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Imagine 7: A Secular Retreat – A Report from the Field, Part One

Posted on June 16, 2017 by mattsheedy

by Matt Sheedy For part two, see here. The very popular Imagine No Religion conference/convention and gathering for atheists, agnostics, skeptics, and non-believers of all stripes is being held this year in Toronto, the first time the yearly event has … Continue reading →

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Religion Snapshots: Michael Walzer, Islam, and the Left

Posted on February 6, 2015 by mattsheedy

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 →

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Religion Snapshots: Critical Thinking and an Analysis of Wikipedia

Posted on August 1, 2014 by mattsheedy

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 →

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Religion Snapshots: Jesus’ Got a Gun

Posted on February 28, 2014 by mattsheedy

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 … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Remains: Teaching Multiple Jesi

Posted on February 21, 2014 by mattsheedy

by Kate Daley-Bailey Motivated by not a little shameless self-promotion and a pseudo-masochistic desire for undergraduate feedback on my work, I ventured to present my Introduction to Religious Thought class with a ‘Jesus’ with which they are entirely unfamiliar, the … Continue reading →

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Religion Snapshots: Religion and/as Capitalism, Part 2

Posted on December 11, 2013 by mattsheedy

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 … Continue reading →

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Liberal Apocalypticism

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Kenny Paul Smith

In an earlier Bulletin post, I discussed briefly the emergence of “Prepper” subculture, that is, largely white, middle-class Americans who, out of a conviction that society stands on the brink of collapse, are stockpiling food, weapons, ammunition, and supplies of … Continue reading →

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