Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Christianity and Empire’ by Prof. Joerg Rieger – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Despite many connections and tensions between Christian traditions and empire, scholars of religion and theology have rarely reflected on them. What was lost in the process was not only a clearer understanding of how the forces of empire impact Christianity, … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Teaching & Learning Guide for: Between Political Religion and Politicized Religion – Interwar Fascism and Religion Revisited by Mr. Eliot Assoudeh
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Teaching & Learning Guide for: Between Political Religion and Politicized Religion – Interwar Fascism and Religion Revisited’ by Mr. Eliot Assoudeh – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: This guide accompanies the following article: Between Political Religion and Politicized Religion – Interwar Fascism and Religion Revisited
Coming Soon: ‘Buddhist Debate in Medieval Japan by Prof. Asuka Sango
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Buddhist Debate in Medieval Japan’ by Prof. Asuka Sango – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Buddhist debate was an oral exchange of questions and answers between two monks or nuns concerning issues of Buddhist doctrine. Although it has received considerable attention from scholars of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, its vitality in medieval Japan … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘The śrāddha: The Development of Ancestor Worship in Classical Hinduism by Dr. Matthew Sayers
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘The śrāddha: The Development of Ancestor Worship in Classical Hinduism’ by Dr. Matthew Sayers – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: The association of Hinduism with reincarnation is well-known, but this connection obscures a long tradition of ancestor worship. The ritual texts of the Vedic and later Hindu traditions describe in detail the procedure … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Divine Presence in Ancient Near Eastern Temples by Prof. Michael Hundley
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Divine Presence in Ancient Near Eastern Temples’ by Prof. Michael Hundley – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: This article addresses ancient Near Eastern conceptions of divine presence in the realm of the temple, considering evidence from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Hittite Anatolia and Syria-Palestine. It analyzes the perceived religious function of ancient Near Eastern temples, … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Divining the Buddha’s Arrival by Prof. Vanessa Sasson
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Divining the Buddha’s Arrival’ by Prof. Vanessa Sasson – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: The Buddha’s hagiography is replete with referenences to divination. This is particularly the case in the earlier part of his hagiography, before he achieves awakening. This paper will consider some of the episodes in his story that assume divination … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Buddhists and Violence: Historical Continuity/Academic Incongruities by Prof. Michael Jerryson
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Buddhists and Violence: Historical Continuity/Academic Incongruities’ by Prof. Michael Jerryson – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Within the last several decades, there has been a surge in Buddhist-influenced conflicts in places like the Tibetan region of China, Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Every religious system has had violent instances. In many ways, the … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘The Postwar British Extreme Right and Empire, 1945-1967 by Mr. Paul Stocker
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘The Postwar British Extreme Right and Empire, 1945-1967’ by Mr. Paul Stocker – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: This article examines the relationship between the extreme right and the British Empire during the postwar era. It will first provide a brief review of existing scholarship on the postwar extreme right. It will then … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘“THE ROLE OF PLATONISM IN AUGUSTINE’ S 386 CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY” by Dr. Mark Boone
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘“THE ROLE OF PLATONISM IN AUGUSTINE’S 386 CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY”’ by Dr. Mark Boone – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Augustine’s conversion to Christianity in A.D. 386 is a pivotal moment not only in his own life, but in Christian and world history, for the theology of Augustine set the course of theological … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Piecing Together the Religion of the Nabataeans by Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Piecing Together the Religion of the Nabataeans’ by Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: What we know about the religion of the Nabataeans, the builders of Petra, is largely gleaned from the material record rather than literary sources. The Nabataeans appear to have been successful in preserving the attributes of … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘A ‘gigantic struggle between believers and those without God’? Catholicism in the Spanish Second Republic, 1931-9 by Mr. Richard Ryan
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘A ‘gigantic struggle between believers and those without God’? Catholicism in the Spanish Second Republic, 1931-9′ by Mr. Richard Ryan – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: In Spain today the place of the Catholic Church and the role of the Catholic faith under the Spanish Second Republic (1931-9) remain one of the most … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Prophecy and the Royal Court in the Ancient Near East by Prof. Jonathan Stökl
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Prophecy and the Royal Court in the Ancient Near East’ by Prof. Jonathan Stökl – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Most ancient Near Eastern prophetic texts were found in royal archives, and that fact is reflected in the fact that before anything else, they deal with the figure and person of the king … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘The Mesopotamian God Enki/Ea by Dr. Hannes Galter
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘The Mesopotamian God Enki/Ea’ by Dr. Hannes Galter – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: The traditions and beliefs about the Mesopotamian deity Enki/Ea – the god of water, wisdom, magic, and creation – formed a major part of the Sumerian and Babylonian religious text material. They cover a period from the 3rd to … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Caste: Religion and Society in India by Dr. J. Llewellyn
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Caste: Religion and Society in India’ by Dr. J. Llewellyn – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: References to caste are common in religious texts from the classical period in South Asian history, and even before. In the colonial era, caste was understood by the British as a defining characteristic of social life, and … Continue reading
Coming Soon: ‘Marriage in American Muslim Communities by Prof. Juliane Hammer
Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Marriage in American Muslim Communities’ by Prof. Juliane Hammer – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Marriage in its relation to religion, specifically Islam, is intrinsically linked to questions of sexual and gender norms. U.S. Muslim communities , extremely diverse in their backgrounds, negotiate marriage in their discourses on a spectrum that constructs “American” … Continue reading
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