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The Revenant: A Film Review Essay (sort of)

by Matt Sheedy Among the numerous commentaries that have been written about The Revenant, a Golden Globe winning film that many are predicting will clean up at the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech for best actor has been noted for … Continue reading

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Religion Snapshots: Reflections on the AAR Annual Conference

Religion Snapshots is a new 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, … Continue reading

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On the Uses of ‘Native Spirituality’

                  by Matt Sheedy In his essay appearing in Religious Experience: A Reader  (Equinox 2012), Craig Martin argues that William James’ rhetoric on religion lends itself to a naive empiricism by putting … Continue reading

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