Earlier this week, Eurozine published three pieces by European intellectuals---Cécile Laborde, Claus Leggewie, and Kenan Malik---responding to the recent attacks…
Debating European multiculturalism
immigration
Cameron’s multikulti moment
Echoing comments made by his German counterpart (as well as his Labour predecessor), British PM David Cameron spoke out strongly…
Of saints, separatism, and secularization (part 2)
In my previous post, I discussed the ambivalent legacy of the Catholic Church in Québec in light of the recent…
“Leadership and Leitkultur”
In The New York Times, Jürgen Habermas discusses the current political situation in Germany and the general challenge to liberal…
“Who is a Jew?”
A controversial bill passed the Israeli Knesset's (Parliament) law committee this week. The Rotem Bill, as it is known (named…
Why the Assemblies of God is like the Democratic Party
New York Times columnist Charles Blow began his Saturday piece with a surprising question: "Which political party’s members are most…
Democrats and evangelicals try to forge coalition for immigration reform
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) was introduced in 2009 to close a loophole in immigration law that discriminated against…
Religious views on immigration don’t mirror party politics
In a recent article for Mother Jones, Suzy Khimm asks whether a right-wing schism may be developing over immigration reform. In recent…
Muslims in European public spheres and the limits of liberal theories of citizenship
Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland,…
Immigration and Religion in America
At Religion in American History, Paul Harvey blogs about Immigration and Religion in America: Comparative and Historical Persectives (NYU Press,…