The Political Theology Syllabi Project: Devin Singh
This course was conceived as a way to introduce undergraduates to the conversation about religion and politics in Western tradition. I wanted to give them a broad historical overview, with in-depth...
View ArticleQUICK TAKES – How Will The Iranian Nuclear Framework Affect The Religious As...
In this week’s edition of QUICK TAKES on current and newsworthy issues involving religion and theology by POLITICAL THEOLOGY TODAY, we query two of our contributors on what it really means now that the...
View ArticleQUICK TAKES – Saudi Blogger’s 1000 Lashes Is Less About Religion and More...
The brutal punishment of 1000 lashes for a Saudi blogger for criticizing the country’s clerical establishment, suspended after global protests by human rights activists and some (largely European)...
View ArticleAnti-Extremism and Its Discontents – Why David Cameron’s Policies Should...
The Conservative government in the United Kingdom is cracking down on violent extremism. In a July keynote speech PM David Cameron unveiled the government’s five-year strategy for tackling what he...
View ArticleThe Politics of Religious Naming – Why We Need To Be More Honest About The...
The politics of religion in America in the Western world over the last several decades is really the politics of naming. The most fundamental question of the politics of naming boils down to the...
View ArticleRodeo in the Rain – American Politics and Religion in the 2016 Presidential Race
Every July when I was a kid, my dad hauled my brother and me all the way from Southern California to the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Wyoming. It was (and still is) a bona fide festival of...
View ArticleComplexity of Faith-Related Cases Demands More Religious Diversity on the...
Much analysis has been dedicated to the politics surrounding the President’s nomination of a new Supreme Court Justice in light of Justice Scalia’s passing. Prior to Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination,...
View ArticleBill Maher’s Proposal To Tax Religion Might Also Preserve The Status Quo...
Bill Maher recently called for a tax on religion, and he could be right. But it’s not entirely clear how he believes he’s right. The host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher closed a recent show...
View ArticleSeeking Contributions and Contributors To POLITICAL THEOLOGY TODAY
Political Theology Today is seeking regular contributors, as well as occasional articles, addressing a variety of both timely and more “timeless” subject matter. Topics in which we are especially...
View ArticleWhat Comes After Trump’s Election? “Religious Anarchism”? (Jeff Appel)
Last week, as tallied votes revealed a somewhat surprising (if not altogether shocking) result in the US presidential election, the scholar-journalist Nathan Schneider tweeted: “back to anarchism.” It...
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