On difficulties and (de-)formation: Modest reflections (questions, really) on the potential uses of theology and theory for religious practice (and vice versa) in light of and after #Charlottesville

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...

Religious Strategies of White Nationalism at Charlottesville

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....

To Reimagine Healthcare, We Must Remember Who We Are

by joelabrown | Sep 28, 2017 | Healthcare, Religion and Politics, September 2017

Raymond Barfield (Duke University) concludes our roundtable on healthcare and religion with his response to the roundtable, “To Reimagine Healthcare, We Must Remember Who We Are.” The September issue of the Forum explores the place of religion and the...

“The seeds of compassion and duty”: An Early Americanist Take on Healthcare

by joelabrown | Sep 19, 2017 | American religious history, Healthcare, Religion and Politics, Religious Ethics, Scholars' Roundtable, September 2017

Philippa Koch (PhD ’16) joins our scholars’ roundtable on healthcare and religion with her essay, “‘The seeds of compassion and duty’: An Early Americanist Take on Healthcare.” The September issue of the Forum explores the place of...

Disability Theology and the Healthcare Debate

by joelabrown | Sep 13, 2017 | Religion and Politics, Scholars' Roundtable, September 2017

Courtney Wilder (PhD ’08) joins our scholars’ roundtable on healthcare and religion with her essay, “Disability Theology and the Healthcare Debate.” The September issue of the Forum explores the place of religion and the academic study of...

War Forms Its Own Culture | author’s response by Russell Johnson

by joelabrown | Aug 3, 2017 | American religious history, July 2017, Religion and Politics

For the final post in this month’s issue of the Forum, Russell Johnson (University of Chicago) responds to the three scholars who commented throughout the month on his essay, “The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American ‘Culture War,’ ” which is featured in...