Religious leftists in Brazil—of all faiths, with Catholics most prominent among them—already lean on established institutions in combination with the…
Social activism and rooted liberationist religion in Brazil
Brazil
Before anything, above all: No decision
While phrases such as “Brazil first,” “America first,” or “Brexit is Brexit” may suggest a will to restore sovereignty around…
Out of time
I entered the Old City the same day that I watched Inferno, bookends of roughly a five-hour span. I could…
Ekklesia: An introduction
Ekklesia: Three Inquiries in Church and State takes the tenacious rubric of “church and state” and examines it through a…
Alfred Stepan’s legacy
Instead of separation of state and religion, Al drew on the history of established religions in Europe to advocate the…
Brazil’s religious right
In the Guardian, Tom Phillips profiles Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP---and explores the growing political voice of the…
De-provincializing Oprah
In Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon, Kathryn Lofton holds up a lustrous mirror to the polymorphously perverse dynamics of…
A third Jewish temple?
1,940 years after the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple, a building plan has been authorized in São Paulo, Brazil…
Islam on the rise in Brazil’s favelas
At Shadow and Act, Tambay Obenson posted a video about the rise of Islam in Brazil's favelas. The clip, from…