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Category Archives: Kenny Paul Smith
The Rise of the Preppers
by Kenny Paul Smith In an insightful online piece (that includes historical analysis from Bulletin contributor Cathy Gutierrez), we learn of “a growing subculture of Americans who refer to themselves informally as ‘preppers,”’ that is, folks stockpiling food and firearms alongside innumerable other supplies … Continue reading
“New Religious Movements” as an Interpretive Category
Typically, when we think of New Religious Movements (NRMs), our gaze is directed to the relatively small number of traditions that cluster at the fringes of the contemporary religious landscape (e.g., the Church of Scientology, International Raelian Religion, Heaven’s Gate, … Continue reading
The Potent Instability of Religion & Magic
In November 2007, during one of the worst droughts in Georgia history, then-Governor Sonny Purdue “stepped up to a podium outside the state Capitol… and led a solemn crowd of several hundred people in a prayer for rain on his … Continue reading
Posted in Kenny Paul Smith, Religion and Popular Culture
Tagged 700 Club, drought, Flunking Sainthood, Georgia, Jana Reiss, Magic, Pat Roberston, Religion, Sonny Purdue, tornadoes
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Hollywood Images as Religious Resources
Towards the end of her fine essay in Mark C. Taylor’s Critical Terms for Religious Studies, Margaret R. Miles distinguishes between icons used in some Christian traditions (e.g., Eastern Orthodox) and the images of contemporary film. The latter, she argues, … Continue reading
Klansmen, Zombie Apocalypses, and End Times Narratives: Or, an Afternoon with Kelly J. Baker
Kelly Baker is a Lecturer of Religious Studies and American Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In the following interview, Baker discusses her recent book, Gospel According to the Klan (University Press of Kansas, 2011), which, as her UT … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Kenny Paul Smith
Tagged Alien abduction, conspiracy theory, Gospel, Kelly Baker, Klan, Knoxville, New York Times, Religion, teaching, University of Tennessee, zombies
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This Week in Religion: Matisyahu’s Transformation, the Church of Batman, and Trumpism.
Some six months after the Orthodox-reggae-hip-hop star Matisyahu shaved his beard, he recently “posted [online] a picture of himself not wearing a kippah, and then another one that showed him sitting next to another musician who was smoking a joint.” … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist denominations, atheist threshold, Batman, birth control, Daily Show, immgration, immolations, Margaret Farley, Matisyahu, Pagan Vaues, paternity, peak oil, religion of money, religious freedom. cult, same sex weddings, Scientology, Scott Walker, Trumpism, Yoga, youth in church
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This Week in Religion: Christian Pagan-envy, Religion and Technology, Jesus v. Obesity
According to recent polls, “46% of Americans believe that God created humans in their present form at one point within the past 10,000 years,” up 2% from 1982. And a new study at U.C. Berkeley suggests that “less religious people … Continue reading
Posted in Kenny Paul Smith, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion in the News
Tagged American Hindus, American Nuns, banking, Christians and Pagans, Creationism, good religion, Mosques, Obesity, Osteen, Pope, Rapture, Republican Party Nomination, romney, SBC, Stephen King, surfing, twitter, Vatican
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