Religious Studies News

SherAli Tareen, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall College, was awarded an American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Individual Research Grant. He talks to Religious Studies News about his project Islam, Tradition, and Democracy: The Case of the Deoband Madrasa. Music is Dexter Britain, “Fresh Monday” (www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

A panel discussion with Judith Butler about her book "Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism" (Columbia University Press, 2012). November 25, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Claire Katz, Texas A&M University Samuel Brody, University of Cincinnati Yaniv Feller, University of Toronto Mark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary Saba Mahmood, University of California, Berkeley Martin Kavka, Lehigh University Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley (Responding) Rebecca Alpert, Temple University (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 28 minutes)

November 25, 2013 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Shaun Allen Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario Josef Sorett, Columbia University Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding) (Audio File: 57 minutes)

November 25, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Robert P. Jones, Public Religion Research Institute E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution and Washington Post Kristin Heyer, Santa Clara University Manuel A. Vasquez, University of Florida William Galston, The Brookings Institution Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 26 minutes)

November 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Harvey Cox, Harvard University David Little, Harvard University Ann Swidler, University of California, Berkeley Steven M. Tipton, Emory University Richard Madsen, University of California, San Diego Harlan Stelmach, Dominican University of California Philip Gorski, Yale University Anna Sun, Kenyon College Mark Juergensmeyer, U. of California, Santa Barbara (Presiding) (Audio File: 1 hour, 33 minutes)

November 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Wendell Berry, Port Royal, Kentucky Norman Wirzba, Duke University Michael Kessler, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 1 hour, 32 minutes)

November 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: John L. Esposito, Georgetown University Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding) (Audio File: 54 minutes)

November 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Diana L. Eck, Harvard University Charles A. Kimball, University of Oklahoma John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 56 minutes)

November 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Erie, PA Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario Ivan Petrella, Universidad Di Tella; Universidad San Andres Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 20 minutes)

November 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Adrian Ivakhiv, University of Vermont Bron Taylor, University of Florida Daniel Deudney, Johns Hopkins University Tim Morton, Rice University William E. Connolly, John Hopkins University Sarah M. Pike, California State University, Chico (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 11 minutes)

November 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Karen Armstrong, Charter for Compassion John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 58 minutes)

Andrew Quintman talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Great Saint Milarepa (Columbia University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Kyle Harper talks to Religious Studies News about his book From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity (Harvard University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Historical Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Anna Sun talks to Religious Studies News about her book Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities (Princeton University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions award. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Willis Jenkins talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity (Georgetown University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Constructive-Reflective Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)