Why does our academic culture operate under the assumption that “secular” education is fundamentally distinct from or superior to non-“secular”…
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The suspicious revolution: An interview with Talal Asad
Not long after his return from Cairo, where he was doing fieldwork, I spoke with Talal Asad at the City…
Debating religious freedom in Dissent
The latest issue of Dissent features an argument (sub. req.) by Austin Dacey and Colin Koproske against the prevailing understanding…
New journal: Secularism and Nonreligion
Secularism and Nonreligion, the "world's first journal dedicated to the study of the nonreligious and the secular," recently announced its…
Religion as culture in “spiritual cultivation”
Despite its roots in a religious entity, OISCA [The Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement] is registered as a…
Crafting the secular studies syllabus
Pitzer College having announced that it will offer a major in "secular studies," the Harvard University Press Blog compiles a…
Pitzer College to add “secular studies” major
Thanks to the efforts of sociologist Phil Zuckerman, this fall Pitzer College in California will become the first undergraduate institution…
Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butler
Judith Butler, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is among the leading social theorists alive today. Her most…
New tensions in Egypt
Michael Slackman has a fairly extensive article in The New York Times on the Muslim Brotherhood's apparent consolidation of power…
A review of Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age
Abraham Rubin reviews Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age at the blog of the Center for Jewish Law and…