Exploring how religious and secular forces interact in the modern world.
A paraphenomenology of darkness allows us to see the brutality of history, the violence not simply of statues, but of the fight over statues.
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This series addresses complex ways in which people become attached to particular understandings of the nation and the role of religion in either supporting or hindering that attachment.
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Women stand at the forefront, driving this nation-wide revolt because there exists the deepest contradiction between their massive participation in social affairs and the patriarchal laws and denigrating regulations that seek to govern their bodies and appearances.
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The fusion between religion and nationalism is not inherent or necessary. It is an instrumentalist relationship that is used to justify and legitimate particular political policies, actions, and imaginaries.
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The value of comparative volumes such as this one lies in their ability to bring together different examples, identify commonalities and divergences, and impart lessons that can be learned about and applied across various cases.
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What the contributors to this symposium show is that it is possible to engage in comparative work that is attentive to history, social and political complexity, and diversity without losing track of the more abstract concepts that are necessary to compare cross-culturally.
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It was not a Christian ethic that drew conservative Christians to Donald Trump, but rather a sense of political tribalism and a base transactionalism.
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Conspiracy theories flourish in systems of thought that have no place for systemic thinking, in which there are only individuals with agency, operating either for the good or the bad.
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The confluence of sacred times and spaces (national and religious) is explosive, and those pulling triggers and making decisions targeting religious celebrations may well be lighting the fuse.
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