Garrett Baer interviews Stephen Prothero, author of God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World---and Why Their Differences Matter.
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The Immanent Frame’s new format
by Charles GelmanAs some readers may have noticed, we're presently in the process of shifting to a new format for presenting our past and current discussion series. Here we offer a guide to the new design.
June 9, 2010
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Religion and the judiciary
by Jake AlterIn The Guardian, Aidan O'Neill discusses the role of religion in the American and British Supreme Courts.
June 9, 2010
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Controversial church poster depicts Jesus in the womb
by Jake AlterIn The Guardian, Karen McVeigh discusses a controversial advertisement that portrays a scan of a fetus with a halo above its head.
June 10, 2010
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Conceptions of Islam and American (in)tolerance
by Amanda KaplanOn June 6th, in response to plans to construct a Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero, outrage ensued in the name of insensitivity. The socialist blog, The People's Cube presents a series of striking images from the 'No Mosque at Ground Zero' protest.
June 10, 2010
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Hegel in the heartland
by Charles GelmanIn The New York Times, J.M. Bernstein holds forth on the metaphysical dimensions of the sustained paroxysm known as the Tea Party.
June 15, 2010
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Introducing the Israel-Palestine Project
by Amanda KaplanDiane Winston introduces the Israel-Palestine Project, a multimedia exploration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, composed by students in her USC Annenberg graduate journalism course on covering religion, politics, and gender. It aims to deepen the historical and sociological context in which the conflict is reported on in the U.S.
June 15, 2010
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Recent Bloggingheads.tv episodes on religion and sexuality
by Sam HanBloggingheads.tv has recently put up two "diavlogs" on issues related to religion and sexuality.
June 16, 2010
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“Religion can make life inside bearable”
by Jake AlterFrancis Davis discusses the role of religion in the prison system, why certain religious movements acquire certain followings, and the danger of conflating one's religious beliefs with certain transnational movements.
June 16, 2010
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The continuing plight of American Muslims
by Charles GelmanKevin Drum is duly indignant about the case of Yahya Wehelie, a U.S. citizen placed on the no-fly list and effectively banned from returning to his home in Virginia.
June 17, 2010