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Ethnic Christianities: 7 Questions for Prema Kurien

February 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

Prema Kurien My research showed that immigrant churches like the Mar Thoma face several challenges if they are to successfully institutionalize as an “ethnic” church in a context where Christianity is the majority religion.

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Religion and the Black Power Movement: 7 Questions for Kerry Pimblott

February 02, 2018 Leave a Comment

Kerry Pimblott When I talked with Illinois-based scholars and activists about Black Power they would often mention Reverend Charles Koen and the United Front organization of Cairo, Illinois, as an important but forgotten local struggle.

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On Gender and American Judaism: 7 Questions with Sarah Imhoff

December 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

Sarah Imhoff Men have gender too, and that gender is not unchanging or ahistorical.

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On Getting to Know the Seemingly Different: 7 Questions for Kyle Conway

December 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Kyle Conway But the paradox of salable diversity is not insurmountable. Over the course of six seasons, the show’s makers found ways to push against the limits they faced.

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On Transitioning Out of the Academy: 7 Questions for Kelly Baker

December 05, 2017 Leave a Comment

Kelly J. Baker I don’t really define religion in relation to my work in this, but rather I write about the field of religious studies and the problem of contingent labor that religious studies and other scholars in the humanities face.

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Humor is Not Just Entertainment: 7 Questions for David Feltmate

November 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

David Feltmate Popular culture scholarship is actually quite difficult, but people seem to think it is easy. It is not enough to just watch TV or listen to music, you really have to dig into the significance of the material and its social importance.

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How Group Identities Work: 7 Questions for Michael Altman

November 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Michael J. Altman First, I’d want readers to understand that when “we” talk about “them” over there (whether in India or, say, the Middle East) we are really talking about what it means to  be “us.”

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Tactile Materiality and Iconic Abundance in Zen? 7 Questions for Pamela Winfield and Steven Heine

October 12, 2017 1 Comment

Pamela D. Winfield and Steven Heine We hope to demonstrate the tactile materiality and iconic abundance of the tradition, thereby calling attention to the vast range of “stuff” in Zen.

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Weird, Wacky, and Contradictory Yoga: 7 Questions for Anya P. Foxen

September 20, 2017 1 Comment

Anya P. Foxen For the purposes of this book, religion is the possibility of the human to become superhuman.

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Almanacs and Religious Life? 7 Questions for Troy Tomlin

August 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Troy Tomlin I wondered what these little books could tell me about wider patterns and disruptions in early American religion and, most importantly, what ordinary men and women may have thought about them.

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