Garrett Clark considers the overlapping sensory experiences represented by Boko Haram’s flags, arguing that this synesthesia facilitates deep psychological violence.
Boko Haram and the Aesthetics of Violence
The Tenure of Scriptures: Interpreting Wheaton College (Illinois)
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same god? The answer matters at Wheaton, but why does the question?
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,”… but probably reflecting a specific context.
I am not so much interested in what religions exist in Star Wars but why they may be there and why we read the “texts” the way we do. Although space is a vacuum, Star Wars was not constructed there. Instead it was constructed in a context that influenced Lucas and the rest of the moviemakers.
Forcing Religion into Star Wars: Another Episode of Scholarly Fiction
So if you’ve read this blog post to determine whether Star Wars is a religion, I’m sorry but this is not the blog post you’re looking for.
Meet our Team
Sowing the Seed is a student-scholar digital magazine that models enriched conversation on the issues too important not to talk about. Contributors come from across the humanities and social sciences, sharing their insights in the interest of making the academic far less academic. Richard Newton, PhD, Curator of Sowing the Seed. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, … Continue reading Meet our Team
