The Immanent Frame – Page 38 – Secularism, religion, and the public sphere

Overlooking official responses: Thai Buddhist institutions and Covid-19

September 3, 2020

It is striking to me that most of the discussions of Buddhist responses to Covid particularly in Southeast Asia . . . have ignored institutions, as well as how these institutions have…

September 3, 2020

Religion and reproductive science

Fight over the technological future of motherhood

Jenna Tonn·

August 28, 2020

OBOS, first published in 1970 as Women and Their Bodies, A Course, was one of the central texts of the US women’s health movement. Its view of reproductive technologies offers an important…

August 28, 2020

Religion and reproductive science

How religion made modern sex ed

Kristy Slominski·

August 21, 2020

Beware the dominant narratives about religion and sex. Things are usually more complicated.

August 21, 2020

Is Europe Christian?

Catholicism and European politics: Two new trends

Michael Driessen·

August 18, 2020

I want to offer a reflection on two religious developments in contemporary Europe that highlight but also challenge Roy’s account and indicate diverging scenarios for the future of Catholic politics in Europe.

August 18, 2020

Religion and reproductive science

Reproductive choice and disability stigma

Devan Stahl·

August 14, 2020

Implicit in the development and implementation of prenatal screenings is the idea that preventing the births of children with disabilities is good, or at least desirable for many women. Disability theorists question…

August 14, 2020

Pandemic, religion, and public life

Placing the pandemic in time: Astrology and Covid-19

Omri Elisha·

August 13, 2020

Many Americans have turned to astrology, the study of correlations between celestial patterns and temporal events, to make sense of tumultuous times.

August 13, 2020

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Overlooking official responses: Thai Buddhist institutions and Covid-19

Fight over the technological future of motherhood

How religion made modern sex ed

Catholicism and European politics: Two new trends

Reproductive choice and disability stigma

Placing the pandemic in time: Astrology and Covid-19