At Religion Dispatches, Alan Senauke writes about Time magazine's July 1st issue and its consequences in Burma.
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Is the increase in the non-religious a “bad thing”?
by Dolores Morgan TrujilloA new survey by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life found that an increasing number of American adults identify as religiously unaffiliated, and nearly one half of respondents said that the increase in non-religious individuals is a "bad thing" for American society.
July 10, 2013
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CFP: The Religious Turn: Secular and Sacred Engagements in Literature and Theory
by Dolores Morgan TrujilloThe Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature will host its annual conference on The Religious Turn: Secular and Sacred Engagement in Literature and Theory at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA from May 15-17, 2014.
July 10, 2013
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CFP: Gender & Society
by Claire MaThe Committee for the Study of Religion at the CUNY Graduate Center has announced a call for papers for its Special Issue of Gender & Society.
July 11, 2013
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The God Problem: Expressing Faith and Being Reasonable
by The EditorsIn his new publication, The God Problem: Expressing Faith and Being Reasonable, Robert Wuthnow conducted more than two hundred interviews with people of various faiths in order to analyze how middle class Americans juggle the relationship between faith and reason.
July 15, 2013
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Crisis in Egypt roundup
by Dolores Morgan TrujilloThe public protests and ouster of elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi by the Egyptian military followed by the appointment of interim President Adli Monsour left Egypt with continued protests, violence, and an uncertain future for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Islamist politics across the Middle East. The following roundup culls the various religious and political motivations and interests of multiple parties, both within and surrounding Egypt.
July 16, 2013
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Secularism and the invention of American evangelicalism
by Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsFew books in the field of American religious history has received more attention over the few years than John Modern’s Secularism in Antebellum America.
July 16, 2013
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Preaching after the Trayvon Martin verdict
by Claire MaHow can religion aid or complicate the ways in which people make sense of the trial of George Zimmerman and understand its social implications? Since the verdict, religious centers across the country have become spaces for healing, prayer, and process for religious members of different faith communities. Elizabeth Drescher and Dan Webster also discuss the verdict's implications on how they comprehend God, the law, and their responsibility in society.
July 17, 2013
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The State Department and “religious engagement”
by The EditorsThree recent articles have drawn attention to plans at the U.S. Department of State to create a new "office of religious engagement."
July 18, 2013
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Contesting Secularism: Comparative Perspectives
by The EditorsIn Contesting Secularism: Comparative Perspectives, editor Anders Berg-Sørensen compiles works from leading scholars to provide an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the debate of religion and secularism in the public sphere.
July 22, 2013