Nadia Marzouki’s Islam: An American Religion is one of the most exciting books I have read on Islam in the…
On the evolution and impact of anti-Muslim polemics
United States
“Only a human encounter . . .”
Marzouki has written a book diagnosing a deep political impasse, one often represented as founded in an opposition between Islam…
How much a spirit cost
I first connected with the work of Josef Sorett when he published this strong-voiced call to make hip hop a serious subject…
Don’t play that song, Nathan Scott
I welcome Spirit in the Dark for the seriousness with which it opens new prospects for the study of religion and literature…
Political religion and crises of legitimacy
"There were hopes after the collapse of the Soviet Union that this sort of religion would never re-emerge, at least…
Spirit in the Dark—An introduction
Josef Sorett (Columbia University) introduces a critical exchange centered on his new book, Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of…
Sacrality, secularity, and contested indigeneity
Indigenous peoples articulate their indigeneity within the political and legal language of secularism, even as it renders certain claims to…
Secular Christian power and the spiritual invention of nations
In the Americas, missionary colonialism prospered on the sharp edge of secular Christian power. Cutting up land with a blade…
The Myth of Disenchantment: An Introduction
A great many theorists have argued that precisely what makes the modern world “modern” is that people no longer believe…
Muslim fears and Muslim rights
Muslims played a crucial role in determining the full extent of religious liberty in the early history of the United…