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- Lewis, A. David and Martin Lund, eds. Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 256. $24.93 (paperback). by Aaron Ricker
- Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism. By Emily Ogden. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. xiv + 268. $27.50 (paperback), $82.50 (hardcover). by Charles McCrary
Category Archives: Dennis LoRusso
So You’re Not a Priest? Scholars Explain What They Do to Outsiders: James Dennis LoRusso
In this series with the Bulletin, we ask scholars to talk about how they describe what they do to outsiders by sharing a story or two, and reflect on how this has affected their identity as scholars of religion. For other … Continue reading
NAASR Notes: Dennis LoRusso
by Dennis LoRusso Abiding the Habitus, or the Habitus Abides: Getting acquainted with Bourdieu Chances are, if you’ve had the (mis)fortune of reading any of my scholarly work, I probably mentioned some aspect of Pierre Bourdieu’s ideas. His ambitious efforts … Continue reading
Religion Snapshots: Aslan on Islam
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 topics relating to definitions, classification, and method … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Stoneham, Dennis LoRusso, Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Religion Snapshots, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Maher, Central Africa, CNN, Eritrea, Ethiopia, female genital mutilation, Indonesia, Islam, Media Matters, mubah, Reza Aslan, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Shafi'i, Somalia, Turkey, UC Riverside, Zealot, Zeba Crook
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Religion Snapshots: Reflections on the Hobby Lobby Affair, Part 2
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 and … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Stoneham, Charles McCrary, Dennis LoRusso, Karen de Vries, Matt Sheedy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion in the News, Religion Snapshots, Theory and Method
Tagged Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Justice Alito, Justice Ginsburg, Native American Church, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, SCOTUS, The Immanent Frame, Winnifred Sullivan
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Teaching Critical Theory Requires No Name
by Dennis LoRusso * This post originally appeared on the Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy blog. I must admit that in all of my years of as a student, I never once heard a professor utter the phrase “critical … Continue reading
Religious Liberty, Gay Rights, or the Logic of the Marketplace??
by Dennis LoRusso Last week, state legislators in Mississippi and in my home state of Georgia introduced bills that would allow businesses to refuse service on religious grounds. Georgia’s bill, HB 1023, known popularly as the “Preservation of Religious Freedom” … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis LoRusso, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Abercrombie and Fitch, Arizona, Chic-Fil-A, Delta Airlines, gay rights, Georgia, Hani Khan, HB 1023, Hobby Lobby, Huffington Post, Kansas, LGBT, Marriot, Mississippi, National Football League, Penguin Books, Preservation of Religious Freedom, Religious liberty, Religious Right, The Hindus: An Alternative History, Wendy Doniger
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Now Published – Bulletin for the Study of Religion 43.1 (February 2014)
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 marking the twentieth anniversary of Talal Asad’s … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Craig Martin, Dennis LoRusso, Donovan Schaefer, Film Reviews, James Dennis LoRusso, Matt Sheedy, Pedagogy, Philip L. Tite, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Religion Snapshots, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World, Uncategorized
Tagged 12 years a slave, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Data, Genealogies of Religion, Occupy Movement, Religion, religious studies, Robert Segal, scholarship, Sociology of Religion, Talal Asad, technology
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