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Growth, Identity, and Branding in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama
Russell McCutcheon, Chair, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama Years as…
Read MoreNormativity in the Study of Religion: A Dialogue about Theology and Religious Studies
Introduction by Thomas A. Tweed Academic fields are constituted by their debates,…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance and the Black Professor
I arrived at Earlham College in the fall semester of 2004 as…
Read MorePersonal Reflections on Sabbatical
The Biblical Concept of Sabbath “Six years you shall sow your field,…
Read MoreDomestic Help: The Unmentionable
This past year a man colleague told me his key to time…
Read MoreWheaton College, Larycia Hawkins, and Our Academic Life Together
Editor’s note (3/5/2016): Since publication of this essay, Larycia Hawkins has accepted…
Read MoreThe State of the Study of Religion and Popular Culture
The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture Edited by John C.…
Read MoreResponsible Research Practices
A Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct for AAR Members Approved by…
Read MoreReflections from a Bread Winner and Milk Producer
I’ve been trying to write this one drat sentence, in fits and…
Read MoreIn Tribute: René Girard, 1923 – 2015
I first met René Girard in a lecture I attended in 1969…
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