Religion & Cultural Studies

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The role of religion in American politics: explanatory theories & associated analytical & measurement issues -- Religion & the American founding -- Religion & American voting behavior, 1830s to 1930s -- Religion & American political thought -- Culture, religion & American political life -- Religion & political socialization -- Religion & American public opinion: economic issues / social issues / foreign policy issues -- Religion & social movements -- Religious interest groups in American politics -- Religion, parties, & voting behavior : a political explanation of religious influence -- Clergy & American politics -- Religion & American political participation -- Religion & political tolerance in the United States : a review & evaluation -- Religion & politics & the media -- Religion & the U.S. Presidency -- Religion & legislative politics -- Religion & judicial politics -- Religion & American public policy: morality policies and beyond

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Part I: Transforming Tradition: Judaism -- Catholicism -- The Earth as Sacrament: Insights from Orthodox Christian Theology & Spirituality -- The World of Nature According to the Protestant Tradition -- Jainism & Ecology: Transformation of Tradition -- Hindu Religion & Environmental Wellbeing -- Buddhism -- Islam -- Taoism & Ecology -- Motifs for a New Confucian Ecological Vision -- African Religions -- Indigenous Traditions: Religion & Ecology -- Part II: Religion & Ecology: Conflicts & Connections: Population, Religion & Ecology -- Genetic Engineering & Nature: Human & Otherwise -- So Near & Yet So Far: Animal Theology & Ecological Theology -- Religious Ecofeminism: Healing the Ecological Crisis -- Science & Religion in the Face of the Environmental Crisis -- Religion & Ecology: Survey of the Field -- The Spiritual Dimension of Nature Writing -- Religion, Environmentalism & the meaning of Ecology -- Part III: Religious Environmental Activism: Religious Environmentalism in Action -- Religion & Environmental Struggles in Latin America -- African Initiated Churches (AICs) as Vehicles of Earth-Care in Africa -- The Scientist & the Shepherd: The Emergence of Evangelical Environmentalism -- Religion & Environmentalism in America & Beyond

Part I: Religious Traditions: Buddhism -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Japanese Religion -- Judaism -- Christianity -- New Religious Movements -- Part II: Religious Life: Ritual -- Sexuality -- Gender -- Music -- Material Culture -- Part III: Emotional States: Ecstasy -- Terror -- Hope -- Melancholy -- Love -- Hatred -- Part IV: Historical & Theoretical Perspectives: Augustine -- Medieval Mysticism -- Kierkegaard -- Jonathan Edwards -- William James -- Durheim -- Schleiermacher & Otto -- Constructivism & Its Critics -- Emotions Research & Religious Experience

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Religion & Science Across the World's Traditions: Buddhism -- Judaism -- Christianity -- Islam -- Indigenous Lifeways & Knowing the World -- Religious Naturalism -- Atheism -- Conceiving Religion in Light of the Contemporary Sciences: Fundamental Physics -- Molecular Biology -- Evolutionary Theory -- Ecology -- Neurophenomenology & Contemplative Experience -- Psychology, The Human Sciences & Religion -- Sociology -- Anthropology -- The Major Fields of Religion/Science: Contributions from the Social Sciences / Philosophy of Science / Philosophical Theology & Metaphysics / Systematic Theology / Practical Theology & Ethics / Spirituality -- Methodological Approaches to the Study of Religion & Science: Varieties of Naturalism -- Interpreting Science from the Standpoint of Whiteheadian Process Philosophy -- Anglo-American Post-modernity & the End of Theology-Science Dialogue? -- Trinitarian Faith Seeking Transformative Understanding -- Religious Experience, Cognitive Science & the Future of Religion -- Toward a Comprehensive Integration of Science & Religion -- Central Theoretical Debates in Religion & Science: Science, Theology & Divine Action -- Panentheism & Its Critics -- Evolution, Creation & Belief in God -- Intelligent Design & Its Critics -- Theologies of Emergent Complexity & Their Critics -- Feminist Approaches -- Human Nature & Ethics -- Values Issues in Religion & Science: Environmental Ethics -- Biotechnology -- Relations Betwen Homo Sapiens & Other Animals

History: Religion & News in 18th-Century America -- The Penny Press & the Birth of Modern Religion Reporting -- American Journalism & Religion, 1870-1930 -- Religion News Coverage Between 1930 & 1960 -- Quantity, Quality & Religion in the News Since 9/11 -- The Media: Late-Night Comedy as a Source of Religion News -- Religion in Print Media -- Religion News on the Radio -- Commercial Television News, Crisis & Collective Memory -- Religion News Online -- Religions: American Catholicism & the Mass-Market Newsweekly -- Mainline Protestants & News Narratives of Declension -- Orthodox Judaism & the News -- Media Representations of "Sunbelt" Evangelicalism -- The Legends of the "Assassins" in News Coverage of Muslims -- News Coverage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- News Coverage & Popular Press Reports of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1960s -- American Press Coverage of Buddhism from the 1870s to the Present -- Wicca in the News -- Media Coverage of Scientology in the U.S. -- Issues & Beats: Religion & Politics in Print -- Media Portrayals of the Moral Majority -- Evolution, Creationism & Objectivity in the Press -- Alternative Medicine in the Press -- News Coverage of Religion, Sexuality & AIDS -- Race & Racism in News Coverage of Religion -- Football & Christianity in the News -- The Celebrification of Religion in the Age of Infotainment -- International Coverage: Latin American Religion in the News -- American Coverage of Immigration, Islam, & Identity in the UK & the Netherlands -- American Newspaper Coverage of Islam in the Arab World -- American News Coverage of Chinese Uighurs -- Religion & Reporting in Africa -- The Religious Press: The Independent Catholic Press & Vatican II -- The Mainline Protestant Press & the Idea of "Declining" Liberal Religion -- The American Jewish Press -- One Nation, Many Voices: The Muslim Press in the U.S. -- The African American Religious Press

Religious Aesthetics: Aesthetics & Religion -- Beauty & Divinity -- The Religious Sublime -- Artistic Imagination & Religious Faith -- Creativity at the Intersection of Art & Religion -- Artistic Ways of Being Religious: Musical Ways -- Narrative Ways -- Poetic Ways -- Dramatic Ways -- Dance -- Architectural Expression -- Visual Arts -- Film & Video -- Religious Ways of Being Artistic: Judaism & Literature -- Judaism & Music -- Judaism: Visual Art & Architecture -- Christianity & Literature -- Christianity & Music -- Christianity & Visual Art -- Islam & Literature -- Islam & Music -- Hinduism: Aesthetics, Drama & Poetics -- Hinduism: Visual Art & Architecture -- Hinduism & Music -- Buddhism: Image as Icon, Image as Art -- Taoism & the Arts -- Confucianism & the Arts -- Shinto & the Arts -- Issues & Themes: Artistry & Aesthetics in Modern & Postmodern Worship -- Art, Morality & Justice -- Doubt & Belief in Literature -- Iconoclasm -- Gender, Imagery & Religious Imagination -- Art, Material Culture & Lived Religion -- Sacred & Secular in African American Music

Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions: Hindu -- Buddhist -- Sikh -- Jewish -- Christian -- Muslim -- African Traditional Religion -- Pacific Island Societies -- Chinese -- Part II: Patterns & Themes: The Religious Problem of Evil -- Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions -- Martyrdom in Islam -- Starvation & Self-Mutilation in Religious Traditions -- Apocalyptic Religion & Violence -- Cosmic War in Religious Traditions -- Genocide & the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda -- Religious Terrorism as Performance Violence -- Christianity & Torture -- Just War & Legal Restraints -- Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate -- Conflicts over Sacred Ground -- Religion & Political Violence -- Rituals of Death & Remembrance -- Violent Death in Religious Imagination -- Part III: Analytic Approaches: Religion & Violence from: a Sociological Perspective -- an Anthropological Perspective -- a Psychological Perspective -- a Political Science Perspective -- Literary Perspectives -- Christian Theological Perspectives -- Part IV: New Directions: Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions -- Cities as One Site for Religion & Violence -- Armageddon in Christian, Sunni, & Shia Traditions -- Phenomenal Violence & the Philosophy of Religion -- The Construction of Evil & the Violence of Purification -- Mimetic Theories of Religion & Violence -- Religion & Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence -- Ritual, Religion, & Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective -- Divergent Modes of Religiosity & Armed Struggle -- Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence

The Historical & the Historicist: Religion, Peace, & the Origins of Nationalism -- Religion, Nationalism, & the Politics of Secularism -- Secular-Religious Encounters as Peacebuilding -- Structural & Cultural Violence in Religion & Peacebuilding -- Contested Issues: The New Name for Peace? Religion & Development as Partners in Strategic Peacebuilding -- Violent & Nonviolent Religious Militancy -- Religious Violence & State Violence -- The Comparative Study of Ethics & the Project of the Justpeace -- The Place of Religious Freedom in the Structure of Peacebuilding -- Women, Religion, & Peacebuilding -- Peacebuilding in Practice: Strategies, Resources, Critique: Reconciliation, Politics, & Transitional Justice -- Negotiating Secular & Religious Contributions to Social Change & Peacebuilding -- Secular Militancy as an Obstacle to Peacebuilding -- Religion & Peace in Asia -- Peacebuilding in the Muslim World -- Youth & Interfaith Conflict Transformation -- The Possibilities & Limits of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Ritual, Religion, & Peacebuilding -- Spirituality & Religious Peacebuilding -- The Intersection of Christian Theology & Peacebuilding -- Religious Communities & Possibilities for Justpeace -- Religion, Nationalism, & Solidarity Activism

Sources: African American History & African American Theology -- Reading & Using Scripture in the African American Tradition -- African American Religious Experience -- The African American Christian Tradition -- Culture/Cultural Production & African American Theology -- Reason in African American Theology -- Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology -- Methodologies in African American Theology -- Doctrines: Doctrine of God in African American Theology -- Christology in African American Theology -- The Holy Spirit in African American Theology -- Humanity in African American Theology -- World/Creation in African American Theology -- Liberation in African American Theology -- Evil & Sin in African American Theology -- The Church in African American Theology -- Eschatology in African American Theology -- Heaven & Hell in African American Theology -- Internal Debates: Womanist Theology as a Corrective to African American Theology -- Humanism in African American Theology -- Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology -- Embodiment in African American Theology -- Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology -- Religious Pluralism and African American Theology -- Sexuality in African American Theology -- Ongoing Challenges: The Problem of History in African American Theology -- Social Theory & African American Theology -- Black Ontology & Theology -- African American Theology & the Global Economy -- African American Theology & the American Hemisphere -- The African in African American Theology -- Prospects for the Future: Prosperity Gospel & African American Theology -- African American Theology & the Public Imaginary -- Cultural Boundaries & African American Theology

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Part I: Definitions & debates: Defining 'atheism' -- The case against atheism -- Critiques of Theistic arguments -- Arguments for atheism -- The problem of evil -- Atheism & morality -- Atheism & the meaningfulness of life -- Aquinas & atheism -- Part II: History of (Western) atheism: From the pre-Socratics to the Hellenistic Age -- The first Millennium -- The Medieval period -- Renaissance & Reformation -- The Age of Enlightenment -- The (long) nineteenth century -- The twentieth century -- New atheism -- Part III: Worldviews & systems: Humanism -- Existentialism -- Marxism -- Analytic philosophy -- Jewish atheism -- Buddhism -- Jainism -- Hinduism -- Part IV: Atheism & the natural sciences: Naturalism & the scientific method -- Atheism & the rise of science -- Atheism & Darwinism -- Atheism & the physical sciences -- Part V: Atheism & the social sciences: Atheism & the secularization thesis -- The psychology of atheism -- Atheism & cognitive science -- Atheism & societal health -- Atheism, gender, & sexuality -- Atheism, health, & well-being -- Conversion & deconversion -- Part VI: Global expressions: A world of atheism: global demographics -- Western Europe -- North America -- Central & Eastern Europe -- The Islamic world -- India -- Japan -- Part VII: Atheism & the arts: Literature -- The visual arts -- Music -- Film

Feminist Theology at the Crossroads: Feminist Theology & the Global Imagination -- Feminist Theology & the Jewish Tradition -- What is Feminist Theology? -- Changing Contexts: Transethnic Feminist Theology of Asia: Globalization, Identities, & Solidarities -- Gynocentric Thealogy of Tantric Hinduism: A Meditation Upon the Devi -- Globalization and Gender Inequality: A Contribution from a Latino Afro-feminist Perspective -- ‘The World Palpitates’: Globalization & the Religious Faith & Practices of Latin American Women -- Globalization, Women, & Religion in the Middle East -- Interrupting ‘Global-speak’: A Feminist Theological Response from Southern Africa to Globalization -- Theological Perspective on Mutual Solidarity in the Context of Globalization: The Circle's Experience -- Woman Lost in the Global Maze: Women & Religion in East Africa Under Globalization -- Feminist Theologies & the European Context -- Globalization the Second Wave of Colonization: Impacts on wahine Māori -- First Nation, Empire, & Globalization -- Feminism, Inc.: Globalization & North American Feminist Theologies -- Changing Contents: Beyond Theology of Religions: The Epistemological & Ethical Challenges of Inter-religious Engagement -- Beyond the God/Man Duo: Globalization, Feminist Theology, & Religious Subjectivity -- Feminist Theologies of a World Scripture(s) in the Globalization Era -- The Challenges of Globalization for Muslim Women -- Theology & Identity in the Context of Globalization -- Doing a Theology from Disappeared Bodies: Theology, Sexuality, & the Excluded Bodies of the Discourses of Latin American Liberation Theology -- Globalization & Women's Bodies in Latin America -- Globalization & Narrative -- La Morenita on Skis: Women's Popular Marian Piety & Feminist Research on Religion -- Feminist Ritual Practice -- Globalization, Women's Transnational Migration, & Religious De-traditioning

Historical Perspectives on Natural Theology: The Classical Origins of Natural Theology -- Natural Theology & the Christian Bible -- Natural Theology in the Patristic Period -- Natural Theology in the Middle Ages -- Early Modern Natural Theologies -- Nineteenth-Century Natural Theology -- Natural Theology in the Twentieth Century -- Theological Perspectives On Natural Theology: Jewish Perspectives on Natural Theology -- Islamic Perspectives on Natural Theology -- Natural Theology in Eastern Religions -- Catholic Perspectives on Natural Theology -- Protestant Perspectives on Natural Theology -- Natural Theology & the Eastern Orthodox Tradition -- Theological Critiques of Natural Theology -- Philosophical Perspectives on Natural Theology: Perspectives on Natural Theology From Analytic Philosophy -- A Perspective on Natural Theology From Continental Philosophy -- Process Thought & Natural Theology -- The Design Argument & Natural Theology -- Morality & Natural Theology -- Religious Experience & Natural Theology -- Postmodernism & Natural Theology -- Feminist Perspectives on Natural Theology -- Comparative Natural Theology -- Philosophical Critique of Natural Theology -- Scientific Perspectives on Natural Theology: Natural Theology: The Biological Sciences -- The Physical Sciences & Natural Theology -- Chemical Sciences & Natural Theology -- Mathematics & Natural Theology -- Natural Theology & Ecology -- Natural Theology & the Mind Sciences -- A Sociological Perspective on Natural Theology -- Scientific Critiques of Natural Theology-- Perspectives on Natural Theology From the Arts: Aesthetics & the Arts in Relation to Natural Theology -- Imagination & Natural Theology -- Natural Theology & Literature -- Natural Theology & Music -- Images in Natural Theology -- The Film Viewer & Natural Theology: God's ‘Presence’ at the Movies

Part One Identifying the Secular, Secularity, Secularization, & Secularism: Identifying (with) the Secular: Description & Genealogy -- Religious/Nonreligious Demography & Religion versus Science: A Global Perspective -- Secularization & Its Consequences -- The Imagined War between Secularism & Religion -- Political Secularism -- Political Secularism & Democracy in Theory & Practice -- Part Two Secular Governments: Anglo-American Secular Government -- Secularism in France -- Secularism in Turkey -- Secularization in Israel -- Secularism, State Neutrality, & Islam -- Secular Government in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Secularism in India -- Soviet Atheism & Its Aftermath -- Sacred, Secular, & Neosacred Governments in China & Taiwan -- Part Three Contesting Political Secularism: Religion in the Public Sphere -- The Liberal Betrayal of Secularism -- Religious Freedom in a Secular Society -- Communicative Reason & Religious Faith in Secular & Postsecular Contexts -- Secularisms or Liberal-Democratic Constitutionalism? -- Multiculturalizing Secularism -- Beyond Comparing Secularisms: A Critique of Religio-Secularism -- Part Four Politics of Church & State: A Secular Critique of Religious Ethics & Politics -- Secular Education & Religion -- Secularism, Feminism, & the Public Sphere -- Secularism, Race, & Political Affiliation in America -- Black Infidels: Secular Humanism, Atheism, & African American Social Thought -- Secularism & US Religion Jurisprudence -- Separating Church and State in America -- Part Five Secularity & Society: Varieties of Secular Experience -- Secular Living: Many Paths, Many Meanings -- Secular Prosociality & Well-Being -- Secularism & the Science of Well-Being -- Secular Spirituality -- Nonreligious People in Religious Societies -- The Challenge of Leaving Religion & Becoming Secular -- Part Six Morality & Secular Ethics: Agency & Responsibility in a Natural World -- The Evolution of Sociality, Helping, & Morality -- Ethics, Secular & Religious: An Evolved-Cognitive Analysis -- Secular Ethics, East & West -- Secularism, Humanism, & Secular Humanism: Terms & Institutions -- Humanism as a Positive Outcome of Secularism -- Secularization, Biomedical Technology, & Life Extension

Theory: Classical, Modern, & Postmodern: Reappraising Durkheim for the Study & Teaching of Religion -- The Uses of Max Weber: Legitimation & Amnesia in Buddhology, South Asian History, & Anthropological Practice Theory -- Max Weber: Religion & Modernization -- Max Weber on Islam & Confucianism: The Kantian Theory of Secularization -- Religion In the Works of Habermas, Bourdieu, & Foucault -- Rational Choice Theory: A Critique -- Religion & Gender -- Religion & Modernity Worldwide -- Postmodernism & Religion -- Religion & Power -- Culture & Religion -- Method: Methodology in the Sociology of Religion -- Conceptual Models in the Study of Religion -- Defining Religion: A Social Science Approach -- A Critical View of Cognitive Science's Attempt to Explain Religion & its Development -- Religion & Boundaries Morality, Science, Irreligion, Art, & Embodiment (Trance): Science & Religion -- Atheism -- Religion & Morality -- The Contemporary Convergence of Art & Religion -- The Social Roots & Meaning of Trance & Possession -- Religion & the State, the Nation, the Law: Religion & The State -- Religion & Nationalism -- Religion & The Law: An Interactionist View -- The Socio-Cultural & Socio-Religious Origins of Human Rights -- Globalization, Fundamentalism, Migration, & Religious Diversity: Globalization, Theocratization, & Politicized Civil Religion -- Religious Fundamentalism -- Migration & the Globalization of Religion -- Religious Diversity -- Religious Collectivities & the Status & Role of the Religious Professionals (The Clergy): Church-sect-cult: Constructing Typologies of Religious Groups -- Sects in Islam -- Congregations: Local, Social, & Religious -- The Sociology of the Clergy -- Secularization & the Reproduction & Transmission of Religion: The Meaning & Scope of Secularization -- Generations & Religion -- Religion & Family -- The Reproduction & Transmission of Religion -- Religion & Ritual: A Multi-perspectival Approach -- Religion & The Media -- Religion & the Internet -- Religious Change: New Religions & New Spiritualities, Esotericism & Implicit Religion: New Religions as a Specialist Field of Study -- Unchurched Spirituality -- Spiritualities of Life -- The Sociology Of Esotericism -- Implicit Religion -- Religion & Ecology, Health, Social Issues, & Violence: Religion & Ecology -- Religion, Spirituality, & Health: An Institutional Approach -- The Role of Religious Institutions in Responding to Crime & Delinquency -- Religion & Altruism -- Religious Violence -- Girard, Religion, Violence, & Modern Martyrdom -- Religion & Social Problems: A New Theoretical Perspective -- Religion & Social Problems: Individual & Institutional Responses -- Teaching the Sociology of Religion: The Teacher of Religion as Ethnographer -- Ethnography/Religion Explorations in Field & Classroom

-- Definition -- Historicizing & Translating Religion -- Theories of Religion -- Religion & Spirituality -- Non-Religion -- Cognitive Science -- Economics -- Evolutionary Theory -- Feminism & Gender Theory -- Hermeneutics -- Marxism -- Postcolonialism -- Semantics -- Semiotics -- (Post)structuralism -- Social Theory -- Communication -- Materiality -- Narrative -- Performance -- Sound -- Space -- Time -- Economy -- Law -- Media -- Medicine -- Nature -- Politics -- Science -- Sports -- Tourism -- Belief -- Emotion -- Experience -- Gift & Sacrifice -- Gods -- Initiations & Transitions -- Priests, Prophets, Sorcerers -- Purity -- Salvation -- Differentiation -- The Disintegration & Death of Religions -- Expansion -- Globalization -- Individualization & Privatization -- Tradition & Innovation -- Objectification & Commodification -- Syncretism & Hybridization -- History -- Relevance

Identity: The Self & the Good Life -- Nationalism & Patriotism -- The Making of the Modern Metropolis -- The Other -- Language -- Freedom & Human Emancipation -- The Human Condition: Work & Labour -- Suffering In Theology & Modern European Thought -- Death -- Evil -- Love -- The Age of Revolution: Sovereignty -- Tradition -- Messianism -- Nihilism & Theology: Who Stands at the Door? -- Sacrifice -- War & Peace -- Radical Philosophy & Political Theology -- The World: Nature -- Beauty & Sublimity -- Time & History -- Technology -- Ways of Knowing: Wissenschaft -- Hermeneutics -- Phenomenology -- The Metaphysics of Modernity -- Theology: The Bible -- Incarnation -- Sacramentality -- Atonement -- Divine Providence -- Afterword

Methods: Introduction -- The Theological Study of Sexuality -- The Theological Study of Gender -- Doctrine & Sexuality -- What Theologians Need to Know: Contributions from Biology -- Contributions from Psychology -- Contributions from Anthropology -- Contributions from Sociology -- Contributions from Philosophy -- Contributions from Queer Theory -- Sexuality & Gender in the Biblical World: Marriage & Sexual Relations in the World of the Hebrew Bible -- Marriage & Sexual Relations in the New Testament World -- Same-Sex Relations in the Biblical World -- The Construction of Gender in the New Testament -- Sexuality & Gender in Christian Tradition: Desire & the Body in the Patristic Period -- Duns Scotus on the Female Gender -- Reproducing Medieval Christianity -- Chaste Bodies, Salacious Thoughts: The Sexual Trials of the Medieval Clergy -- Sex & Marriage in the Protestant Tradition, 1500–1900 -- Controversies Within the Churches: Conflicts Within the Roman Catholic Church -- Conflicts Within the Anglican Communion -- Pentecostal Churches & Homosexuality -- Theology & Practice in Evangelical Churches -- Conflicts Within the Black Churches -- Inter-Religious Conversations: Judaism -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Concepts & Issues: Violence & Justice -- Sexual Pleasure -- Desire & Love -- HIV/AIDS -- Sexual Theologies for all People: People Beginning Sexual Experience -- Wives & Husbands -- Families -- Gay Affections -- Lesbians -- Bisexual People -- Intersex & Transgender People -- Disabled People -- Friends & Friendship