In 1937, some of the most prominent and influential Protestant leaders in the United States travelled to Oxford for a…
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The new global politics of religion: A view from the other side
In the summer of 2013, the international Islamic magazine al-Bayan published its Ramadan issue with a striking cover. Flanked by…
Religious freedom, past and future
For those of us who have been following the Politics of Religious Freedom project on this website and elsewhere, Beyond…
Secularism at home and abroad
The stark divide between the sacred and the profane engendered by the Great Separation between religion and politics in the…
Queer faiths: Can conversions uncover and unsettle racialized religion?
Journalists, politicians and even scholars in Europe commonly use the word “Muslim” to refer not to religion, but to a…
Making a biblical theme park
Ark Encounter will be a $150 million biblical theme park, scheduled to open in summer 2016. Set on 800 acres…
“After the Shipwreck”: Interpreting religion in international relations
Having been invited to reflect upon the themes of this forum, first raised during the European University Institute (EUI) workshop “Beyond…
CFP: Histories of Sexuality and Religion in the 20th Century United States
Editors Gillian Frank (Stony Brook University), Heather White (New College of Florida), and Bethany Moreton (University of Georgia) have issued…
Department of State launches Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
Following on talk of earlier plans to create a new "office of religious engagement," the Department of State has formally launched…
Engaging religion at the Department of State
This past week, the US Department of State announced the creation of a new office that “will focus on engagement with…