by joelabrown | Apr 8, 2018 | Film and Religion, Race and Religion, Religion and Politics, Religious Ethics
Abstract The April issue of the Forum features John Sianghio’s (University of Chicago) essay, “How Black Panther Betrays Dr. King’s Dream.” Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has conquered the world. Beyond being a box office blockbuster, communities of...
by joelabrown | Feb 18, 2018 | American religious history, Race and Religion, Religion and Politics, Scholars' Roundtable
In “Don’t Forget Trump’s Pentecostal Fans,” Arlene Sánchez-Walsh (Azusa Pacific University), responds to David Barr’s (University of Chicago) essay featured in this month’s issue of the Forum, “Evangelical Support for Trump as...
by joelabrown | Oct 30, 2017 | October 2017, Race and Religion, Religion and Politics, Religious Ethics, Scholars' Roundtable, Theology
The third post in our October issue of the Forum comes from Brandy Daniels (University of Virginia), a religious leader and scholar who participated alongside other clergy and religious leaders in the Charlottesville counter-protests. In this essay, Daniels considers...
by joelabrown | Oct 20, 2017 | Hebrew Bible, October 2017, Race and Religion, Scholars' Roundtable
The second post in our October issue of the Forum comes from Amanda Mbuvi (High Point University), a Hebrew Bible scholar, in which she offers the book of Genesis as a potential resource for rethinking notions of race and identity in light of recent events. For our...
by joelabrown | Oct 13, 2017 | American religious history, Featured Books, October 2017, Race and Religion, Religion and Politics, Scholars' Roundtable
The October issue of the Forum kicks off with an essay by Damon Berry (St. Lawrence University), a scholar of religion in white nationalism, in which he explores the religious strategy employed by white nationalists at the Charlottesville protests this past August....
by joelabrown | Jun 26, 2017 | June 2017, Race and Religion, Review
Randall J. Stephens responds to Kelly J. Baker’s essay, “The Artifacts of White Supremacy,” which is featured in the June issue of the Forum. Baker’s essay considers how discussions about racism—and white supremacy in particular—tend to treat...
