The dismissal of Kenneth Howell, a University of Illinois adjunct professor of Catholic history and thought, has generated much discussion…
Teaching Catholicism and sexual morality
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Secularism . . . a really interesting problematic: A conversation with Joan Wallach Scott
At a March 2010 conference, “Gendering the Divide: Conflicts at the Border of Religion and the Secular” (sponsored by Arizona…
When strong is weak
It is a testament to the power of the “strong program” image that most commentators on our working paper read…
Notes from the field
Over the course of the next three months, a small group of SSRC graduate student fellows associated with “After Secularization”—a…
Religion, science, and the humanities: An interview with Barbara Herrnstein Smith
Barbara Herrnstein Smith is a distinguished literary scholar at both Brown and Duke, who, since her undergraduate days, has had…
God, science and philanthropy
Nathan Schneider profiles John Templeton and the Foundation he built, in The Nation.
Religion gone global: An interview with Reza Aslan
How many scholars of religions also run a film company? And how many members of the Council on Foreign Relations…
Glenn Beck’s history book club
What's the number one bestseller on Amazon.com? Give up? As of May 20, 2010, it was George Washington's Sacred Fire…
Jesuit university rescinds offer to sociologist
Marquette University, a Catholic university run by Jesuits, has come under fire after rescinding its offer to Seattle University sociologist…
The soul of academia
The concept of the soul has an important place in the conceptual apparatuses of towering figures of modern social thought…