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The Immanent Frame
- The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.
- Karma, history, and the humanities
  by Thomas A. Lewis
- Karmic psychopolitics: May the friendliest thrive
  by Jessica Zu
- Buddhism and deliberative democracy
  by William J. Long
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- Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
- Pathways to peace in tourism-induced natural resource conflict in the Kakum National Park Area of Ghana
  by Dr. Issahaku Adam
- An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumnus, Dr. Dare Leke Idowu
  by African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics
- Alienation and Conflicts Among Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Ghana: Implications for Peaceful Co-Existence and Democracy
  by Dr. Suhiyini Issah Alhassan
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Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult

LaShawn Harris·

April 15, 2022

In the face of ubiquitous inequalities and anti-Black violence, spiritual cultivation became paramount to African Americans’ emotional survival and stability…

Modernity's resonances: New inquiries into the secular

The secularist killjoy: A reply to Schaefer and Smith

Emily Ogden·

February 22, 2019

I am grateful to Donovan Schaefer and Caleb Smith for their productive, provocative responses. Both in their different ways have…