Monthly Archives: March 2013

On the Uses of ‘Native Spirituality’

                  by Matt Sheedy In his essay appearing in Religious Experience: A Reader  (Equinox 2012), Craig Martin argues that William James’ rhetoric on religion lends itself to a naive empiricism by putting … Continue reading

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A New Generation of Professors for a New Generation of Students?

by Emily Bailey I have to admit that despite how ridiculously excited I am to be nearing the final stages of the  graduate school process—to get into the classroom and put some of this knowledge to practical use—I’m a bit … Continue reading

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Everything is not political

by Tenzan Eaghll Editor’s note: this blog is a follow-up commentary on the recent Critical Questions Series 2, which can be found here. I would like to diverge slightly from the overarching question of this series, which concerns the difficult … Continue reading

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Gnostic Experiences and Attachment Parenting

Editor’s Note: In the recent issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Stephen Bush offers an essay entitled, “The Philosophy of Religious Experience and the Nag Hammadi Texts: A Response to Kaler and Tite.” In this blog, Bush outlines his … Continue reading

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Now Published – Bulletin for the Study of Religion 42.1 (February 2013)

The February issue of the Bulletin has been published and is available in both print and electronic versions. Below is the table of contents of this issue, which includes a set of papers emerging from the 2011 Society of Biblical … Continue reading

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Critical Questions Series 2: A Reply by James Crossley

In this piece, James Crossley offers a reply to the 11 posts in this second instalment of the Critical Questions Series, dealing with questions of politics and scholarship within the study of religion. Reading through the Critical Questions Series on … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Tim Murphy (1956-2013)

by Craig Martin We regret to share that Tim Murphy (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz), passed away yesterday after a protracted battle with cystic fibrosis (The announcement from the University of … Continue reading

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