Tag Archives: Native Americans

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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Theory & Religion Series: The Americanization of Religious Minorities

by Rebecca Barrett-Fox * 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 useful in their … Continue reading

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Changing Symbols and the Swastika

* This post originally appeared on the Culture on the Edge: Studies in Identity Formation blog. by Steven Ramey Symbols serve as a significant way to express identity within society. Crosses generally identify someone as a Christian, a hammer and … Continue reading

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Religious Outsiders & the Air Force Academy

In this weekend’s Los Angeles Times, we learned that earlier this year, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado “dedicated an $80,000 outdoor worship center [the Cadet Chapel Falcon Circle worship center] — a small Stonehenge-like circle … Continue reading

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