06 January 2012

Book: The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives

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Book: The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives

Just published: "The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives", edited by Péter Losonczi (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Mika Luoma-aho (University of Lapland), and Aakash Singh (LUISS Guido Carli University), is yet another (contributed) volume contemplating ways forward for political theology (Ashgate, January 2012).

Quote: "Recent shifts in the contemporary cultural, political, and religious landscape are engendering intensive attention concerning political theology. New trends and traditional ideas equally colour these movements. ... Including prominent essays on Judaic, Islamic, Buddhist and Christian perspectives, this book balances elements from post-modern theology with more classical as well as anti-post-modern approaches."

05 January 2012

Book: The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement

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Book: The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement

Just published: Christopher Vasillopulos (Eastern Connecticut State University), "The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement" (University Press of America, January 2012).

Quote: "Beginning with Paul's rejection of traditional Judaism, ... the author argues that the Final Solution was the Hitler movement's attempt to create Aryans out of Germans for the purpose of saving Europe from the materialism and individualism of the West, personified by Jews, both human and metaphorical."

20 December 2011

Article: Development, ethics and theology: interdisciplinary connections and challenges

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Article: Development, ethics and theology: interdisciplinary connections and challenges

Just published: Kjetil Fretheim (MF Norwegian School of Theology), "Development, ethics and theology: interdisciplinary connections and challenges" ("Journal of Global Ethics", 7 [3], 2011: pp. 303-13).

Quote: "In this paper, I address the interdisciplinary character of development studies and ethics by discussing the relationship between Christian theology and development studies in general and development ethics in particular. I begin by presenting development theology, a kind of theology ... related to the better-known liberation theology".

19 December 2011

Job: Chancellor's Fellowship

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Job: Chancellor's Fellowship

The School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh offers a 5-year, full-time, tenure-track Chancellor's Fellowship to "early career scholar-teachers" with an interest in Christian Ethics and Practical Theology (including political theology).

Also on offer are fellowships in Religious Studies and in World Christianity. Across the university, a total of 100 Chancellor's Fellowships are available.

18 December 2011

Book: The Weimar Moment: Liberalism, Political Theology, and Law

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Book: The Weimar Moment: Liberalism, Political Theology, and Law

Just published: The contributed volume, "The Weimar Moment: Liberalism, Political Theology, and Law", edited by Leonard V. Kaplan and Rudy Koshar (both University of Wisconsin-Madison), is based on a 2008 conference of the same title (Lexington Books, December 2011).

Quote: " The Weimar Moment 's evocative assault on closure and political reaction ... cannot but appeal to us today. This appeal - its historical grounding and content, its complexities and tensions, its variegated expressions across the networks of power and thought - is the essential context of the present volume, whose ... challenge ... is to provide the material to confront the present effectively".

16 December 2011

Book: The Challenges of Cultural Discipleship: Essays in the Line of Abraham Kuyper

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Book: The Challenges of Cultural Discipleship: Essays in the Line of Abraham Kuyper

Just published: Richard J. Mouw (Fuller Theological Seminary), "The Challenges of Cultural Discipleship: Essays in the Line of Abraham Kuyper" (Eerdmans, November 2011).

Quote: "In thirteen essays Mouw explores and develops the Kuyperian perspective on key topics in Christian cultural discipleship, including public theology ... He deftly articulates an ecumenically enriched neo-Calvinist - or 'neo-Kuyperian' - perspective that appropriates and contextualizes the ideas and insights of this important theologian and statesman for new challenges in Christian thought and service."

15 December 2011

Book: Routledge Handbook of Political Islam

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Book: Routledge Handbook of Political Islam

Just published: Shahram Akbarzadeh (University of Melbourne) is the editor of a contributed volume titled "Routledge Handbook of Political Islam" (Routledge, December 2011).

Quote: "[A] multidisciplinary overview of the phenomenon of political Islam, one of the key political movements of our time. Drawing on the expertise from some of the top scholars in the world it examines the main issues surrounding political Islam across the world, from aspects of Muslim integration in the West to questions of political legitimacy in the Muslim world."

Job: Operations Manager

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Job: Operations Manager

The Quixote Center, "a multi-issue social justice organization ... rooted in the tradition of liberation theology and Catholic reform movements", based in College Park, MD, USA, is looking for an Operations Manager.

Please follow the link for more details about this position.

12 December 2011

Article: Spanish Fascism as a Political Religion (1931-1941)

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Article: Spanish Fascism as a Political Religion (1931-1941)

Just published: Zira Box (National University of Distance Education, Spain) and Ismael Saz (University of Valencia), "Spanish Fascism as a Political Religion (1931-1941)" ("Politics, Religion & Ideology", 12 [4], 2011: pp. 371-89).

Quote: "Spanish Fascism was a political religion during the Republican period, that is, from the time of its consolidation during the early 1930s to the beginning of the Civil War. However - and this is the main analytical challenge - it was also one after July 1936, in spite of the fact that the formation of Franco's Movimiento Nacional imposed no small transformations upon it."

CFP: Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, and "the Critique of Violence"

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CFP: Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, and "the Critique of Violence"

Papers on political theology are invited for a workshop on "Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, and 'the Critique of Violence'", in the programme of the 13th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), to be held 2-6 July 2012 at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Deadline: 15 April 2012.

Quote: "Papers will be invited on a range of possible topics, including but not limited to the following: ... Political Theology ... Benjamin and/or Agamben in relation to works by Thomas Hobbes, Baruch Spinoza, ... G.W.F. Hegel, ... Hermann Cohen, ... Gershom Scholem, ... Carl Schmitt, ... Jacob Taubes, ... Emmanuel Lévinas, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Rancière, Alain Badiou and others."

Papers are to be submitted to the workshop chairs. Further information on all accepted workshops and a full call for papers are to be found on the conference website: http://issei2012.haifa.ac.il/

10 December 2011

Book: Theology in the Public Sphere: Public Theology as a Catalyst for Open Debate

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Book: Theology in the Public Sphere: Public Theology as a Catalyst for Open Debate

Just published: Sebastian Kim (York St John University), "Theology in the Public Sphere: Public Theology as a Catalyst for Open Debate" (SCM Press, September 2011).

Endorsement: "Drawing on contemporary examples from around the globe including India, Korea and South America, Professor Kim demonstrates how public theology is extending the church's core concerns for justice, community and the well being into the broader public sphere." (John Sentamu, Archbishop of York)

07 December 2011

CFP: Renaissance Borders

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CFP: Renaissance Borders

A call for papers on "Renaissance Borders" and (early modern) political theology for the Annual Princeton Renaissance Studies Graduate Conference, Princeton University, 13-14 April 2012:

"From the beginning, conceptualizations of the Renaissance have been concerned with borders: between the classical past and the modern present; between pagan and Christian; between the civilized and the barbarous. Even as the idea of the Renaissance has endured various critiques over the past half century, this attention to borders has only intensified. In current debates about secularization and periodization in Renaissance studies, the boundaries between past and present and between the sacred and the profane have taken on a newly charged intensity. And these period-specific border disputes relate to more general questions in the humanities today: the future of interdisciplinarity; the role of material culture in the study of art; political theology and the development of the liberal state; and Jacques Ranciere's reading of aesthetics as a 'distribution of the sensible.'

"We invite graduate students from across the disciplines to submit abstracts addressing the issue of borders in the Renaissance, broadly conceived. Topics of interest might include:

"- - National territory, identity, and art
- - Marginalia
- - Relations between the disciplines
- - Levels of style, genre, and class
- - Periodization
- - Secularization
- - City and country
- - Economic, political, and aesthetic distribution
- - Citizen, human, creature
- - Exceptions and emergencies

"Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to renaissanceborders@gmail.com by February 1, 2012."

06 December 2011

Book: To Kill Another: Homicide and Natural Law

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Book: To Kill Another: Homicide and Natural Law

On the political theology of homicide: Graham J. McAleer (Loyola University Maryland), "To Kill Another: Homicide and Natural Law" (Transaction Publishers, October 2010).

Quote: "Western theories of law have drifted steadily towards the privatization of homicide. Public acts of homicide like capital punishment are now viewed by many as barbaric, even for heinous crimes, while a private act of homicide like the (increasingly routine) starvation of comatose patients is viewed by many as a caring gesture both to patient and family. ... McAleer argues that humanitarianism is a false friend to those committed to rule of law. As a consequence, the problem of human vulnerability makes political theology an inescapable consideration for law."

Article: Citizens into wolves?: Carl Schmitt's fictive account of security

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Article: Citizens into wolves?: Carl Schmitt's fictive account of security

Just published: Thomas Moore (University of Westminster), "Citizens into wolves?: Carl Schmitt's fictive account of security" ("Cooperation and Conflict", 46 [4], December 2011: pp. 502-20).

Quote: "This article assesses the extent to which security regimes are the products of authorization in the thought of Thomas Hobbes and Carl Schmitt. ... Schmitt's security regime is fictive, driven by colourful metaphor and political theology. By returning to classic questions of authorization - how a security regime authorizes itself - International Relations theory can examine the legitimation of security beyond an exclusively state-centric model."

02 December 2011

CFP: The Bible, Zionism and Palestine: A conference to explore the role of the bible in theology and politics in Israel and Palestine today

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CFP: The Bible, Zionism and Palestine: A conference to explore the role of the bible in theology and politics in Israel and Palestine today


Paper proposals on, for example, "Palestinian liberation theology" and "religious Zionism" are invited for a conference to be hosted 24-26 May 2012 by the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, under the theme, "The Bible, Zionism and Palestine: A conference to explore the role of the bible in theology and politics in Israel and Palestine today". Deadline: 1 March 2012.

Quote: "We are welcoming contributions from all perspectives under four main headings: Antisemitism, Philosemitism and the Bible; The Bible and the Existence of Israel; Judaism, Christianity and Zionism; and the Bible and the Palestinians."

The Bible, Zionism and Palestine: A conference to explore the role of the bible in theology and politics in Israel and Palestine today

01 December 2011

CFP: Tradition, Place, and "Things Divine"

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CFP: Tradition, Place, and "Things Divine"

The Ciceronian Society invites paper proposals on "Social-Political Theology" and other subjects related to "Tradition, Place, and 'Things Divine'" for its second annual conference, taking place 29-31 March 2012 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The call for papers does not mention a particular deadline.

Quote: "With respect to possible thinkers whose work might fit well with the Ciceronian Society's concerns, they are legion. Here are just a few: ... Charles Taylor, ... Stanely [sic] Hauerwas, ... Rene Girard, G.K. Chesterton, ... Alasdair MacIntyre, ... Leo Strauss, ... Eric Voegelin".

Conferences | The Ciceronian Society

29 November 2011

Article: French Laïcité and the Recent Reception of the German Secularization Debate into France

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Article: French Laïcité and the Recent Reception of the German Secularization Debate into France

Just published: Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins (Columbia University), "French Laïcité and the Recent Reception of the German Secularization Debate into France" ("Politics, Religion & Ideology", 12 [4], 2011: pp. 433-47).

Quote: "[B]eginning in the 1980s some leading French intellectuals turned their attention towards the German debate over secularization that Carl Schmitt initiated with his work Political Theology in the early 1920s. ... The second part of this article demonstrates ... the interest of French scholars who wish to reconceptualize the historical origins and developments of French laïcité in light of questions involving Islam, French identity, and the idea of Europe."

27 November 2011

Article: Prophetically Political, Politically Prophetic: William Cavanaugh's "Theopolitical Imagination" as an Example of Walter Brueggemann's

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Article: Prophetically Political, Politically Prophetic: William Cavanaugh's "Theopolitical Imagination" as an Example of Walter Brueggemann's "Prophetic Imagination"

Just published: Lisa P. Stephenson (Lee University), "Prophetically Political, Politically Prophetic: William Cavanaugh's 'Theopolitical Imagination' as an Example of Walter Brueggemann's 'Prophetic Imagination" ("Journal of Church & State", 53 [4], autumn 2011: pp. 567-86).

Excerpt: "What does the political theology of a Protestant Old Testament scholar have to do with that of a Roman Catholic theologian? ... One of the primary reasons why Brueggemann's and Cavanaugh's political theologies are similar is because they are both operating with the same understanding of what the task of political theology is."

25 November 2011

Articles: Meeting Opposites: The Political Theologies of Walter Benjamin and Carl Schmitt / Secret Agreements and Slight Adjustments

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Articles: Meeting Opposites: The Political Theologies of Walter Benjamin and Carl Schmitt / Secret Agreements and Slight Adjustments: On Giorgio Agamben's Messianic Citations

Just published: Marc de Wilde (University of Amsterdam), "Meeting Opposites: The Political Theologies of Walter Benjamin and Carl Schmitt" ("Philosophy & Rhetoric", 44 [4], 2011: pp. 363-81).

Quote: "Challenging existing interpretations, this article shows how the political theologies of Benjamin and Schmitt are not static but developed in the course of their dialogue, in which both authors respond to each other's criticism by changing and correcting their own positions in significant ways."

The author of another article on Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben just asked me to post a note: Jason Thomas McKinney (University of Toronto), "Secret Agreements and Slight Adjustments: On Giorgio Agamben's Messianic Citations" ("The Journal of Religion", 91 [4], October 2011: pp. 496-518).

Excerpt: "I would like to critically examine some of Agamben's citations of Paul, Benjamin, and a few others. I want to argue that in certain cases both Paul and Benjamin are ultimately misread. These errors are, to be sure, more strategic than careless ..., the deployment of one form of messianism against another."

For the latter article, follow this link: http://www.jstor.org/pss/10.1086/660903

23 November 2011

Article: Political Theology in the Poetry of Richard Crashaw

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Article: Political Theology in the Poetry of Richard Crashaw

Just published: Jayme M. Yeo (Rice University), "Political Theology in the Poetry of Richard Crashaw" ("Literature and Theology", 25 [4], December 2011: pp. 393-406).

Quote: "Richard Crashaw is not normally considered a political poet. And yet, he wrote a number of early poems on the British monarchy ... This article demonstrates that the theology of 'The Flaming Heart' informs a deeply political project, in which mystical union with God is reimagined as a fundamental encounter with the other that forms the basis for an ideal society."

Book: An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology

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Book: An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology

Just published: "An Eerdmans Reader in Contemporary Political Theology", edited by Craig Hovey (Ashland University), William T. Cavanaugh (DePaul University), and Jeffrey Bailey (Cambridge), translators not named (Eerdmans, November 2011).

Quote: "Given that the locus of Christianity is undeniably shifting to the global South, this volume uniquely integrates key voices from Africa, Asia, and Latin America with central texts from Europe and North America on such major subjects as church and state, gender and race, and Christendom and postcolonialism. ... [A]n ideal primary-source introduction to contemporary political theology".

22 November 2011

Book: Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West

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Book: Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West

Just published: Roger Haydon Mitchell (Lancaster University), "Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West" (Wipf and Stock, November 2011).

Endorsements: "The book lays down a challenge of enormous audacity to previous accounts of secularism as the product of modernity, offering a new political conception of the genesis of modernity. It is a major contribution to contemporary Christian political theology". (Graham Ward, University of Manchester)

"In this powerful, controversial, and passionately argued book, Roger Haydon Mitchell offers a genealogy of political theology - its past, its present, and, most importantly, its future." (Arthur Bradley, Lancaster University)

21 November 2011

Article: Toward a Practical Black Theology and Liberation Ethic: An Alternative African-American Perspective

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Article: Toward a Practical Black Theology and Liberation Ethic: An Alternative African-American Perspective

On "Black Theology for the post-Civil Rights era": Mark Gawaine Harden (Bethel University), "Toward a Practical Black Theology and Liberation Ethic: An Alternative African-American Perspective" ("Black Theology: An International Journal", 9 [1], 2011: pp. 35-55).

Quote: "This essay utilizes critical analysis, reflections, and observations to derive at a method that leads to a relevant and useful Black theology that may bridge individual life practices in the context of the Black church. ... The author argues that action, beliefs, and the context are the necessary sources for theological reflection ... grounded in the African-American experience."

Article: Political Theology Ten Years After 9/11

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Article: Political Theology Ten Years After 9/11

Political theology, multidisciplinary and interreligious: Julie Clague (University of Glasgow), "Political Theology Ten Years After 9/11" ("Political Theology", 12 [5], 2011: pp. 645-59).

Quote: "'Political Theology Ten Years After 9/11' examines the nature of the discourse of political theology before 9/11, and discusses its tendencies to parochialism and denominationalism. In the post-9/11 context, new more inclusive, cross-cutting discussions are required by those who work in the field".

Article: Religion, Politics and Liberation: A Dialogue between Gustavo Gutiérrez, the 14th Dalai Lama and Gianni Vattimo

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Article: Religion, Politics and Liberation: A Dialogue between Gustavo Gutiérrez, the 14th Dalai Lama and Gianni Vattimo

A liberation theologian, a Buddhist, and a nihilist: Mario I. Aguilar (University of St Andrews), "Religion, Politics and Liberation: A Dialogue between Gustavo Gutiérrez, the 14th Dalai Lama and Gianni Vattimo" ("Political Theology", 12 [1], 2011: pp. 144-66).

Quote: "Gustavo Gutiérrez, the 14th Dalai Lama and the Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo ... have made an enormous contribution to ... the practice of religion and politics centred on the poor ... This paper argues that the practice of a religion of love and a compassionate politics stressing commonalities rather than differences have a lot to offer to a contemporary practice and critical reflection on political theology."

17 November 2011

Book: Jesus Goes to McDonald's: Theology and Consumer Society

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Book: Jesus Goes to McDonald's: Theology and Consumer Society

Just published in English: Luiz Alexandre Solano Rossi (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), "Jesus Goes to McDonald's: Theology and Consumer Society", trans. not named (Wipf and Stock, November 2011).

Quote: "This book demonstrates that Latin American liberation theology continues to produce substantial biblical exegesis, absorbing theological reflection, and a sharp social critique that enhances the worldwide church. ... Not since Gustavo Gutiérrez's On Job has there been such a compelling reading of the book of Job as a literary mirror of oppressive socioeconomic and political conditions."

15 November 2011

Book: How Civilizations Die (And Why Islam Is Dying Too)

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Book: How Civilizations Die (And Why Islam Is Dying Too)

Just published: The book, "How Civilizations Die (And Why Islam Is Dying Too)", by "Asia Times" columnist David P. Goldman, a.k.a. Spengler (Regnery Publishing, September 2011), includes five chapters on "Theopolitics".

In an interview, Goldman said that "Theopolitics" "was my original working title for the book ... Why do some nations find the spiritual resources to embrace life, while others chant, 'We love death'? What is the rational self-interest of a nation that has chosen to become extinct? And how will nations on the way to extinction respond to their predicament? These are the great questions of our time, and materialist political science does not have the tools to answer them. Franz Rosenzweig's sociology of religion, for example, provides a better framework for understanding these problems than the political rationalism of Leo Strauss."

CFP: Liberation Theology

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CFP: Liberation Theology

The Religion and American Culture Caucus (RAAC) of the American Studies Association (ASA) has issued a call for papers on liberation theology:

"Participants are sought for a panel on Liberation Theology for the 2012 American Studies (ASA) Annual Meeting, to be held November 15-18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Scholars from all fields are encouraged to consider the topic broadly. Topics include the development and application of liberation theology in various denominational contexts and specific nations; the politics of liberation theology, especially in America; public responses to liberation theology; and the future of liberation theology. Scholars outside of religious studies are especially encouraged to submit proposals, as are scholars focusing on lesser-known religious traditions. Scholarship focusing on Puerto Rico, Latin America, and the Caribbean are [sic] especially welcome. Historical and contemporary topics are invited.

"The Religion and American Culture Caucus of the American Studies Association is organizing panels for submission to the Program Committee of the ASA for the 2012 Annual Meeting. While only the ASA Program Committee has authority to select panels, the Caucus hopes to encourage participation in religion-focused panels by scholars in all fields.

"Presenters, chairs, commentators, and chair/commentators are sought for this panel. Presenters can read traditional papers, lead discussions or activities, share a lecture, present visual analyses, or share their research in other ways in 15-25 minute presentations. Chairs introduce panelists, manage presentation time, and facilitate discussion after the presentations. Commentators provide feedback on individual presentations and offer brief comments that synthesize findings. Chair/commentators fulfill both roles.

"With rare exceptions of non-academics who seek the approval of the ASA program committee, all participants must be members of the ASA in order to present, though membership is not required to submit a panel for consideration. Membership costs vary according to income and employment status. All participants must also register for the ASA Annual Meeting; registration cost likewise varies. Please see the http://www.theasa.net [sic] for information about cost of membership and registration. By submitting a presentation proposal or volunteering to serve as chair, commentator, or chair/commentator, you agree that, if your panel is accepted, you will join the ASA if you are not otherwise a member and register for and attend the Annual Meeting.

"ASA Annual Meeting participants may appear on the program only once - as a panelist, chair, commentator, or commentator/chair. Please submit only one presentation proposal or volunteer for only one role as submitting more than one proposal or volunteering for more than one role will disqualify all panels for which you volunteer.

"Would-be presenters should submit a 2-page CV and a 500 word abstract with title and your name to Religion and American Culture Caucus co-chair Rebecca Barrett-Fox at rbarrettfox@bethelks.edu by December 15, 2011. These should be submitted as MS Word documents or as PDFs. In addition, include a list of 3-5 key words and any AV needs at the bottom of the abstract.

"Scholars volunteering to serve as chairs, commentators, and chair/commentators should submit 2-page CVs as well as a list of topics of particular expertise and the role(s) in which they are willing to serve. Senior scholars and those who plan on attending ASA anyway but not presenting are especially encouraged to volunteer in these roles. Again, this information should be sent to Rebecca Barrett-Fox at rbarrettfox@bethelks.edu by December 15, 2011.

"The Religion and American Culture Caucus will organize panels by January 1, 2012. At that point, potential panelists and chairs will be matched and introduced to each other via email and encouraged to work together to draft a 500 word panel proposal, which must then be forwarded by panel members to the ASA Program Committee via the ASA's website. Panel submissions, which will include the panel proposal as well as individual presentation proposals and presenter and chair and commentator or chair/commentator CVs, are due to the ASA by January 26, 2012. The ASA Program Committee will identify accepted panels by early spring 2012 and will release the final schedule for the Annual Meeting early in the summer of 2012.

"Religion and American Culture Caucus members are proud of the many panels focusing on religion that appeared in the Annual Meeting program in 2011 and of the large audiences that these panels drew and hope to extend this trend to 2012's Meeting. The Caucus seeks to support scholars as well as journalists, activists, and others who work in this area, especially those whose primary home is not in religious studies programs. If you are interested in participating in the work of the Caucus, please visit http://www.theasa.net/caucus_religion/. If you are considering submitting a presentation proposal but would like support in developing or articulating your ideas in writing, please email Rebecca Barrett-Fox at rbarrettfox@bethelks.edu for assistance."

13 November 2011

Book: The WASP Question: An Essay on the Biocultural Evolution, Present Predicament, and Future Prospects of the Invisible Race

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Book: The WASP Question: An Essay on the Biocultural Evolution, Present Predicament, and Future Prospects of the Invisible Race

A far-right political theology of race: Andrew Fraser, formerly of Macquarie University, Sydney, is the author of "The WASP Question: An Essay on the Biocultural Evolution, Present Predicament, and Future Prospects of the Invisible Race" (Arktos, June 2011). The book includes a chapter titled "Political Theology: How America's Civil Religion Fosters Anglo-Saxon Ethnomasochism".

Quote: " The WASP Question is valuable for focusing attention on the plight of Anglo-Saxon societies assailed by runaway materialism and imposed diversity. The book articulates a role for national religions in defending populations of ethnic kin. For Anglo-Saxons, that role is fulfilled by the orthodox Christian doctrine of nations. Fraser's appeal to a patriot king who can restore Anglo-Saxons' biocultural identity and ethno-religious autonomy is a provocative alternative."

11 November 2011

Article: Global Economics and US Public Policy: Human Liberation for the Global Poor

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Article: Global Economics and US Public Policy: Human Liberation for the Global Poor

On the praxis of black liberation theology: Keri Day (Brite Divinity School), "Global Economics and US Public Policy: Human Liberation for the Global Poor" ("Black Theology: An International Journal", 9 [1], 2011: pp. 9-33).

Quote: "This article explores how Black liberation theologies can respond to chronic poverty experienced by communities of color around the world. This article argues that ... these theologies would do well to couple the theological task with a political task in offering practical guidance toward a preferable future".