Anthropologist Barbara J. King, whose previous book Evolving God explored the roots of religion among non-human animals, has a new book, called Being with Animals, about how and why humans relate to other species.
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“Inter-Asian Connections”
by Jessica PolebaumFollowing the successful inaugural conference held in Dubai in February 2008, the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, the National University of Singapore, and the Social Science Research Council have announced plans for the second Conference on Inter-Asian Connections. There is an open call for proposals from faculty members of accredited colleges and universities from around the globe, to direct one of six thematic workshops, including one on religion and law, at a three-day international conference to be held in Singapore on December 8-10, 2010.
February 4, 2010
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Year one in White House faith-based office
by Ruth BraunsteinDespite critiques that the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships has been relatively quiet recently, Joshua DuBois, the Office's Director, takes to the White House blog to reflect on what they have achieved during the past year.
February 4, 2010
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Does faith trump equality?
by Jessica PolebaumThis week at The Guardian's Belief page, the editors ask whether faith trumps equality: "When religions believe they must discriminate on grounds of sex, or gender, or of belief, what should the state do?" On Monday, the editors published the text of an address delivered by the Pope to the Catholic bishops of England and Wales, and yesterday they added another religious perspective, that of Michael Scott-Joynt, bishop of Winchester and member of the House of Lords, to the debate.
February 4, 2010
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Let the Tea Party begin
by Rebecca SagerWho are the prominent movers and shakers at the Tea Party convention? The Daily Beast reports.
February 5, 2010
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John Esposito speaks on The Future of Islam
by Charles GelmanLeading scholar of Islam John L. Esposito spoke recently at the Carnegie Council in New York City, addressing both the perception of Islam in the West and the prospects for reform within Islamic societies, themes which he takes up in his latest book, The Future of Islam.
February 5, 2010
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Call for posters: religion and geographic analysis
by Ruth BraunsteinHarvard University's Center for Geographic Analysis has issued a call for posters for its "New Technologies and Interdisciplinary Research on Religion" workshop March 12 - 13, 2010.
February 5, 2010
books
Gandhi meets Bin Laden
by Nathan SchneiderJames L. Rowell, an assistant professor of religion at Flager College, examines divergent forms of religious leadership through studies of Gandhi and Osama bin Laden.
February 6, 2010
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Reporting on faith in the armed forces
by Charles GelmanIn an incisive piece over at Trans/Missions, Meghan McCarty wades into a tangle of facts and frames concerning the recent push---perhaps more cosmetic than ingenuous---for religious tolerance in the US armed forces
February 7, 2010
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Idaho missionaries replay colonial legacy, imperial hubris
by Kathryn ReklisAnthea Butler analyzes the case of Idaho missionaries arrested in Haiti, comparing it to the long history of colonialism and imperial Christianity of which the missionaries appear naively unaware.
February 8, 2010