Monthly Archives: October 2014

Dead Religions

by Tenzan Eaghll Did you catch the 2008 interview with J.Z. Smith that was recently making the rounds on Facebook? In it, Smith suggests that the benefit of studying dead ancient religions is that they can’t talk back to you. When you … Continue reading

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Sociology of Religion Group: AAR Annual Conference, Nov. 21-25, San Diego

Sociology of Religion Group – AAR November 21-25, 2014 Sessions, San Diego, CA Statement of Purpose: The Sociology of Religion Group provides a forum for the discussion of empirical and theoretical research on religion and society. “Sociology” is broadly conceived; … Continue reading

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Theologies of Word and State: Some Reflections on the Ottawa Shooting

by Justin K.H. Tse and Matt Sheedy Justin Tse: The shooting in Ottawa on 22 October 2014 has uncovered the remarkable way that the Canadian state remains theologically constituted. In some ways, this is a relatively uncontroversial argument. The White House … Continue reading

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Juggling It All: Tips on Research and Writing, Part 3

* This is part three of a feature with the Bulletin on tips for research and writing. Part one can be found here and part two here. Emma Wasserman: I’m sure organization works for a lot of people in a lot of different ways, … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Islam and the Politics of Multicultural Identity, Part 1

by Matt Sheedy The term firestorm would not be overstating the media reaction to the recent debate between Ben Affleck, Sam Harris, and Bill Maher on Maher’s HBO program, Real Time. In part one of this series of posts, I … Continue reading

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Ten Observations about Teaching and Academia

by Tommy Carrico * This post originally appear on the Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy blog. Sometimes, an instructor is afforded a great amount of leeway when designing a course – reading schedules, assignments, course descriptions, and policies are … Continue reading

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Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group Program: AAR Annual Conference, San Diego, 2014

AAR Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group November 21-25, 2014, San Diego, CA – AAR The CTDR Group offers an interdisciplinary and international forum for analytical scholars of religion to engage the intersection of critical theory and methodology with … Continue reading

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