Religion and Religious Expression in the Academy and Public Life

by joelabrown | Mar 1, 2018 | Religion and Politics, Religious Ethics, Scholars' Roundtable

This month’s issue of the Forum features a recent panel discussion co-sponsored by the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion on the theme, “Religion and Religious Expression in the Academy and Public Life.” The panel included...

Don’t Forget Trump’s Pentecostal Fans | a response

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...

On Political Theology and Religious Nationalism | a response

by joelabrown | Jan 26, 2018 | Religion and Politics, Religious Ethics, Scholars' Roundtable

In “On Political Theology and Religious Nationalism,” Benjamin Lynerd (Christopher Newport University) responds to David Barr’s (University of Chicago) essay featured in this month’s issue of the Forum, “Evangelical Support for Trump as a...

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...

Genesis and the Journey from Charlottesville to a New Vision of Community

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...

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....