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Whiteness Studies—Why Not to Teach It (As an Untenured Professor)
Unlike my colleagues contributing to this Spotlight, my emphasis is less on…
Read MoreAnti-Racism in Community-Based Education
While I teach religious studies in university classrooms, I also direct a…
Read MoreSkin in the Game: Raising the Stakes with The Race Card Project
Recently I had a front row seat at my oldest son’s kindergarten…
Read MoreRemembering Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018): Author, Activist, Amateur Scholar of Religion
When the beloved author Ursula Le Guin died earlier this year at…
Read MoreThe Current State of Religious Studies: AAR’s Academic Relations Committee at the 2018 Annual Meeting
The Academic Relations Committee (ARC) promotes attention to and develops resources for…
Read MoreMore than a Handbag: Why Improvements to Online Religious Studies Courses Matter
I am among the ranks of those in religious studies, who, at…
Read MoreGuidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship
Approved by the AAR Board of Directors in September 2018 I. Defining…
Read MoreKatie Geneva Cannon (1950–2018): Scholar, Teacher, and Minister
When I turned specifically to readings in theological ethics, I discovered that…
Read MoreDear American Media: How Not To Talk About Muslims
The American mainstream media boasts a voracious appetite for caricaturing, simplifying, and…
Read MoreTeaching Tales: Mokashi’s “Religious” Narratives
Children dressed as Lord Krishna wait for a fancy dress competition. Credit:…
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