Monthly Archives: September 2013

Yoga and the Question of Religious Identity

By Deeksha Sivakumar Is yoga Hindu? Both categories (yoga, Hindu) are, of course, highly problematic on both conceptual and historical grounds. If we were to ask whether yoga is Indian, more people may feel comfortable answering in the affirmative, though … Continue reading

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Why Religious Hatred?

by Steven Ramey * This post originally appear on the Culture on the Edge blog. During the 1800’s, British colonizers identified particular conflicts as being “religious,” a description that many now describe as part of the British strategy of Divide … Continue reading

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AAR — Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence Group, Baltimore, 2013

  2013 Panels: November 23-26 Baltimore, MD  The mission of the AAR Comparative Approaches to Religion and Violence Group (CARV) is to foster interdisciplinary analyses and methodologies for the expanding field of religion and violence. In our inaugural year at … Continue reading

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Whose Atheism? Which Humanism?

by Matt Sheedy I recently had occasion to attend a lecture given by the well-known British philosopher and popular atheist A.C. Grayling, entitled “Atheism, Secularism and Humanism.” While much has been written about the “New Atheist” phenomenon, including two recent … Continue reading

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Interested Descriptions

by Russell McCutcheon * This post originally appeared on the Culture on the Edge blog. Editor’s note: This past Monday’s piece, entitled “Definitions are Never Innocent” by Kate Daley-Bailey, was a response to this post by Russell McCutcheon, which we … Continue reading

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Definitions are Never Innocent

by Kate Daley-Bailey Russell McCutcheon’s recent post from Culture on the Edge blog has me contemplating definitions. The way that descriptions, encoded in definitions, tacitly reproduce theories, sets of interests, and ways of prioritizing, paying attention & ignoring, is pretty evident in the … Continue reading

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Whose Interests Are Served?

by Steven Ramey * This post originally appeared on the Culture on the Edge blog. A video that focused on religion among the urban middle class in India a couple of years ago illustrates what happens when people discuss problems … Continue reading

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