In order to expand the discussion of Slezkine’s study, we asked scholars of religion familiar with the Soviet and other…
Bolshevism as secular religion? A discussion of The House of Government
socialism
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Why study the immanentist tradition?
Egypt’s 18th Brumaire
In an essay published in the New York Times, Sheri Berman sees history repeating itself, tragically and farcically, in Egypt.
Modern Mormons and socialism
At Salon, Troy Williams retells an old Mormon tale and chastises likely Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney, for abandoning his religion's socialist…
The geopolitical imperative?
Ritualistic evocations of "America" . . . and the deep-seated sense that somehow the United States is sacrosanct space—war, by…
Have atheism and political radicalism parted ways?
So argues John Milbank at the ABC (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corp.) Religion and Ethics page---indeed, that they have not…