The organizers of the upcoming annual conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, "The Arab Spring: Getting It Right," is currently seeking paper proposals.
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Imagining radical refusal
by John D. BoyIn Reviews in Cultural Theory, Erin Wunker reviews Exit Capitalism: Literary Culture, Theory, and Postsecular Modernity by Simon During.
March 14, 2012
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Syposium on Derrida and religion
by Charles Gelman"Of Miracles and Machines: A Symposium on Derrida and Religion" will take place Thursday, March 22, at Fordham University, New York, NY.
March 15, 2012
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Postdoc fellowship: New Circles of Learning for Engaged Scholars Studying Congregations
by Candice ScharfThe Boston University School of Theology is seeking a Research Fellow in Congregational Studies for a three-year period, beginning June 1, 2012.
March 16, 2012
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Israel, secularism, and democracy
by John D. BoyAt Harvard Law School, faculty members Noah Feldman and Duncan Kennedy recently debated the question "Can Israel Be Both Jewish and Democratic?"
March 19, 2012
books
Ghosts in Antebellum America
by Taline CoxAt Religion in American History, John Turner, Professor of History at the University of Southern Alabama, reviews two books that evoke the ghosts of Antebellum America.
March 20, 2012
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Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
by Wei ZhuOn March 16th, Archbishop Rowan Williams announced his acceptance of the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, effective January 2013.
March 21, 2012
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New journal: Regulating Religion
by Jessica PolebaumThe Religion and Diversity Project, hosted at the University of Ottawa, is currently accepting papers for publication in Regulating Religion, a new e-journal for graduate student work.
March 21, 2012
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Public religions and the postsecular
by John D. BoyThe latest issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion contains the presidential address of British sociologist James Beckford. In it, Beckford critically reflects on the concepts of public religion and the postsecular.
March 26, 2012
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Rising alternatives to organized religion
by Phillip QuinteroIn a recent issue of TIME, Amy Sullivan writes of a 2009 study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and an example of American expats in Mexico that both suggest Americans may prefer to grow their own when it comes to religious congregations.
March 27, 2012