Donovan Schaefer

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The Immanent Frame
- The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.
- Buddhism and deliberative democracy
  by William J. Long
- For all intents and purposes (the ecology)
  by Douglas Duckworth
- Risky play
  by Wendi Adamek
Kujenga Amani
- Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
- Alienation and Conflicts Among Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Ghana: Implications for Peaceful Co-Existence and Democracy
  by Dr. Suhiyini Issah Alhassan
- Democratic Governance and Electoral Transitions in Botswana: The 2024 Election and Implications for Africa’s Democracy
  by Dr. Silindile N. Mlilo
- Social Movements and the Dilemma of Defending Democracy through Digital Activism in Africa: Insights from Kenya and Nigeria
  by Dr. Dare Leke Idowu
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Donovan Schaefer is an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power (Duke University Press, 2015) and the award-winning Wild Experiment: Feeling Science and Secularism after Darwin (Duke University Press, 2022). His research and teaching examine the roles of affect and power in formations of the secular, religion, race, science, and material culture.