In this brief essay I connect Gates’s philosophy of giving—along with many other contemporary neoliberal philanthropists—to Protestant traditions and the…
Religious charity and the spirit of homo economicus
religion
Conversion and demographic anxieties
For readers interested in Islamic law and society, and especially for those who might not have thought that Malaysia is…
New vistas in studying religion and public life
Taking a relatively “thin” understanding of public religion that challenges—rather than transports—the term’s typical liberal and normative baggage, the essays…
Thealogy or pathology? Reflections from South India
Does attributing motherhood to divinity do anything to undermine patriarchy? The answer, at least from where I sit, is no.
Rethinking public religion: Word, image, sound
This forum explores a set of interlocking questions concerning how we approach the study of public religion. How and when,…
Religion and hate speech
Many recent hate speech cases involve religion either as the source of views that are alleged to be hateful or…
Africa and free/hate speech
In the era of post-truth, alternative facts, and fake news, hate, hateful, inflammatory, and dangerous speech pervade the African continent…
A conversation with Yuri Slezkine
As the final installment of the Fall 2018 book forum on The House of Government, forum co-curators Sonja Luehrmann and…
Religion or ideology?
While I cannot nearly do justice here to Slezkine’s ambitious undertaking, I briefly touch upon two points to suggest why…
Knot of the Soul: Voices, textures, resonances
More than any other book I have read recently, Stefania Pandolfo’s Knot of the Soul made me ask myself time…