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The first volume in the Contending Modernities series through Notre Dame Press, Inclusive Populism by Angus Ritchie draws on community organizing to map a way forward out of our current political crisis.
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Madrasa Discourses Goes to Bangladesh
Series: Madrasa DiscoursesAt the end of the workshop, it was clear that there was enthusiastic interest in both the topics and approach adopted by Madrasa Discourses. It was also clear that there were unique challenges as well as possibilities that might come with expanding the existing program to include Bangladesh.
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Why Madrasa Graduates Should Study Modern Science and Philosophy: Reflections on an Ongoing Debate on Madrasa Discourses in India
Series: Madrasa DiscoursesThere is a need to have a serious discussion on epistemology in order to rebuild the Islamic tradition in a new manner that is robust and coherent on the one hand, and on the other, is flexible enough to adapt to changing circumstances that future generations are bound to encounter.
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Without Literacy, There is No Wisdom: Reflections on Madrasa Discourses’ Summer Intensive in India
Muslim scholars should show courage to shoulder the accountability of the history they inherit and be ready to reinterpret parts of their tradition which are inconsistent with their modern experiences.
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Theorizing Modernities
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Theorizing Bodies in Religious Studies
Decolonial scholarship on the body entails not just adding a new category of analysis; it requires a shift in approach.
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Not Every Radical Philosophy is Decolonial
If for the continental philosopher there is no possibility of thinking outside Europe, for the colonially appointed philosopher of religion there is no possibility of existence outside a totalizing Christian framework.
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Epistemology of the Close, Epistemology of the Far
The blood of Jesus may indeed have ontological properties that cure every disease, but it is the epistemological story about this cure that is more vexing for the Christian than the ontology of disease.
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Global Currents
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In Search of a Game Changer
While anti-apartheid mobilization vis-à-vis Lilliputian Israel/Palestine is obviously needed, a considerably broader anti-war movement, whose scope is explicitly regional, seems equally critical, if not more so.
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Remaking Indian Secularism: The Fearless Grannies (Dadis) of Shaheen Bagh
Series: India's Winter of ProtestIn reframing the links between gender, kinship, and citizenship, Shaheen Bagh’s protesters are remaking the definition of secularism in India.
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Distancing Religion Online: Lessons from the Pandemic Prompted Religious Move Online
What becomes of religion if its traditional practices and regular forms of gathering are not allowed?
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Research Areas
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Madrasa Discourses
A conciliation of traditional Islamic thought with contemporary scientific and philosophical worldviews can result in orthodox affirmations of human dignity that are essential for peaceful coexistence in a pluralistic world.Read More →
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Science and the Human Person
Rapid advances in science and technology are raising fundamental questions about human life, flourishing, suffering, and death. These and other ethical questions at the intersection of science and the human person have a global character, encompassing all of humanity.Read More →
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Reexamining Religion and Modernities
Addressing resurgent populism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in Euro-America requires integrating diverse approaches to the study of religion and modernity with insights from the critical study of race, nationalism, and peace.Read More →
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Global Migration and the New Cosmopolitanism
The global expansion of migration over the past two generations has ushered in major social and economic changes, as well as profound ethical challenges concerning how citizens are to coexist in pluralistic societies.Read More →