To this stimulating and learned series of posts I cannot add much about the genealogy of religious freedom or its…
Is religion free?
proselytism
Religion in public schools
In Reuters, journalist Katherine Stewart gives her thoughts regarding American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) recently filed lawsuit against New Heights…
Proselytism and religious freedom
The distinguishing feature of proselytizing is an aim that typically supervenes upon “ordinary” religious expression. It is an accompanying mental…
For and against proselytism
I view my task not as that of winning points in a debate on the grounds of logical or rhetorical…
The extra-territorial establishment of religion
There is an embarrassing giddiness in the religious studies world today. With our new mantra in hand—the new “salience” of…
The ethics of proselytism
At On Faith this week, "the question" is whether religious groups proselytizing overseas amounts to "religious freedom" or to "coercion."
Beware the unstated assumptions
I applaud the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ call for the U.S. government to recognize the pivotal role of religion…
Reporting on faith in the armed forces
In an incisive piece over at Trans/Missions, Meghan McCarty wades into a tangle of facts and frames concerning the recent…
Dialogues concerning Hume and religion
On the January 4th edition of FOX News Sunday, Brit Hume gave this surprising advice to Tiger Woods in the wake…
Let’s talk about faith
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat argues that "the debate that Brit Hume kicked off a week ago is still…