Tag: Christianity

Looking for Religion in Foucault

For Foucault, religion is distinguished by how it inscribes language on bodies. By Mark Jordan

Is Being Religious “Intellectually Dishonest”?

How the dialogue between believers and nonbelievers is changing—for the better.
by Hans Joas

Why Religious Studies Matter

On shepherding a religious studies list into being.

The Unholy Trinity of the French Enlightenment

How mystics, radicals, and philosophers shared heretical views of the self in 18th-century France. A Q&A with CHARLY COLEMAN The traditional consensus on the Enlightenment describes a compellingly simple narrative. It portrays humankind’s emergence from the shadows of blind faith and self-denial to its discovery 

The Origin Story of the Muslim Brotherhood

Author Beth Baron describes how one of today's most notorious and polarizing organizations first came to be. Q: You describe the Muslim Brotherhood as emerging from a battle “for the bodies and souls of Egypt’s children”—can you elaborate on that? What motivated the formation of