The Tunisian revolution, as a revolution of ordinary people, inspired the demonstrations in Egypt, leading to Mubarak’s fall. It has…
The power of a new political imagination
Africa
The dignity of Egyptian youth
No one expected this unfolding series of events—certainly, no one of my generation (those of us in our mid-forties), nor…
Religion, elections, and civil society in Egypt
Amid the ongoing upheaval in Egypt, Clifford Bob discusses the U.S. Government perspective on Egypt's future and the possibly---or, rather,…
Paul and today’s emerging Christianities
My sense is that the most important cross-fertilization between contemporary Pauline scholarship and trends, like the so-called anthropology of Christianity,…
The indispensability of form
The salience of ideas and practices that emphasize rupture from previous social settings and modes of thought should not blind…
Kenya has a new constitution
In Kenya, the "yes" side was able to claim a landslide victory in a referendum on what has been heralded…
African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review
In February 2011, Indiana University Press, in conjunction with the Africa Peace and Conflict Network and the West African Research…
Comparative Studies in Society and History takes on the secular
The most recent edition of Comparative Studies in Society and History (CSSH) focuses on questions of secularity and secularism in…
Sacred, secular, and soccer
What would FIFA President Sepp Blatter make of the Hand of God? With his declaration that there is “no room…
The power over life and death
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka describes the desperate situation in his native Nigeria in an interview with The Daily Beast’s Tunku…