This forum explores a set of interlocking questions concerning how we approach the study of public religion. How and when, above all, is it “public”? What are the conditions and qualities of religious publicity? And what becomes of “religion” when our focus falls more squarely on its modes of publication, presence, and circulation?
The SSRC is an independent, international, nonprofit organization. It fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues.
Items is a space for engagement with insights from the work of the Council and the social sciences.
The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.
Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
