Beyond calls for more of us to become public intellectuals, what can we do to shift public opinion on issues…
What is scholarship good for?
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Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu—An introduction
In Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu, rather than looking for people doing religion, I looked for people using religion. The variety of…
Have it your way: Puerto Rico and the myth of American freedom
Steeped in the Reformation’s emphasis on the individual as an autonomous agent, the Founders displaced God in favor of a…
No. Religion is not the common denominator…
Religion is not an explanation for what happened in Tennessee that weekend. Religion in general is never an explanation—except for…
Alfred Stepan’s legacy
Instead of separation of state and religion, Al drew on the history of established religions in Europe to advocate the…
The Idea of the Muslim World and the global politics of religion
The idea of the Muslim world enables narratives in which Islam “causes” people to do things.
“Whither a Muslim world?”
What is the “Muslim world?” Is it solely a descriptive term employed in the social sciences and humanities to name…
On the evolution and impact of anti-Muslim polemics
Nadia Marzouki’s Islam: An American Religion is one of the most exciting books I have read on Islam in the…
“Only a human encounter . . .”
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan writes the initial response to Nadia Marzouki's Islam: An American Religion in this summer book forum.
How much a spirit cost
I first connected with the work of Josef Sorett when he published this strong-voiced call to make hip hop a serious subject…