Undoubtedly, transnational pulls and uneven relations of power shape political realities throughout the Americas. However, not all political and cultural…
politics
Religion, democracy, and Christian nationalism
The intersection of religion and politics has been a key focus of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) Program on…
Us and them vs. them: How Christian nationalism facilitates multiracial coalitions of exclusion
The rise of ethno-nationalist movements around the world has been one of the most notable political trends of the past…
Everything Everywhere All at Once as religious experience
If one aspect of religiosity in America is the belief in America, then scholars of religion would do well to…
US politics beyond white conservatives: Asian American evangelicals and the religiously unaffiliated
A focus on Asian Americans opens new avenues of study when it comes to race, religion, and politics. I focus…
Asian American religions: Everywhere, all at once
“Asian American religions: Everywhere, all at once” invites readers to the multiverse of religious experiences in Asian America. This set…
Revisited: The case of religious environmentalism
"Much has changed since this essay was published in 2008—much scary and depressing, but some—thank goodness—hopeful." In this update, Roger…
“Populism” in Hong Kong’s contemporary politics
Given the complicated history of populism in the Chinese context, just how has the concept been used and received within…
Le mal des fleurs
Surely one reason for the ongoing but mistakenly benign and otherworldly cliché of India as a land of “spirituality” is…
A Christian covenant in concrete
Memorials are frequent sites of revisionist history, and we could easily say that Sata’s mausoleum is meant to cover up…