For those of us who have been following the Politics of Religious Freedom project on this website and elsewhere, Beyond…
Religious freedom, past and future
engagement
Engaging the R word
As it promises on the dust jacket, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd’s Beyond Religious Freedom delivers a critique of the politics of promoting…
A modest defense of the listicle
If, as Umberto Eco tells it, "the list is the origin of culture," then the Internet may be culture's apotheosis.…
Comments don’t replace the news
Pope Francis has called the Internet a “gift from God.” If that’s the case, one has to wonder what message…
When readers respond
Writing about religion in the digital age means that your readers respond. They have, of course, always responded; but in…
Twitter, scripture and practice: A twessay on #ttQuran
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful #ttQuran What is #ttQuran? We will tell you what…
Faith in diplomacy
When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency…
Treating religions (un)equally
Earlier this summer, The Immanent Frame published an off the cuff exchange about the State Department's new initiative to engage religious…
More takes on the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
For those of you following The Immanent Frame's off the cuff discussion of the new State Department's office of religious engagement,…
Engaging whose religion?
In late July, The Immanent Frame published a set of reflections on the Department of State's plans for a new…