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The Problem with Belief
by Sean McCloud* This post originally appeared on the Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion and Pedagogy blog.“When that sick old mythology claimed you as its prize, you pulled the arrow out yourself...
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Teaching Theory in the Introductory Classroom
This is part of an ongoing series of posts in a collaborative effort between the Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy and the Bulletin for the Study of Religion blogs. On November 23,...
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Reza Aslan’s Theory of Religion and Politics
by Simon Frankel Pratt* This post original appeared on the author’s blog.As talking heads in the media once again make problematic, ultra-general claims about Islam’s supposed essential bellicosity, or...
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Call for Papers: Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group, The AAR and...
Cultural History of the Study of Religion Group CFPDeadline: Monday, March 2 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through: “http://papers.aarweb.org/Statement of Purpose:This group is devoted to historical inquiry into...
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Create Your Own Religion (Out of Someone Else’s): A Class Exercise
by Jospeh LaycockThis semester I had the pleasure of conducting a grand experiment with my students that I have wanted to do for several years. My class ran a simulation in which we created eleven...
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North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR): An Interview...
1. For readers unfamiliar with NAASR, could you briefly outline its history and its general aims?Russell McCutcheon: The North American Association for the Study of Religion—of which the Bulletin and...
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Important, not Particular: A Reflection on Religion in 21st-Century America
Note: This post originally appeared on the Religion in American History blog.by Charles McCraryAccording to the new Pew study “America’s Changing Religious Landscape,” 6.9% of respondents identified...
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Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power: An Interview with Donovan...
The following is an interview with Donovan O. Schaefer based on his new book, Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power (2015), with Duke University Press. An excerpt from the book can be...
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Towards a psychology of nonreligion within a psychology of religion?
Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard ### FREE Community Edition ### on 2015-05-18 15:35:01Z | http://piczard.com | http://codecarvings.comNote: This post initially appeared on the American...
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American Converts and their Possessions: A Review of Lincoln Mullen’s The...
Editor’s note: Bulletin Book Reviews is the newly developed book review portal for the Bulletin for the Study of Religion, associated with NAASR and published by Equinox. We are interested in...
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Name it and Disclaim it: A Tool for Better Discussion in Religious Studies
by Joseph P. Laycock and Natasha L. Mikles Anyone who has led discussion in an introductory undergraduate Religious Studies class has experienced frustrating comments from students such as, “Jews...
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