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Civil Religion and Foreign Policy: 7 Questions for Walter McDougall

April 06, 2018 Leave a Comment

Walter A. McDougall At length I gained insight, not because I somehow “figured it out,” but because the historical truth imposed itself on me.

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Dangerous Education

May 04, 2016 Leave a Comment

Hussein Rashid I’ve started with a discussion of Boko Haram and the Taliban, because it is easier to show the foibles of an approach when it is distant from us. However, I fear that many of the rejectionist attitudes of these groups are already operating in the United States.

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“Islam” is Not a Person

August 06, 2015 2 Comments
Anti-Mosque Protest in New York City, September 11, 2010. Photo by Chris Rojas. Available via Flickr.

Hussein Rashid There is an idea of “Islam,” as a signifier of something foreign and threatening, that continues to plague American discussion of the religion. It is part of the shooting in Chattanooga, and it part of the debate around the Iran nuclear deal. This view of Islam has been part of how America has defined itself since the founding of the country.

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An Interview with Shaun Casey, Part Two: Religious Studies and the State Department: Professor Casey’s Scholarly Influences

March 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the new Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency of religious studies:  “In fact if I went back to college today I think I would probably major in comparative religion

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An Interview with Shaun Casey, Part Three: Inter-Faith Dialogue and Interdisciplinarity

March 27, 2014 Comments are off

When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the new Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency of religious studies:  “In fact if I went back to college today I think I would probably major in comparative religion

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An Interview with Shaun Casey, Part Four: International Relations and Religion

March 27, 2014 Comments are off

When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the new Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency of religious studies:  “In fact if I went back to college today I think I would probably major in comparative religion

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An Interview with Shaun Casey: Religion and Presidential Politics

March 25, 2014 Comments are off

When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the new Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency of religious studies:  “In fact if I went back to college today I think I would probably major in

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