This month's theme is Religion—an important aspect of national and international politics, a pervasive sociocultural force, and a critical area of study for social science.
Featured Theme: Religion
As part of their SSRC-funded research, Olívia Bandeira, Alex Hercog, Iury Batistta, and Réia Gonçalves Pereira investigate the impact of right-wing evangelical media on Brazil’s…
Writing for our “Sexuality & Gender Studies Now” series, Dawne Moon analyzes the evolution of views of the LGBTQ+ community among Protestant evangelicals and how…
Ever since September 11, there has been a growing media interest in Islam. What is the link, many seem to ask, between Islam and terrorism?…
Trending Essays
Samuel L. Perry argues that Christian nationalism can play an important role in enlisting racial minorities in ethno-nationalist projects.
This 2009 discussion featured Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026) and Charles Taylor in conversation about the place of religion in the public sphere.
Audrey Truschke explores the distorting Hindu nationalist claims of indigeneity, unpacking how this claim supports Hindu majoritarian mistreatment of religious minorities in South Asia.
Frontiers
This article explores Turkey’s centralized mosque loudspeaker network and its uses, demonstrating how religion is entwined with state infrastructure.
This essay explores New Deal environmental thought, arguing that its use of biblical language and images was profoundly embedded within Christian imaginaries of sin.
A study examining bishops who actively supported state-led redistribution were essential to the electoral success of the Workers’ Party in Brazil argues that the relationship…