Interested in current economic issues facing U.S. higher education and how the federal government now plans to address it…? Read the AAUP’s reply to President Obama’s speech.
Religion Before Religion
Listen to a January 2011 lecture (which eventually was published in The Sacred is the Profane), delivered at Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany, by Russell McCutcheon. Continue reading “Religion Before Religion”
Tilting at Windmills?
Interested in Craig Martin‘s thoughts on future directions in the sociology of religion — at least why he thinks some others’ thoughts are sadly inadequate? Click here.
Blogging on The Sacred is the Profane
Read Part 1 of Russell McCutcheon‘s recent blog post on his new book, co-authored with William Arnal. Part 2 of the blog post appears here.
What Lil’ Wayne’s New Song Says About “Amerika”
In her latest post on BET News, Monica Miller discusses the timeliness of the release of Lil’ Wayne’s “God Bless Amerika” with the ruling of the Zimmerman trial. Miller notes how “Amerika” addresses ideas of nationalism, religion, and race that were prevalent during and after the trial and acquittal of George Zimmerman. To learn more about what she has to say, read her post here.
The Hunger Games
Russell McCutcheon has posted a brief blog on another site commenting on a recent (and rather troubling) article that distinguishes English lot as the best major if ones goal is to make oneself a better human being — yes, you heard right.
Read his post here.
Commentary on BET News
Monica Miller‘s latest post on BET News reflects on how the ruling in the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman trial potentially affects and perpetuates the public’s perceptions of delinquency, intelligence, etc., with regard to race and culture. Read her article, “After Trayvon: What’s Next?” here.
BET News Post
In her latest piece, Monica Miller discusses Dr. Carl L. Hart’s new book that addresses issues on drugs and society. Read her post “Commentary: The High Price of the War on Drugs” on BET.com here.
HuffPost Blog
Steven Ramey occasionally writes blog posts for HuffPost Religion. Read his latest blog “Constitutional Freedoms and Defining Religion” here.
Marginalia Review of Books
Monica Miller has recently joined Marginalia Review of Books as a contributing editor. Marginalia provides substantive reviews on academic literature concerning history and religion within various fields of study. Miller’s primary role will be helping to develop reviews, essays, and op-eds concerning the intersection of religion and popular music and also identity in the study of religion.