Daniel Caner, author of the new book The Rich and The Pure joined us to discuss some of the key findings from his work. As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, …
Read More >By Mary K. Farag, author of What Makes a Church Sacred? Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity St. Laurentius has been celebrated for his wit in a time of grave distress. …
Read More >By Sahar Aziz, author of The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom On his first day in office, President Biden repealed the “Muslim Ban,” an executive order issued by Trump on …
Read More >April 7th marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide. The day remembers the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. In honor of this date, we …
Read More >By Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, author of Constantinople: Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital Ritualized occasions—holy days and holidays, funerals and weddings, graduations and retirements, conferences, protests, …
Read More >by Sean W. Anthony, author of Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam What can modern historians know about the historical figure of the prophet Muhammad? …
Read More >By Lisa H. Sideris, author of Consecrating Science: Wonder, Knowledge, and the Natural World This guest post is part of our AARSBL blog series published in conjunction with the meetings of the American Academy …
Read More >by Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors of Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition The campaign, election, and presidency of Donald Trump have received extensive analysis, especially political …
Read More >By John J. Collins, author of The Invention of Judaism: Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul Jewish identity is a controversial issue. Traditionally, anyone born of a Jewish mother is …
Read More >This post is adapted from the introduction to a special Forum, Studying Religion in the Age of Trump, published in the Winter 2017 issue of Religion and American Culture. Enjoy free access to …
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