion feels like a boundary line they’d rather not cross: too controversial, too...
Andrew WhiteheadReflections on the importance of recognizing the courageous ones, allowing art to feed our souls, and that we the people can build the country we deserve.
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When I talk with teachers about global competence, the conversation often turns to what we want our students to take with them when they leave our classrooms. We hope they can navigate an...
NSRNAlexandr Zamușinski is a scholar of religion specializing in secularism, nonreligion, and religious change. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Riverside and is currently Instructor at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA....
Indigenous Values InitiativeArts of Interpretation (Session ID: M21-201) Date: Friday Location: Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 1:30-2:30 pm: The Legacy of Charles H. Long Presenters: Davíd Carrasco & Raymond Carr Contact: Philip P....
Religion LinkIn this source guide, ReligionLink provides background, tips, suggestions, related stories and relevant sources to help you report the fault lines in the U.S.’s current debate around the limits and liabilities of the First Amendment.
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters In social studies, we teach students that democracy depends on voice agency. We teach that civic life thrives when people not only ask good questions but take action on their answers. This...
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When students first meet the creature in Frankenstein, they often see a monster—grotesque, ugly, and violent. But Mary Shelley invites us to look deeper. Her creature begins...
RSN Podcast“Jesus saves” banners at the January 6th insurrection. Evangelical elevation of President Trump as God’s elect. Claims of religious freedom used to justify discrimination. Scriptural “prooftexts” wielded to strip individuals of civil rights....
Religion MattersPost: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters A few years ago, I observed a middle school lesson on the Reformation. When the teacher mentioned Martin Luther’s “95 Theses,” a student raised her hand and asked, “Wait—was he Catholic or...
Popular Culture And TheologyExtended Call for Papers: Religion and Peak TV Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: November 30, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: June 30, 2026 Around the late 1990s/early 2000s a revolution in television began to take place,...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we offer resources, relevant stories and expert sources for reporting on religion and climate change in the extremes.
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Jill Y. Crainshaw Yearning for light, we wander. Someone has lit a lamp. A flame dances obligato, bedazzles aching eyes, choreographs bone-tired feet. Over the past two and a half decades, theological education has undergone profound...
The Immanent FrameThe “Karmic historiography” essay forum represents a convergence of two vital currents in contemporary humanities scholarship: first, an interest in […] The post Karma, history, and the humanities appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
Andrew WhiteheadHighlighting some findings from the 16th annual American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Arlene Markowski My mother, Ydalba, was a farmer, born in Mérida, Venezuela. This terraced plateau of the Andes Mountains birthed my mother to María, who was conceived by Flor, all peasant farmers. This matriarchal lineage of experiential...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we provide background, tips, stories, sources and other resources for reporters to better cover the confluence of religion and political violence in the months and years ahead.
RSN PodcastMax K. Strassfeld, associate professor of religion at the University of Southern California and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies, speaks to Kristian Petersen about their book, Trans...
The Immanent FrameLife is precarious, more so for those who live in a neoliberal world. Byung-Chul Han names this lifeworld “the achievement […] The post Karmic psychopolitics: May the friendliest thrive appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
The Immanent FrameIf there’s one thing scholars of religion can agree on, it’s this: There is no consensus about what constitutes the […] The post Introduction: Experiments in collaborative thought appeared first on The Immanent Frame.
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Catherine Montgomery At The Lighthouse, a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth and their parents, I have had the privilege of knowing trans minors and adults for whom gender-affirming healthcare has been critically important to their wellness. I have...
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Emily Rutledge During a time when Romans ruled, and many Jewish leaders straddled the empire and the Torah-it was Jesus who came to turn the establishment upside down and extend the love of God wide. Jesus taught that the outsider was in, that...
Feminists Studies in ReligionBy Julia Madden In the Gospel of Mark 7:24-30, we find an unexpected encounter between Jesus and a Syrophoenician woman. It is a story in which Jesus, who often holds the role of teacher and healer, is challenged and ultimately “schooled” by a...
An und für sichI have decided to start a new solo blog entitled That Blog You Like Is Going to Come Back in Style. My first post is an attempt to set an appropriate tone. My reason for doing this is a sense that I need a change. It may be permanent or it may...
Andrew WhiteheadChristian nationalism is not just "loving Jesus" and "loving America." The Christianity of Christian nationalism refers to a whole lot more.
An und für sichYesterday, a friend I’d not seen in person in a while asked me how my back pain was doing. He asked because he follows me on Facebook, which I use as a personal diary, and I had mentioned back problems there frequently for the last several week....
NSRNNiels De Nutte is affiliated with the history department and the Secular Studies Association Brussels research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel as a guest professor and postdoctoral researcher. He serves as an associate director to the...
RSN PodcastKaren V. Guth, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Constructive-Reflective Studies, speaks to Kristian Petersen about her...
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies2025.08.04 | Christian A. Eberhart and Wolfgang Kraus, eds. Covenant—Concepts of Berit, Diatheke, and Testamentum. WUNT 506. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2023. Review by Levi Baker, William Tennent School of Theology. Arising from a 2019...
affecognitive“Unaccountably Queer,” v. 35:3 (December 2024) of differences: a journal of feminist cultural studies, sets out to honor and reflect …Continue reading →
An und für sichNo matter how well-matched a couple is, every relationship brings with it some kind of compromise. In our household, one such compromise has resulted in me being a near scholar of the survival reality show Alone. I’ve hated camping for as long as I...
An und für sichI hate generative AI. I hate how it’s destroying writing pedagogy and giving students even more excuses not to read (because they can just read a “summary”). I hate how whiny and defensive AI users are about the pathetic little ways they’ve...
An und für sich[This paper was presented at the European Academy of Religion conference in Vienna on July 11, 2025, in a session entitled “Agamben’s Theological-Political Horizons: Reimaging Judaism, Christianity, and Messianic Potentiality,” organized by Libera...
NAASRInterlocutions II “Crisis is not exceptional to history or consciousness but a process embedded in the ordinary that unfolds in stories about navigating what’s overwhelming.” (Lauren Berlant, Cruel Optimism, 2011) “There is nothing more difficult...
Religion LinkIn this edition of ReligionLink, we offer background, tips, related stories and relevant sources for you to better understand, appreciate and report on interfaith relationships, families and love.
affecognitiveIn chapter six of The Order of Things/Les mots et les choses, Michel Foucault marks, twice, a difference between the …Continue reading →
Indigenous Values InitiativeArts of Interpretation November 21, 1:30-4:30PM Tozzer Room #203, 21 Divinity Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 Open to all AAR & SBL members The phenomenon of religion is exerting a critical role in the world. Our times require more robust religion … Read...
Feminists Studies in ReligionOver the years, Dr. Kate Ott has helped shape the voices, questions, and commitments of feminist studies in religion. As she steps back from her role, we honor her legacy by revisiting some of her most impactful contributions. Thanks to a special...
Indigenous Values InitiativeWe are excited to be collaborating with CrossCurrents on this special edited volume as we believe it will provide support to this global, inter/intra-religious movement to: (1) dismantle existing knowledge paradigms about DoCD; (2) increase the...
RSN PodcastWilliam Robert, professor of religion at Syracuse University and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award in Religion and the Arts, speaks to Kristian Petersen about his book, Unbridled: Studying Religion in Performance (The University of Chicago Press,...
NSRNJonathan Simmons is a sociologist specializing in nonreligion, atheism, and religious change. He holds a PhD from the University of Alberta and is currently on staff at the University of Alberta. Email: [email protected] Keywords: Indigenous...
An und für sichThis post is by Rajbir Singh Judge. As I wrote Prophetic Maharaja, I often recalled that libraries cull their collections. This common practice is called ‘weeding,’ which, as the American Library Association has it, “is critical to collection...
The Other JournalLeonardo da Vinci’s painting Saint John the Baptist was the last portrait he created. Stylistically, it fits well within the canon of his work. John’s mysterious smile pairs seamlessly with that of the Mona Lisa. His oval-eyed gaze matches that of...