Set against a backdrop of continued economic distress, the emerging Tea Party movement, and mercurial public opinion of President Obama, many observers…
Religion and the midterm elections
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Questions from TIF editors have concerned the elections in Egypt, anti-immigration ideas and multiculturalism in Europe, Black Lives Matter, reflections from our contributors on their summer reading, and more.
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Surveying religious knowledge
Following the release last week of the results of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life's U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey,…
Reflections on summer reading
As the start of the fall semester inches closer, we’ve invited a handful of our contributors to reflect on what…
New media and the reshaping of religious practice
As older forms of communication begin to cede their exclusive hold on the public’s attention, it becomes all the more…
The new landscape of the religion blogosphere
It's no longer news that digital media are changing how knowledge is produced and disseminated, and how people relate to…
Religion and the historical profession
Religion, reported Inside Higher Ed last week, is now the most popular theme of historical study in America, according to…
Christianity and the crash
In the December 2009 issue of The Atlantic, Hanna Rosin added to the ongoing debate over the causes of the…
Mumbai revisited
Following the November 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, and in the midst of a flurry of international media coverage,…
Taxing yoga: exercise or spiritual practice?
Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported on a controversy that erupted over the decision by Missouri tax authorities to…
Obama and the Dalai Lama
When the Dalai Lama visited Washington, D.C. last week, he didn’t stop at the White House, making this the first…