Taking a different course, and drawing on a few techniques practiced in the Indian Ocean littoral in the seventeenth to…
Translative sedimentations in the Indian Ocean
Africa
A Christian covenant in concrete
Memorials are frequent sites of revisionist history, and we could easily say that Sata’s mausoleum is meant to cover up…
Rethinking public religion: Word, image, sound
This forum explores a set of interlocking questions concerning how we approach the study of public religion. How and when,…
Africa and free/hate speech
In the era of post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news, hate, hateful, inflammatory, and dangerous speech pervade the African continent…
Imperialists in cassock?
It is one thing to write a good book. It is another thing entirely to write a timely book, and…
The Kingdom of God Has No Borders—An introduction
The Kingdom of God Has No Borders is a historical study, but it can help us understand the role of…
Salafism in Nigeria: An introduction
Studying Salafism is important not just for analyzing jihadist movements or clarifying twentieth-century Muslim history, but also for better understanding…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship opening at Williams College
Williams College has posted an opportunity in the Department of Religion. The college seeks a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Islam…
Igbo Jews: A Lost Tribe of Israel?
Over at CNN, Chika Oduah writes about the assertion by Igbo Jews that they are descendants of Jacob and one…