Andrew WhiteheadDenial and discrimination: How Christian Nationalism’s ideology harms families and undermines public education
On public funding for private school vouchers, Christian nationalism, and services for disabled students
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NSRNWho are the Non-Seculars? A (Tongue-in-Cheek) Call for the Study of a Strange Group
Nathan G. Alexander is a lecturer in history at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and project manager of the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project. He is also the author of Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914 (NYU...
The Commons by APRIL OnlineTwo Versions of Religious Community: One Battle After Another
Add excerpt here. The post Two Versions of Religious Community: One Battle After Another appeared first on April Online.
Religion LinkWar in Iran: Covering the conflict’s religious contours
In this guide, we offer background, resources, relevant stories and expert sources to help you better cover the religion angle on the current conflict and what it might mean in the wake of the latest war in the Middle East.
Marginalia Review of BooksThe German Philosophy that Emancipated America
KELLY M.S. SWOPE | Lives like his were proof that the German philosophy of freedom planted real roots in American institutions before and after the War over Slavery.
Marginalia Review of BooksIn the Translator's Workshop: Featuring Michael Bazzett on the Poetry of K’iche’ Maya poet, Humberto Ak’abal
MICHAEL BAZZETT | Translating the poetry of K’iche’ Maya poet Humberto Ak’abal can sometimes feel like trying to grab a beam of sunlight.
Ken ChitwoodClaims of religious persecution in the media
President Donald J. Trump meets with survivors of religious persecution from 17 countries Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah...
Studying Religion in CultureOrganizing at the Water Cooler
The REL Strategy Group is becoming a vital meeting space for colleagues to share what they they’re seeing in their instiutional contexts. Its monthly consultation meetings are also a space to ask questions about how things are being done elsewhere....
Marginalia Review of BooksRabbi David Wolpe on Global Challenges, Judaism, and Our Existential Crisis
Rabbi David Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple and one of the most influential rabbis in America
NAASRNAASR Annual Meeting 2026 CFP
Challenges and Futures in Religious Studies #naasr2026 IAHR Regional Conference In 1995, our journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religion devoted a special issue to “pathologies” in study of religion in North American universities. The guest...
Religion LinkCovering claims of religious persecution
This guide offers reporters the tools to navigate the topic of religious persecution at home and abroad, offering background, resources, tips, suggestions and expert sources for your next story.
The Domination ChroniclesLegalized Lawlessness: Bruce McIvor on Colonial Power, the Doctrine of Discovery, and the Fraud of Reconciliation
Episode 17 of the Domination Chronicles Podcast
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian StudiesTheodore of Mopsuestia’s Biblical Exegesis in His Catechetical Homilies
2026.03.02 | Sofia Puchkova. Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Biblical Exegesis in His Catechetical Homilies. SVC 185. Brill, Leiden-Boston: 2024. Review by Marius Portaru, Pontificium Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome....
Religion MattersBeyond Compliance: Supporting Religious Expression in Public Schools
Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When the Law Speaks, Educators Still Must Teach Last month, the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and...
Andrew WhiteheadWould Jesus Condone "Death and Destruction from the Sky All Day Long"?
I guess this is a question we are being forced to ask in the current context.
Ken ChitwoodPersian Wine, Made with Swedish Spirit
When the Islamic Revolution swept Iran in 1979, Shahram Soltani’s family was told to stop making wine.For decades, winemakers like the Soltanis enjoyed the support of the Pahlavi monarchy and its head of government Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who wanted...
Barth NotesSnopes Notes Richard Tice Spreading False Claim About Minab School Bombing
Snopes discusses claims that the destruction of a girl’s school in Minab in Iran resulting in great loss of life was due to a misfired Iranian missle rather than the US-Israel bombardment, and that Iran had supposedly admitted as much (urls in...
Religion in United States HistoryApplications Open for the 2026 Fein and Lapidus Fellowship (Due March 31)
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Religion in United States History2026 Graduate Research Fellowship in Mormon Studies (University of Utah)
The Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah continues to support emerging scholarship in the field of Mormon Studies through its Graduate Research Fellowship in Mormon Studies.
ReligionProfJohn the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus
Candida Moss has a new article out in National Geographic titled “Why John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus.” She quotes me in the article, and since I answered some brief questions with very long answers as she was writing it, most of...
Ken ChitwoodRinse, Repeat, Ramadan
Image courtesy of Mostafameraji, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons/Patheos. Every year for the last several years, sometime between the last gray days of winter and the first real hints...
RSN PodcastThe Roots of Reproductive Injustice: A conversation with Elizabeth O'Brien
Elizabeth O'Brien, associate professor of history at UCLA and winner of the 2024 AAR Best First Book in the History of Religions Award, speaks to Kristian Petersen about her book, Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in...
ReligionProfThe Wonderful Wizarding World of Artificial Intelligence
AI can seem like magic. I have used the analogy of “showing how the magic trick is done” to refer to what I try to do when I explain the technology. Once you understand the magic trick, it will no longer seem like magic ever again. You can still...
The Domination ChroniclesColonists, Settlers, Invaders, Expansionists, Immigrants — why the words matter
Domination Chronicles Episode 16
Studying Religion in CultureVisualizing Decoding Diaspora in 3-D
Dr. Newton’s digital project, Decoding Diaspora, has thus far been a collaborative effort, both with the digitization of J.A. Rogers’ newspaper serial, and with projects based on that data. Maggie Weatherwax, a second year M.A. student, is one of...
Studying Religion in CultureWhat’s Our Success Story?
Scholars can find success in building a strong research portfolio. A professor's work is about contributing to the success of students, colleagues, administrators, and institutions. Leslie Dorrough Smith visited the REL Strategy Group to realign...
The Domination ChroniclesBillie Eilish Repeats a Meme at the Grammys: “No One Is Illegal on Stolen Land”
The meme Ms. Eilish repeated does not account for the fact that massive immigration is what has resulted in Native lands being regarded as “stolen.”
The Domination Chronicles“STOLEN LAND”: THE DANGER AND LIMITATION OF PERFORMATIVE SPEECH
Episode 15 of the Domination Chronicles Podcast
Religion in United States HistoryPresbyterian Historical Society’s Research Fellowship Program (Due March 2!)
For over 20 years, the Presbyterian Historical Society’s Research Fellowship Program has awarded annual research and travel grants to eligible scholars, students, and independent researchers in a broad range of fields including mission history,...
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Religion MattersReligious Literacy & the Stories Students Carry
As a Muslim, Pakistani-American student growing up on the East Coast, I experienced school with multiple identities that were often ignored, misunderstood, or altogether invisible. I had not yet developed the language to articulate the impact of...
Popular Culture And TheologyGadflies, the Golden Rule, and Getting Justice “Right”—The Animating and Cautionary Features of Daredevil: Born Again
By Justin Martin I was raised to believe in grace. That we can be touched by the divine and transformed into a better person….But you should also know that I was raised to believe in retribution. So if you step out of line, I will be there. –...
ReligionProfMake Great Christianity Again
The title of this post does indeed have the words in the right order – I intentionally wrote “Make great Christianity again.” I’ll explain what I mean by that, but let’s start with what that phrase is echoing and why I’ve changed it as I have....
Andrew WhiteheadRacial Equality in a Christian Nation
History and social science demonstrate how racial equality is not considered a moral issue for many white American Christians.
Studying Religion in CultureDecoding Diaspora and the Use of Digital Tools in Religious Studies
The REL Digital Lab is a space where the department brings social theory and computational methods together for innovative results. Our faculty are modeling and mentoring students in an innovative approach to the academic study of religion. Our...
Religion Link24 religion sources for Black History Month
In this guide, we offer background, resources, expert sources and related content to help you better report on the religious life of Black Americans.
Popular Culture And TheologyCall for Papers: Religion, X-Men, and Krakoa
Call for Papers: Edited Volume on Religion and the X-Men’s Krakoan Age Editors: Gregory Jones and Daniel Ambord Beginning with Jonathan Hickman’s House of X/Powers of X limited series, the Krakoan Age X-Men stories occur against the backdrop of the...
Popular Culture And TheologyExtended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Margaret Atwood
Theological and Spiritual Musings in the Works of Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale and Other Worlds Abstracts are being accepted for an edited volume (under contract) on the theology/ spirituality as is seen and engage with through the works of...
Sowing the SeedThe INFORMATION Drop in Religious Studies Programs
Are you coming to the REL Strategy Group tomorrow? Friday at Noon Central, Dr. Leslie Dorrough Smith of Avila University compares the state of the field from the view of HigherEd administation and the professorate. Join other program leaders to...
Religion in United States HistoryCall for Papers: A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy
From friend of the stack Adam Brett
Studying Religion in CultureREL411: Let’s Talk Information
If you’ve been in HigherEd for any length of time, then you’ve probably shaken your fist about the wrongness of an impactful decision made somewhere above your pay grade. Be frustrated! You know your experience... But how do we take that...
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian StudiesThe Fourth Synoptic Gospel
2026.01.01 | Mark Goodacre. The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Eerdmans, 2025. 191 pp. Review by Ched Spellman, Cedarville University. Goodacre advances a straightforward thesis: John’s Gospel was written with...
Religion LinkReligion in a ‘big power world’: ReligionLink’s 2026 predictions
Andrew WhiteheadLeveraging Data Resources for Civic Organizing
Pluralistic, democratic ideals are under direct threat from disinformation, authoritarianism, and polarization. While the scale of these challenges is global, thinking locally remains vital.
NSRNSecular Religious Education? Brief Reflections Based on a Brazilian Case
Guilherme Borges is a postdoctoral researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning and at the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, based at the University of Ottawa. Drawing on these dual affiliations, he conducts comparative...
Religion in United States HistoryCall for Papers: Anthropology at the End of Worlds
Due February 23, 2026
Religion in United States HistoryGraduate Student Prize: Walter Rundell Graduate Student Awards
The Western History Association invites applications for the Walter Rundell Graduate Student Award, honoring the late Walter Rundell, Jr.’s dedication to graduate education in Western History.
Religion in United States HistoryReligion and the American Founding Conference
Online and in-person at BYU (National Museum of American Religion)
Popular Culture And TheologyA Nostalgic Journey and a Guiding Star: Revisiting Hercules, Xena, and the Magi
By Princess O’Nika Auguste During the holiday season, the pull of childhood nostalgia often leads me back to the familiar landscapes of my past. This means I return to the adventures of the mythological universe of Xena: The Warrior Princess and...
Religion MattersTime Lost: What The Time Machine Reveals About Disciplinary Literacy and Public Education
Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. —H.G. Wells, The Time Machine When I first read The Time Machine years ago, I was...