By Leah Elizabeth Comeau. My research is situated at the intersection of the fields of religious history and of material culture. Geographically, I work in South Asia, especially Tamil South India and I utilize an intersectional feminist framework to approach modern and medieval expressions of religion. In my work, I routinely encounter scholars of anthropology, […]
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Position: Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies. Focus/Specialization: Contextual theologies of historically marginalized groups (Latina/Latino, Black, and Womanist, etc.). Institution: St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin. Level: Entry-level, tenure-track. Deadline: 15 October 2016. Website: St. Norbert’s College: Theology and Religious Studies. Official Posting: St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, invites applications for a tenure-track, entry-level position in Theology and Religious Studies. […]
Are you attending AAR/SBL 2015 this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia? We warmly welcome you to join us at the following FSR events on Friday and Sunday. We hope to see you there! Remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates! M20-404 Feminist Studies in Religion Theme: FSR Reception 11/20/2015 Friday – 8:30 PM-10:30 PM Location: Hyatt-Techwood (Atlanta Conference […]
Postion: Assistant/Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Focus/Specialization: Sexuality, violence, and ethics. Institution: Pennsylvania State University. Deadline: 30 October 2015. Website: https://psu.jobs/job/59823. Official Posting (https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51771): The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, together with The Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State (rockethics.psu.edu), is seeking a new faculty member at the assistant or associate level whose teaching and scholarship are […]
The streets of one of our cities have erupted in violent rioting in response to another death of a young Black man at the hands of the local police force. This time, the city is Baltimore and the death was due to a spinal cord injury while in police custody. We are caught, all of […]
I was drawn to the academic discipline of ethics because it was about making moral claims, calling for actions, and evaluating the impact of current and past social and religious structures. Doing Christian ethics, I thought, could be synonymous with activism. However, as I spend more and more time in front of a computer or […]
I rarely find it difficult to teach about Sodomy. Recent events here in Indiana have, unfortunately, made this biblical story even more relevant. Over a week ago, Governor Mike Pence signed the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” flanked by a number of conservatively religious lobbyists. When I was asked to comment on such “right to refuse” […]
This is a dialogical blog between Dr. Rebecca T. Alpert, Professor of Religion at Temple University and an ordained rabbi, and me. Susanne: So here we are a few days after the New York Times article entitled “Same-Sex Interfaith Couples Face Roadblock to Marriage in Judaism,” written by Mark Oppenheimer and published on January […]
Today is Super Bowl Sunday. Does it make you reflect on God? The past week has been full of questions about deflated balls, playing through injury, media requirements for players, halftime hype and fan party planning. In the midst of the usual pre-Super Bowl media frenzy, a smaller story broke about God’s role in football. […]