In a The Immanent Frame post on buffered selves, Charles Taylor commented that “The process of disenchantment, involving a change…
Secularization histories as cultural-political programs
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CFP: Putting Truth in the Second Place: On Compromise, Religion and Politics
As part of the COMPROMISE research project at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen will host an international…
Postdoctoral fellowship in religion, politics, and global affairs
The Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Buffett Institute at Northwestern University invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral…
The long shadow of Christian politics
It has become a truism to say that Samuel Moyn’s work landed like “a grenade” amid common understandings of postwar…
Mourning a political saint in Johannesburg
On December 6, 2013, I, along with millions of South Africans, woke to the news that Nelson Mandela had died.…
The Communist Party and the future of religion in China
This short essay sketches out the different views that may be identified within the Chinese Communist Party as we look…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Catholic bishops on immigration reform
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has undertaken a coordinated effort to preach the message of immigration reform…
Engaging whose religion?
In late July, The Immanent Frame published a set of reflections on the Department of State's plans for a new…
The religious dimension of Morsi’s mandate
The Immanent Frame contributor Mbaye Lo writes at Mondoweiss on ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's claim of legitimacy and its…