Recently, Matt Bieber interviewed Peter Hershock, author of Buddhism in the Public Sphere, for his blog The Wheat and Chaff.
Buddhism and the practices of contemporary education
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The study of American religions in Religion
In the most recent issue of Religion (subscription required), a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research in the comparative and…
The “New New Atheists”
Christopher R. Beha discusses a recent article he had written for Harper's Magazine in which he considers three publications, written…
Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
In his new publication, Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa, David Chidester explores South African indigenous religious heritage…
Exodus International renounces gay “cure”
Recently, the President of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, made statements renouncing some of his organization's beliefs, such as the ability…
Evolutionary theory and religion
Charles Mathewes, of The American Interest, discusses the role of religion in evolutionary theory and analyzes two publications on this…
Knight Grants for Reporting on Religion and Public Life
The Knight Program at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism is accepting applications until July 1st, for the…
Traditional but not religious
The first thing that strikes you when looking at Frequencies is the scope of the project and the breadth of…
In defense of the sociology of religion
In a recent contribution to ASA Footnotes, Christian Smith explains why it is crucial for sociologists to take religion seriously,…
The resurgence of the civic
Occupy Wall Street and cognate groups around the world are part of a protest movement that is both global and…