The Economist reported recently on the state of Sunni-Shia relations only a few years after a seemingly pivotal moment.
Jessica Polebaum
Jessica Polebaum is a contributing editor for The Immanent Frame and a J.D. candidate at Georgetown University. A former program and editorial associate at the Social Science Research Council, she holds a B.A. in religion from Middlebury College, where her undergraduate work culminated in a senior honors thesis on ijtihad---a concept from classical Islamic law---and its use in modern reform movements. Upon graduating in 2008, she received the Ann and Edward Meyers Religion Prize for exceptional ability in the understanding, expression, and integration of ideas in the area of religious studies.
West’s witness
For New York Magazine, Lisa Miller profiles Cornel West, surveying the course of his academic career, personal life, and variety…
New online journal: Religion & Politics
Today marks the launch of Religion & Politics, an online journal from the John C. Danforth Center on Religion &…
Book launch: Rethinking Religion and World Affairs
On Tuesday, May 1, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs will host the launch of Rethinking Religion…
Frequencies named Official Honoree of the 16th Webby Awards
Frequencies has been named an Official Honoree of the 16th Annual Webby Awards!
New journal: Regulating Religion
The Religion and Diversity Project, hosted at the University of Ottawa, is currently accepting papers for publication in Regulating Religion,…
Decoding religious freedom claims
Molly Worthen, in the New York Times' Campaign Stops blog, considers the undertones of recent conservative claims regarding the Obama…
New resource for religion and new media
The Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture has recently launched a new resource website featuring an extensive bibliography, …
Secularism and The Third Jihad
At The Revealer, Jeremy F. Walton offers insight on the recent controversy surrounding the NYPD's use of The Third Jihad…
Religious roots of the secular
At the Harvard University Press Blog, historian Brad S. Gregory discusses his latest book, The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious…