The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is now accepting applications for research proposals from doctoral students and recent PhD recipients for projects at the intersection of religion, spirituality, and democracy in the United States. Applications are due April 14, 2022.
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Unveiling decisions and narratives in post-9/11 America
“It was never an option for me to take off my hijab and run, and that should never be something that a Muslim woman or a girl in this country has to…
2022 Call for Exchanges
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The Editors
The Immanent Frame invites proposals for Exchanges on any questions related to the academic study and public understanding of secularism and religion. Exchanges are thematic forums comprised of original essays of between 1000-2000 words that address such questions from multiple scholarly viewpoints—within a single field, across fields within the humanities or the social sciences, or across the humanities and the social sciences. The questions may derive from either long-standing or emerging areas of academic inquiry and often, though not always, address issues of broad contemporary concern. The deadline for submitting an Exchange for consideration is March 1, 2022.
J. C. Murray, the Vatican, and the lay state challenge
“The state must be lay. Confessional states end badly. That goes against history.” So said Pope Francis in a 2016 interview with the French Catholic newspaper La Croix — a pithy statement…
The affective allure of authoritarianism
In late summer 2021, media platforms in the United States were electric with news of right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson’s visit to Hungary and his televised interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which…
Faith in American democracy? Prospects for renewal amid crisis
We are living in a moment of intense anxiety about the fate of democracy around the world. Democratic institutions are under siege, and the fabric of democratic societies are fraying. In the…












