#aarsbl – Sowing the Seed

Blessings:Reprise–Chance the Rapper, Religion, and the Senses

Posted on March 27, 2017March 27, 2017 by Maya Clare

Students in Dr. Richard Newton's Signifying Religion: An African American Worldview course were invited to employ tools and theories from religious studies to explore how meaning making works. Miriam Balasundram took a phenomenological approach to consider religion and the senses. She was taken by the rhythms of Chance the Rapper and reflected on what led her to … Continue reading Blessings:Reprise–Chance the Rapper, Religion, and the Senses

The Bible and Race in the USA: the Redundancy of Identity Politics

Posted on December 21, 2016September 4, 2017 by Richard Newton

Hilary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign has prompted a number of post-mortem pieces on the state of the Democratic Party. Not too long ago, pundits had predicted that Donald Trump’s nativism spelled the end of the Grand Ole Party. Now the question is where did Hilary Clinton go wrong,

Religious Studies LLC and The Question of Canon

Posted on July 21, 2015October 3, 2015 by Richard Newton

Have you ever asked yourself what you need to read to join an academic conversation? The American Academy of Religion has compiled a recommended reading list. The suggestions come from chairs of the guild's program units (i.e. sub-fields). They have recommended two to five books which they consider influential, pivotal, seminal, or otherwise important publications in … Continue reading Religious Studies LLC and The Question of Canon