"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture" Offers Select Free Content during Implicit Religion Conferences
The editors of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture have curated a selection of articles from the journal that should be of interest to attendees of both the Implicit Religion UK (May 15-17, 2026) and Implicit Religion US (May 28-29, 2026) conferences, as well as to other scholars of religion and popular culture. We are pleased to make the following selection of articles free to read online for the duration of the two conferences:
David Feltmate; Editorial: Toward a Research Agenda for the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
Francis Stewart; Editorial: Sharing a Research Approach within the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
Tazeen M. Ali; Representations of US Muslims in Hulu’s Ramy: Islamophobia, Religiosity, and Dating
Edward Thomas Bankes; Why Being Right Doesn’t Make You Good: The Representation of Science and Religion in South Park
Zachary Doiron; Possession, Politics, and Patriotism: The Influence of Christian Nationalism and Evangelical Horror Tropes on The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2
Octavio Carrasco; The Aweful Music of Kurt Cobain: Nirvana and the Mysterium Tremendum
Juli Gittinger; Liberal Prepping as Apocalyptic Eco-Religion
Cynthia R. Chapman; Built Women in Men’s Paradises: A Critical Analysis of the Garden of Eden Narrative and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina
Waseem Ahad, Selma Akgül; Wandering Dervish of Laila Majnu: Sufism and Socio-Political Mobilization in Kashmir
These articles will only be free to read for a limited time. To ensure ongoing access to JRPC, please ask your librarian to subscribe and/or purchase an individual subscription.