There is an important ambiguity that attends the philosophical use of the term “end.” On the one hand, it can…
The End of Theology
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Theologies of American exceptionalism: Marshall and Morgan
In this second installment in the series, Winni Sullivan and M. Cooper Harriss find theology of American exceptionalism in documents…
Theologies of American exceptionalism: Winthrop and Cavell
"Among the many possible ways of figuring, interpreting, and receiving the problem of American exceptionalism, Cavell pursues a line of…
Theologies of American exceptionalism: Introduction
The one-day workshop which produced these essays focused on “Theologies of American Exceptionalism,” asking participants to expound on an exemplary…
God in the Enlightenment
In a speech before the Brexit vote, Boris Johnson offered a controversial historical pedigree for his campaign to leave the…
Calvin’s questions: A response to Jonathan Sheehan
In “Teaching Calvin in California,” a recent piece in The New York Times, Jonathan Sheehan argues that students in secular…
The Origins of Neoliberalism: Modeling the Economy from Jesus to Foucault: An introduction
Traditionally, Western thought framed human life as evolving in a three-dimensional space: the economic, the political, and the philosophical. Nowadays,…
Pope Francis and liberation theology
One year into Francis’s papacy, many observers—both inside and outside the Catholic community—are still holding their breath. He has certainly…
Theorizing religion in modern Europe
On March 7-8, 2014, Harvard University will be hosting an international conference entitled "Theorizing Religion in Modern Europe."
The theology blind spot
I have always been puzzled by the fact that Charles Taylor starts his book A Secular Age with a long…