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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Rock, Rattle, and Roll: Rattling Cages and Challenging the Study of Religion
- On Theory (as Pedagogy) in a Time of Excess: Asking Questions in 2017
- Philosophy for Religious Studies: An Interview with Kevin Schilbrack
- On Finding Common Ground: A (Very Brief) Reflection on a So What? Question
- Some More Delightful Iconoclasm: A Response to Andrew Kunze
- “They Were Talking about Themselves”: Michael Altman, American Hinduism, and Critique from the Inside of Religious Studies
- If Discourse Is All There Is: On Studying Religion in the Ancient Context
- The Insularity of the Study of Ancient Religions and “Religion”
Tag Archives: David Chidester
Unpacking the Baggage of “Indigenous Religion(s)”
by Stacie Swain A couple of weeks ago, the Religious Studies Project (RSP) released a podcast entitled “What Do We Mean by Indigenous Religion(s)?”[1] Considering critiques of the World Religions Paradigm that the category in question relates to, I’m interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Academy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Stacie Swain, Theory and Method, Uncategorized
Tagged Arkotong Longkumer, Bjørn Ola Tafjord, Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Canadian Congress, Christianity, Colonialism, David Chidester, David G. Roberston, Decolonization, Decolonizing Religious Studies, Eve Tuck, imperialism, Indigenous Religion(s) project, indigenous religions, Indigenous Studies, Malory Nye, politics, Religion, religious studies, Richard King, scholarship, settler colonialism, Sociology of Religion, Stacie Swain, Talal Asad, The Religious Studies Project, Timothy Fitzgerald, Tomoko Masuzawa, world religions paradigm
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World Religions, American Religions, the Object of Study, and an Ode to Bruce Lincoln
by Charles McCrary This post originally appeared, in a slightly different version, at the group blog Religion in American History. This year I’ve been teaching “world religions” for the first time. I knew I would be required to do it … Continue reading
Posted in Charles McCrary, Pedagogy, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method
Tagged Andy McKee, Bruce Lincoln, David Chidester, Karl Marx, Matt Day, Michel Foucault, Mike Altman, Mike Graziano, Nicole Kelley, Religion in American History, Russell McCutcheon, Tomoko Masuzawa, Wendy Brown, world religions
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Theory & Religion Series: The intimacies of “religion”
by Alexander Rocklin * This post is part of the Theory & Religion Series, where contributors are asked to discuss a current project they are working on, or a book or essay by a particular theorist that they have found … Continue reading
Posted in Theory & Religion Series
Tagged Colonialism, David Chidester, empire, Intimacies, Lisa Lowe, Modernity
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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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Call for Papers: Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group, The AAR and SBL Meeting Atlanta, Georgia November 21-24
Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group CFP Deadline: Monday, March 2 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through: “http://papers.aarweb.org/ Statement of Purpose: This group is devoted to historical inquiry into the social and cultural contexts of the study of religion and … Continue reading
Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group: Call for Papers
Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group The AAR and SBL Meeting Atlanta, Georgia November 21-24 Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through http://papers.aarweb.org/ The CTDR group offers an interdisciplinary and international forum for analytical scholars of religion to … Continue reading
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Tagged and Postcolonialism Group, Atlanta, Birmingham School, Colonialism, Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group, Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group, David Chidester, David Walker, Georgia, ndigenous Religious Traditions Group, Peter Gottschalk, Pierre Bourdieu, Religion, Stuart Hall, Theodor Adorno, William E. Arnal
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“I have tried to recover a sense of humanity…”
* Note: this piece was originally posted in Religion in American History. by Kelly J. Baker Last week, I wrote a post for The Christian Century‘s Then and Now, curated by Edward J. Blum, on the label “evil” religion. As some might suspect, this … Continue reading