Dr. James Bielo looks at what the secondhand sacred market can tell us about how people trade in religion and more.
The Secondhand Sacred with Dr. James Bielo
25 Years On… African Americans and the Bible: Sacred Texts and Social Textures
It wasn't a quest to find Black people within the canon or a liberative hermeneutic for Black people. African Americans and the Bible laid out an agenda for critically studying, as the accompanying anthology's subtitle states, "sacred texts and social textures."
Incarcerated in the “Land of the Free”
After the recent LA Times mea culpa regarding two published letters rationalizing Japanese-American internment, we take a concerted effort at examining an aspect of WWII history that is often overlooked: religion. Marlee Schwalm (Elizabethtown College '18) surfaced a struggle between Shinto and Christianity in the Pacific conflict. Written before the LA Times imbroglio, her piece is a … Continue reading Incarcerated in the “Land of the Free”
Fear, Florida, and Faith-Based Prisons
In this edition in our Reading Race and Criminality series, Dr. Brad Stoddard examines the history and politics that frame Florida's experimentation with faith-based prison reform.
Christian Support for the Black Lives Matter Campaign
Hannah Ciocco examines Black Lives Matter’s recent overtures among Christian communities, drawing parallels to the role of religion in the Civil Rights Movement. Ciocco draws upon the work of Broadcast Seeding guest, Drew G.I. Hart for insight on the role of religion in social activism and engagement. “Every 28 hours, a black person is murdered … Continue reading Christian Support for the Black Lives Matter Campaign
