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- Philosophy for Religious Studies: An Interview with Kevin Schilbrack
- On Finding Common Ground: A (Very Brief) Reflection on a So What? Question
- Some More Delightful Iconoclasm: A Response to Andrew Kunze
- “They Were Talking about Themselves”: Michael Altman, American Hinduism, and Critique from the Inside of Religious Studies
- If Discourse Is All There Is: On Studying Religion in the Ancient Context
- The Insularity of the Study of Ancient Religions and “Religion”
Monthly Archives: July 2013
“The Zombies Are Coming!” An Interview with Kelly J. Baker on the Zombie Apocalypse
By Philip L. Tite Recently, our colleague here at the Bulletin, Kelly Baker, published a short ebook entitled, The Zombies Are Coming! The Realities of the Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture (Bondfire Books, 2013). In this readable and engaging book, … Continue reading
Posted in Kelly J. Baker, Philip L. Tite, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Apocalypse, Avery Gordon, Edward Ingebretsen, Gospel According to the Klan, gun shows, J.Z. Smith, Jason Bivins, John Morehead, Julia Kristeva, kathleen stewart, Kim Paffenroth, Ku Klux Klan, Preppers, Timothy Beal, voodoo, W. Scott Poole, world religions paradigm, zombies
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Category Formations and “Eastern” Traditions: Summary
by Matt Sheedy The following is a summary of the third instalment of the Critical Questions Series dealing with category formation in “Eastern” traditions. Though the authors approach this question in a variety of ways, each is informed in their … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Questions Series, Pedagogy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Deepak Sarma, Eastern religions, Edward Said, James Mark Shields, Nicole Goulet, Postcolonialism, Sarah Haynes, Steven Ramey, Webb Keane, Western religions
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A Response to “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications, and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies”
* This post is one of several responses to Kelly J. Baker’s essay “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies,” which can be found here, here, here and here. (Inspiration: The Lamentations of the Scholar of the “Illegitimate”) Anthony … Continue reading
A Response to “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications, and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies”
* This post is one of several responses to Kelly J. Baker’s essay “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies,” which can be found here, here and here. by Rachel McBride Lindsey In the middle of the nineteenth … Continue reading
A Response to “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications, and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies”
* This post is one of several responses to Kelly J. Baker’s essay “Evidentiary Boundaries and Improper Interventions: Evidence, Implications and Illegitimacy in American Religious Studies,” which can be found here and here. by Charlie McCrary “Awakening, as we have, to a new religious … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana Eck, Kathryn Lofton, Kelly Baker, Ku Klux Klan, pluralism, Robert Orsi
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The Fox and the Trap: A Lesson From Hannah Arendt on Theory
by Tenzan Eaghll In 1953, Hannah Arendt wrote an allegorical critique of Heidegger called “Heidegger the fox.” In this allegory, Arendt points out the danger of becoming trapped in a theoretical construction: Once upon a time there was a fox … Continue reading