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The Future of Religious Freedom
In The Future of Religious Freedom, editor Allen D. Hertzke assembles a diverse team of international scholars to not only…
No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education
In their recent publication, No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education, Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen discuss how religion…
The God Problem: Expressing Faith and Being Reasonable
In his new publication, The God Problem: Expressing Faith and Being Reasonable, Robert Wuthnow conducted more than two hundred interviews…
Contesting Secularism: Comparative Perspectives
In Contesting Secularism: Comparative Perspectives, editor Anders Berg-Sørensen compiles works from leading scholars to provide an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the…
Why the West Fears Islam
Political scientist Jocelyne Cesari's recent book, Why the West Fears Islam: An Exploration of Muslims in Liberal Democracies, analyzes the Muslim…
Light without Fire: The Making of America’s First Muslim College
Scott Korb, who teaches at the New School and New York University, recently published a book, Light without Fire: The…
The Invention of Religion in Japan
In the book The Invention of Religion in Japan, Jason Ananda Josephson traces the roots and history of religion in Japan.
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law: Dhimmis and Others in the Empire of Law
In his new book, Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law, Anver Emon discusses Islamic legal doctrines and their implications for religious diversity…