Ten years ago, I examined the entanglement of religion and politics in South Africa ahead of the 2014 national election.…
Revisited: Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
religion and politics
Colonial reverberations in contemporary religious freedom promotion
The cacophony of sounds at Easter in contemporary Cyprus is tremendous. From fieldwork on the island in 2015, I recall…
RFP | SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) aims to bring knowledge of…
RFP | SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is now accepting applications for…
Faith in American democracy? Prospects for renewal amid crisis
We are living in a moment of intense anxiety about the fate of democracy around the world. Democratic institutions are…
A Witness in our spirits
Considering how Black people in America might go on living and loving life, facing seemingly interminable political impossibility, I want…
RFP | SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is now accepting applications for…
An American political theology?
One question I have been thinking about is whether contested political theologies can coexist with collective governance, which would have…
Church State Corporation—An introduction
Following this introduction, five dialogues will be published in which Sullivan was paired with another scholar to discuss Church State…
Catholicism and European politics: Two new trends
I want to offer a reflection on two religious developments in contemporary Europe that highlight but also challenge Roy’s account…