On December 6, 2013, I, along with millions of South Africans, woke to the news that Nelson Mandela had died.…
Mourning a political saint in Johannesburg
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The Communist Party and the future of religion in China
This short essay sketches out the different views that may be identified within the Chinese Communist Party as we look…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Catholic bishops on immigration reform
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has undertaken a coordinated effort to preach the message of immigration reform…
Engaging whose religion?
In late July, The Immanent Frame published a set of reflections on the Department of State's plans for a new…
The religious dimension of Morsi’s mandate
The Immanent Frame contributor Mbaye Lo writes at Mondoweiss on ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's claim of legitimacy and its…
New report on religion and international relations
A working group on "international relations and religion," convened by Michael Desch and Daniel Philpott, recently released released a detailed report.
Religious freedom and the Constitution
Dennis J. Goldford was recently interviewed by Religion Dispatches Magazine about his new book The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics,…
President Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter calls upon the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests as part of an interview…
The anatomy of a public square movement
Sociologist (and longtime TIF contributor) Nilüfer Göle assesses the emerging opposition movement in Turkey at Today's Zaman.