In the face of ubiquitous inequalities and anti-Black violence, spiritual cultivation became paramount to African Americans’ emotional survival and stability…
Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult
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The corporate form: Conclusion
The concept of the corporate form is not the solution scholarship needs, but the power of this assertion is the…
Extracting corporate religion
In this conversation, Judith Ellen Brunton and Chip Callahan discuss "occupational religion" as it relates to their research on the…
Martha, Mary, Meister Eckhart: A mystical provocation to mothers as host bodies
Theological and popular conceptions of motherhood have shifted significantly over the centuries, reflecting accompanying political motives and holding powerful implications…
Must a female God mother?
As we seek to reimagine God, I am not sure that the corrective to the damage that has been done…
The art of debunking
If you want to understand secularism, Emily Ogden reminds us in Credulity, then you can begin with the art of…
A conversation between Sara Farris and Joan Wallach Scott
As the final installment of the series “Sex, secularism, and ‘femonationalism,’” Sara Farris, author of In the Name of Women’s Rights,…
The “woman question” as symptomatic of imperialism
I want to bring the arguments of Farris and Scott into conversation with two other recent publications in order to…
The cross and the cheeseheads
Where do Christians stand with regard to Wisconsin's euphemistically named "budget repair bill"? That's a question stirring up some debate…
Religion in Wisconsin
In an article at Religion Dispatches, Kim Bobo, the founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice, describes the religious…