With the new announcement that women will now be allowed to serve in combat roles in the military, Mary E. Hunt, at Religion Dispatches, compares women’s changing roles in the military to their roles in the Catholic Church.
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CFP: Secularism and Secularity
by Per SmithIn November we published the proposal for a new American Academy of Religion program unit---Secularism and Secularity.
January 31, 2013
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Religious right in the United Kingdom?
by Wei ZhuOver at Theos, a British think tank working in the area of religion, politics and society, recently released a new report asking: "Is there a 'Religious Right' emerging in Britain?"
February 1, 2013
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The alienation of religion from the left
by Wei ZhuNoting that "nearly all of the white Americans who drifted away from organized religion in the last few decades were liberals," Claude Fischer worries worries that this is problematic for both the left and the right.
February 7, 2013
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Conference: After Secularization
by Wei ZhuOn March 1st and 2nd, 2013, the Social Science Research Council and the University of California Humanities Research Institute will co-sponsor a conference at the University of California, Irvine entitled “After Secularization.”
February 12, 2013
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Pope Benedict XVI resigns
by Wei ZhuIn a surprising announcement, Pope Benedict XVI stated on Monday that would resign at the end of the month.
February 12, 2013
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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Secularism and New Religiosities
by Per SmithThe University of Göttingen has announced the launch of a research network (CETREN) focused on 'The Politics of the New."
February 19, 2013
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CFP: Is the Post-Colonial Post-Secular?
by Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsThe Religion Department at Syracuse University will be hosting a conference this fall (September 20-21) entitled, "Is the Post-Colonial Post-Secular?"
February 22, 2013
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Conference: Apocalyptic Politics: Framing the Present
by Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsThe Philosophy Department at Villanova's will be holding its 18th Annual Philosophy Conference this Spring (April 12-13).
February 28, 2013
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Introducing Reverberations
by The EditorsWe are pleased to announce the launch of Reverberations, a new digital forum on prayer produced in conjunction with the SSRC’s New Directions in the Study of Prayer initiative. Reverberations will serve as a hub for communication among participants in the New Directions in the Study of Prayer project, a platform for a broader set of academic and public engagements, and a space within which a wide range of resources and materials related to the practice of prayer will be compiled, curated, studied, and explored.
March 6, 2013