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The Immanent Frame
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- They tell the Bible so: On hermeneutical determinism
  by William Stell
- Revisited: Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections
  by Rachel C. Schneider
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- An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumnus, Dr. Garikai Chaunza
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- Analyzing Approaches to Governing Diversity: Insights from the Political Manifestoes of Ghana’s Political Parties
  by Ernest Bagson
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Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult

LaShawn Harris·

April 15, 2022

In the face of ubiquitous inequalities and anti-Black violence, spiritual cultivation became paramount to African Americans’ emotional survival and stability…

Modernity's resonances: New inquiries into the secular

The secularist killjoy: A reply to Schaefer and Smith

Emily Ogden·

February 22, 2019

I am grateful to Donovan Schaefer and Caleb Smith for their productive, provocative responses. Both in their different ways have…