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QAnon, Conspiracy, and White Evangelical Apocalypse

Jason Springs
June 16, 2021September 9, 2021

Ethno-religious nationalism—and the distinctive logic and dynamics of zombie nationalism—forms the connective tissue between much White evangelicalism and QAnon conspiracy ideology.

Introduction to Zombie Nationalism

Series: Zombie Nationalism

Jason Springs
June 16, 2021July 30, 2021

The Trump-infused ethno-religious nationalism of White evangelicals is but the most recent upsurge of a political and cultural current that is traceable back at least sixty years, and indeed, much further.

Response to Gendered Morality Symposium

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Zahra Ayubi
November 10, 2020November 13, 2020

I do not want to throw out the akhlaq texts because I think they do help us think about what it means to live a good life. I just think that we may be better off taking their questions as important ones to be answered, without adopting their answers.

Hierarchy, Interdependence, and Islamic Ethics

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Saadia Yacoob
November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

The understanding of humans as interconnected in their striving towards ethical excellence carries tremendous potential as a foundational story for the narratives that Muslim feminists construct about human flourishing.

Can the Akhlaq Tradition Be Redeemed When It Comes to Animals?

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Robert Tappan
October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

What can akhlaq tell us about how to live as decent and ethical (human) beings in a world in which we now have ample evidence of animal rationality?

Imperfect States

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Travis Zadeh
October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Everything is in flux, constantly changing and reforming. The discipline of the self is never complete, just as group formation is a continual work in progress.

The Subject of Ethics

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Kecia Ali
October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

What the ethicists offer us is, in part, the reminder that ethical self-cultivation is the bedrock of a moral society. What Ayubi offers us is the assurance that a democratization of that ethical project is possible and desirable.

Introduction to Symposium on Gendered Morality

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Joshua Lupo
October 22, 2020October 28, 2020

Ayubi’s book is an example of rich feminist-critical and philosophical ethics.

Is Morality Gendered? Islamic Philosophical Ethics Meet Feminist Critical Perspectives

Series: Symposium on Gendered Morality

Kathryn Kueny
October 12, 2020October 22, 2020

If the ideal, elite, ethical man is defined in terms of his ability to suppress others, then the redistribution of power, no matter who will now benefit from it, cannot be the solution.