Exploring how religious and secular forces interact in the modern world.
What does it imply to rethink the Nigerian society within the rubric of a postsecularity that takes God and the perfectibility of Pentecostalism seriously?
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The concepts that ground contemporary scholarly conversations about the cultural roots of the climate crisis are saturated with theological questions.
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The desert’s sacred energies are an unruly affront to enforcement agents who seek possession or mastery.
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Only when the Balkans are considered as succumbing to neither Northern nor Southern theoretical or praxis-oriented frameworks, can we ensure that all ways of being and living locally are truly listened to.
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Fanon never finds “religion” purely out there: he finds “religion” always in context of colonization and global coloniality; always taking unique forms in varied contexts of catastrophe.
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When we recite, in time we come to embody the language of the recitation. We hear our own voice and at times that of others.
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Haeri illustrates that in Iran, religion is constituted by poetry and that in the public imagination, poetry plays an authoritative role in defining, destabilizing, and pushing the boundaries of religion.
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By inviting us to confront our assumptions about what counts as modern religion, and where its origins lie, Haeri’s book again reminds us that accounts of modernity’s development are indeed contentious, and that there is no singular narrative that unites these different strains.
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Assurances of salvation may no longer be enough for Nigerian Pentecostalism, where the propulsive energy of Fuji music and commercial imperatives contribute to entangling religion and entertainment.
Read More →In multiple cases across Europe, a growing list of rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) converges on an apparent consensus: the expanding presence of Islam throughout Europe presents a pronounced challenge to Western conceptions of secular law and human rights. Read the full article »
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