Since the resignation of former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011, Egypt has experienced significant turmoil, from temporary rule by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to the military coup that led to the election of current president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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Religious exemption in the National Football League
by Wei ZhuDuring last night's victory over the New England Patriots, Kansas City safety Husain Abdullah, a practicing Muslim who once missed the entire 2012 season for the pilgrimage to Mecca, intercepted Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and returned it for a touchdown. After scoring, he was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct—specifically excessive celebration in the form of "going to the ground"—for sliding to his knees and praying.
September 30, 2014
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Mapping “American values”
by Ella WagnerThe Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) have recently teamed up for a foray into “digital religion,” in the form of an ambitious mapping project called the “American Values Atlas” (AVA).
October 15, 2014
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A response to Borja Vilallonga
by Wei ZhuOver at his Academia.edu page, Thomas Pfau responds to Borja Vilallonga's review of his book Minding the Modern.
October 16, 2014
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A “pastoral earthquake” in Rome?
by Wei ZhuOn October 13th, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, an assembly convened by Pope Francis, released a relatio post disceptationem—a snapshot of the discussion thus far—that has triggered much coverage and debate across the media landscape. The document seems to signal a softening stance on, among others things, divorce, homosexuality, and unmarried cohabitation.
October 17, 2014
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Millennial storytelling
by Ella WagnerThe Immanent Frame editor-at-large Nathan Schneider recently talked to radio host Krista Tippett for her Peabody Award-winning show “On Being.”
October 20, 2014
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Conference: Toward a Critique of Secular Reason?
by Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsOn December 10-11, 2014, the Institute of Philosophy (KU Leuven) will host the international conference Towards a Critique of Secular Reason? in Leuven, Belgium.
October 21, 2014
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Futures of the American Religious Past
by Wei ZhuOn January 3, 2015, as part of the winter meeting of American Society for Church History, four interlocutors will speak on TIF contributor John Lardas Modern's book Secularism in Antebellum America, and Mark Noll's book America's God, with comments from both authors.
October 22, 2014
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CFP: Religion, Gender and Body Politics
by Wei ZhuThe "Interdisciplinary Innovations in the Study of Religion and Gender: Postcolonial, Post-secular and Queer Perspectives" project has announced its final conference, initiated and coordinated by Anne-Marie Korte (Utrecht University) and Adriaan van Klinken (University of Leeds).
October 24, 2014
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Pope Francis reaffirms belief in evolution
by Wei ZhuAddressing the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on October 27, Pope Francis stated that not only are the Big Bang and evolution consistent with God and creation, but in fact require a divine presence.
October 30, 2014