Over at the New York Times, Neil MacFarquhar writes about the recently published Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women, by Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi.
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Globalization and secularization
by John D. BoyIn the latest issue of the European Journal of Sociology, José Casanova reviews two recent works by eminent British sociologists: Religion and Modern Society by Bryan Turner and The Future of Christianity by David Martin.
February 15, 2012
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New resource for religion and new media
by Jessica PolebaumThe Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture has recently launched a new resource website featuring an extensive bibliography, “scholar’s index,” blog, and newsfeed: The Network is designed for scholars, students and those interested in exploring topics and questions emerging at the intersections of religion, the internet and new, social and mobile media. The […]
February 16, 2012
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The karate philosopher
by John D. BoyEduardo Mendieta, who has conducted interviews with Cornel West and Jürgen Habermas for The Immanent Frame, was recently interviewed by New APPS.
February 17, 2012
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Temporary restraining order on city’s ban
by Candice ScharfThis past Thursday, February 16th, Andy Newman reported for the New York Times that Judge Preska of the Federal District Court in Manhattan had issued a 10-day restraining order on the city's ban of churches worshiping in public schools.
February 21, 2012
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Do candidates need the Catholic vote anymore?
by Phillip QuinteroEd Kilgore argues that American Catholics no longer represent a voting constituency that is significantly different from non-Catholics.
February 21, 2012
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Missions and church-planting in Europe
by John D. BoyLast month, Eurochurch.net published a report on the state of missional church-planting activities in Europe authored by Darrell Jackson and Tim Herbert.
February 22, 2012
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The NYPD’s religious profiling
by John D. BoyTa-Nehisi Coates comments on the New York Police Department's profiling of Muslim student populations throughout the northeastern U.S.
February 23, 2012
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Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent
by Taline CoxLila Abu-Lughod and Anumpama Rao---editors of Women’s Rights, Muslim Family Law, and the Politics of Consent, a special issue of SocialDifference-Online---sat down for a conversation with the editors of Jadaliyya.
February 23, 2012
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Responses to Qur’an burning in Afghanistan
by Phillip QuinteroReports that NATO personnel had burned copies of the Qur'an first appeared in the New York Times on Tuesday, February 21.
February 24, 2012