Whenever there is talk about an ‘emerging strong program’ and ‘a new sociology of religion,’ we need to keep in…
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Exploring Buddhist violence
Michael Jerryson discusses his new book Buddhist Warfare, co-edited with Mark Juergensmeyer, at Religion Dispatches, explaining "how the notion of…
Spirit quest
At the New York Times, Charles M. Blow weighs in on new data showing that "Young adults are looking for…
Pink ouija board targets young girls as spiritists or spiritual victims
Courtney Bender explores the criss-crossing lines of gender, power, and spirituality in the controversy surrounding Hasbro's release of a hot…
Transcendence in the brain
The current issue of Nature includes a report on a new study in Italy about the connections between certain brain…
Religion’s reputation
In 2008, roughly 15 percent of Americans told telephone surveyors with the American Religious Identification Survey that they had no…
Sportualism in America
In an article published this week in USA Today, Tom Krattenmaker explores the directed effort by religious groups to infiltrate the wide…
“American depressions”
At Tikkun Magazine, Harriet Fraad points to five sources that have "devastated the American moral, economic, psychological, and social landscape."
Making compassion cool: An interview with Karen Armstrong
A former Catholic nun, Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on comparative religions, including A History of God,…
Haiti and religion
Across the religion blogosphere, some of the most visible discussions of the Haitian earthquake have focused on two topics: Vodou…