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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Rock, Rattle, and Roll: Rattling Cages and Challenging the Study of Religion
- On Theory (as Pedagogy) in a Time of Excess: Asking Questions in 2017
- 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”
Tag Archives: Evangelicals
How to Resist Christian Hegemony: Reflections on the #RAAC2017 Biennial
by Travis Cooper Just this last weekend I had the privilege of attending the 5th Biennial Conference for the Study of Religion and American Culture held in Indianapolis. I started coming … Continue reading
Posted in Academy, Conference Notes, Guest Contributor, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Ruminations, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Travis Cooper, Uncategorized
Tagged "Nones", American culture, american protestantism, Americanists, Biennial Conference for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Cara Burnidge, Christian hegemony, Christianity, Conference, Daniel Silliman, Digital Methods, diversity, evangelical Christianity, Evangelicals, hegemony, Kathryn Lofton, Khyati Joshi, Melissa Wilcox, Mike Altman, pluralism, Power, Protestantism, raac, raac2017, Religion, Religion and the State, religious studies, secularism, social theory, structuralism, Sylvester Johnson
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Religion Snapshots: Capitalism and/as Religion, Part 1
Religion Snapshots is a feature with the Bulletin for the Study of Religion blog, where a number of contributors are asked to briefly comment on popular news items or pressing theoretical issues in the field, especially those topics relating to definitions, classification … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion Snapshots, Tenzan Eaghll, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Capitalism, consumerism, Disneyland, Evangelicals, Holy Land Experience, Individualism, ITEC Entertainment Corporation, libertarian, Mel Gibson, Neo-liberalism, The Passion of the Christ
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Tolerance Discourse and the Democratic Party
By Matt Sheedy In her book Regulating Aversion, Wendy Brown argues, [T]olerance discourse reduces conflict to an inherent friction among identities and makes religious, ethnic, or cultural difference itself an inherent site of conflict, one that calls for and is … Continue reading
The Complexities of Tebowing
While Denver Broncos’ quarterback, Tim Tebow, has drawn increasingly sharp criticism, satirical imitation, and downright scorn for his public displays of faith, as well as the emergent movement he has inspired (note the picture of a young women “Tebowing” beside … Continue reading
Posted in Kenny Paul Smith, Religion and Popular Culture
Tagged atheists, Denver Broncos, Eric Ball, Evangelicals, football, Fox News, Jews, Muslims, NFL, Tim Tebow
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How much Tebowing is too much?
As Stephen Prothero’s sharp piece in last week’s CNN Belief Blog, “Is Tim Tebow Performing Miracles?,” notes, despite his mediocre individual performance, the Denver Broncos religiously outspoken quarterback is, at least for many evangelical Christian football fans, like “the Second … Continue reading
Posted in Kenny Paul Smith, Religion in the News
Tagged Belief Blog, Christianity Today, CNN, Denver Broncos, Evangelicals, Kurt Warner, NFL, Stephen Prothero, Tim Tebow
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