The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has undertaken a coordinated effort to preach the message of immigration reform…
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Religion and the environment
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On the passing of Jean Bethke Elshtain
Well-known ethicist and scholar Jean Bethke Elshtain of the University of Chicago recently passed away on August 11, 2013.
CFP: The Book of Mormon: Americanist Approaches
Professors Jared Hickman and Elizabeth Fenton have put out a call for papers on The Book of Mormon for potential future publication.
Emergent feminism among Orthodox Jewish women in Israel
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Dahlia Lithwick write at The New Republic write about the struggles of an emergent form of…
The religious dimension of Morsi’s mandate
The Immanent Frame contributor Mbaye Lo writes at Mondoweiss on ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's claim of legitimacy and its…
CFP: Why Study Religion?
Illinois State University Philosophy and Religious Studies Department has announced a call for papers for the upcoming conference on religion in higher…
Religious progressives in the US
The new Economic Values Survey carried out by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute has surveyed the…
Crisis in Egypt roundup
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