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Monthly Archives: August 2015
NAASR Notes: Adam T. Miller
by Adam T. Miller NAASR Notes is a feature with the Bulletin where we invite members of the North American Association for the Study of Religion to describe books they are reading and/or research and writing projects that will be … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Miller, NAASR Notes, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam Miller, and Proof, Aristotle, Bruce Lincoln, Carlo Ginzburg, David Drewes, Gods and Demons, Gregory Schopen, Hayden White, History, Jan Nattier, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Priests and Scholars, Rhetoric, Richard S. Cohen, The Content of the Form, University of Chicago
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Star Wars and Religion
“May the Force be with you.” “And also with you.” Note: This post originally appear on the Feeling the Force blog. by Kate Daley-Bailey If you were to catch the end of any conversation I have with my family, you … Continue reading
Posted in Kate Daley-Bailey, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method
Tagged Bill Moyers, Feeling the Force, George Lucas, Hoth Dog, Jedi Churches, Jediism, Joel Hodge, John C. McDowell, Joseph Campbell, Obi-Wan, Star Wars, The Force, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Wookie Cookie
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How to Organize the World Religions Survey (?)
by Charles McCrary Earlier this year, during the spring semester, I wrote a post about my teaching world religions and the possibility of using a tentative definition of “religion.” In the post I briefly considered how the course might look … Continue reading
Posted in Charles McCrary, Pedagogy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Bruce Lincoln, David Chidester, Florida State University, Karl Marx, Michel Foucault, Russell McCutcheon, Tomoko Masuzawa, Wendy Brown, world religions
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The Enduring Appeal of the Missionary Position Revisited
by Matt Sheedy In August 2013, I wrote a blog post entitled, “The Enduring Appeal of the Missionary Position: Some Contemporary Representations of Native-Jesuit Relations,” based on a trip that I took to a well-known shrine and museum in the … Continue reading
Posted in Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Scholarship on the Road, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged Canada’s First Nations, Canadian Martyrs, Champlain-Wendat Rotary Park, Circle of Four Nations, Elizabeth Doxtater, Emma LaRoque, Gabriel Lalemant, Georgian Bay, Jacques Monet, Jean de Brébeuf, Jesuits, Journal of Canadian Studies, Julie Payette, Kateri Tekakwitha, Kathleen Wynne, Martyrs' Shrine, Midland Ontario, Mohawk, Olive Dickason, Ontario, Ottawa, Penetanguishine, Pope Pius XI, Québec, Rednaissance!, Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons, Samuel de Champlain, Wendat
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Teaching Beyond the World Religions Paradigm?
By Philip L. Tite Currently I am teaching an undergraduate course, Introductions to Western Religions. This introductory course (along with its companion course, Introduction to Eastern Religions) is a common one in universities across North America. These are the basic … Continue reading
Posted in Pedagogy, Philip L. Tite, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Suzanne Owen, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Islam, J.Z. Smith, Judaism, Mary Pat Fisher, Religion, religious studies, scholarship, Suzanne Owen, teaching, Warren Matthews, Western religions, world religions, world religions paradigm
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Using World Religions
by Steven Ramey Note: This post originally appeared on the Culture on the Edge blog. “World religions” as a way of organizing the world have become the focus of scholarly critiques (including my recent post) that connect this discourse to the interests and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ashley Madison, Banksy Graffiti, Culture on the Edge, Ottawa Sun, Rajan Zed, Reverend Terrence Thomas Prendergast, Richard Cocks, Steven Ramey, Universal Society of Hinduism, world religions
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Science, Religion & Culture: Special Issue on “Atheism, Secularity, and Science”
Announcing the publication of “Atheism, Secularity, and Science,” a special issue of the journal Science, Religion & Culture, guest edited by John R. Shook, Ralph W. Hood Jr., and Thomas J. Coleman III. The journal issue contains theoretical and empirical articles … Continue reading