What makes a religious political party? The question is more than semantic in Senegal. The constitution bars political parties based…
What’s the writing on the wall?
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The stories we tell
In a recent Newsweek article, “Saint Sarah,” Lisa Miller chronicles Sarah Palin’s iconic status among evangelical Christian women in the…
Does religion unite or divide?
At Reset DOC, Marco Cesario provides an overview of a recent roundtable discussion held at the Bilgi University in Istanbul,…
Glenn Beck’s history book club
What's the number one bestseller on Amazon.com? Give up? As of May 20, 2010, it was George Washington's Sacred Fire…
Religions and rights: An interview with Richard Amesbury
Though currently on sabbatical at the University of Zürich, Richard Amesbury teaches religious and philosophical ethics at the Claremont School…
Jesuit university rescinds offer to sociologist
Marquette University, a Catholic university run by Jesuits, has come under fire after rescinding its offer to Seattle University sociologist…
Feminism, secularism, and marriage
In the latest issue of Studies in Social Justice, an open-access e-journal, Ada S. Jaarsma addresses the "post-secular turn" in feminism with…
Losing faith in peace
In the latest issue of Foreign Policy, Aaron David Miller, a long-time State Department official and advisor to six secretaries…
What Taylor misses
The heft of a book would seem proportional to its exhaustiveness. It is no surprise that Charles Taylor's A Secular…
The crucifix controversy and the contradictions of German secularism
Last week, the prime minister of Lower Saxony, a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), replaced several ministers in…