The Trump Administration, Immigration, and the Instrumentalization of Leprosy
Mark Lambert (University of Chicago) offers the first word in our scholars' roundtable on healthcare and religion. The September issue of the Forum explores the place of religion and the academic study of religion vis-à-vis the healthcare debate. In light of...
War Forms Its Own Culture | author’s response by Russell Johnson
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 the...
American Cultural Warfare and the Recent Religious Past | a response to Russell Johnson by L. Benjamin Rolsky
L. Benjamin Rolsky (Monmouth University) responds to Russell Johnson’s (University of Chicago) essay, “The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American ‘Culture War,’ ” which is featured in the July issue of the Forum. Three recent books all claim the culture war is...
Where are the Culture Wars? | a response to Russell Johnson by Seth Dowland
Seth Dowland (Pacific Lutheran University) responds to Russell Johnson’s (University of Chicago) essay, “The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American ‘Culture War,’ ” which is featured in the July issue of the Forum. Three recent books all claim the culture war is...
Culture Wars and Other Subterranean Historical Forces | a response to Russell Johnson by Andrew Hartman
Andrew Hartman (Illinois State University) responds to Russell Johnson’s (University of Chicago) essay, “The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American ‘Culture War,’ ” which is featured in the July issue of the Forum. Three recent books all claim the culture war is...
The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American “Culture War”
The July issue of the Forum features Russell Johnson's (University of Chicago) essay, "The Struggle Is Real: Understanding the American 'Culture War.' " Three recent books all claim the culture war is over, though they come to different conclusions about why. Their...
The Klan, White Christianity, and the Past and Present | a response to Kelly J. Baker by Randall J. Stephens
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 it as a matter of belief,...
“What am I afraid of?” | a response to Kelly J. Baker by Jason C. Bivins
Jason C. Bivins 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 it as a matter of belief,...
The Artifacts of White Supremacy | by Kelly J. Baker
The June issue of the Forum features Kelly J. Baker's essay, "The Artifacts of White Supremacy." Discussions about racism—and white supremacy in particular—tend to treat it as a matter of belief, while there's considerably less talk of how racialized hate becomes...
On Religion, Ethics, and Cultural Criticism: A Reply to Six Critics | by Richard B. Miller
For the final post in this month's issue of the Forum, Richard B. Miller (University of Chicago) responds to the six scholars who commented throughout the month on different chapters of his book, Friends and Other Strangers: Studies in Religion, Ethics, and Culture...
A Political Ethic of Alterity: Liberalism or Agonistic Democratic Politics? | a response by Luke Bretherton
Luke Bretherton (Duke Divinity School) responds to Divinity School Professor Richard B. Miller's tenth chapter, "Religion, Public Reason, and the Morality of Democratic Authority," in Friends and Other Strangers: Studies in Religion, Ethics, and Culture (Columbia...
The Thick and Thin of Memory | a response by David Gottlieb
David Gottlieb (University of Chicago) responds to Divinity School Professor Richard B. Miller's ninth chapter, "The Moral and Political Burdens of Memory," in Friends and Other Strangers: Studies in Religion, Ethics, and Culture (Columbia University Press, 2016). The...
