Editorial Board of JCRT
Conference on Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy (Announcement)
Sponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in Collaboration with the University of Denver You must register in order to receive a participation
Conference on Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy – Call for Papers and Presentations (Conferences)
This call invites interdisciplinary papers on populism, nationalism, and democratic futures, outlining themes, participation details, and deadlines for
Special Issue On Religion and Bioethics (Call for Papers)
The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the intersection of religion and bioethics It
Religion and Bioethics (Conferencee)
Sponsored by the The Whitestone Foundation dba The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in collaboration with the University of Denver It highlights
Conference on Religion and Bioethics – Call for Proposals
This call for proposals frames a conference on religion and bioethics, inviting interdisciplinary work on ethics, theology, policy, and emerging The argument
The Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference
Catherine Keller practices theology as a relation between ancient hints of ultimacy and current matters of urgency. As the George T As the George T. It
The Religious Roots Of Environmental Justice – Call For Papers Or Presentations (Conference)
Where: Online (Zoom) – Registration Required Submission deadline for proposals: Friday, September 15, 2023 It highlights key arguments and implications
Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, And The Quotidian Academic Terror Of “Christian Nationalism”
The following essay appeared recently in The New Polis. It is republished here because of its timeliness and importance. What exactly is Christian nationalism?
Embodiment – A Conference On The Crisis In Contemporary Theory And The Humanities (Announcement)
You must register in advance (see below) whereupon you will automatically receive a participation link. If you are having trouble, please email us It highlights
Critical Conversations – A Conversation With Arthur Bradley On Sovereignty, Part 2
The following is the second part of a transcript of one of our ongoing “Critical Conversations” with distinguished British political philosopher Arthur Bradley
Critical Conversations – A Conversation With Arthur Bradley On Sovereignty, Part 1
The following is the first part of a transcript of one of our ongoing “Critical Conversations” with distinguished British political philosopher Arthur Bradley
The Fracturing Of World Order – A Series of International and Interdisciplinary Online Mini-Conferences, Call For Papers And Presentations (Announcement)
The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and The New Polis in collaboration with representatives of the University of Denver announces a call for papers
Critical Conversations – The Power Of “Political Erasure”, A Seminar With Arthur Bradley (Announcements)
Sign up for this online seminar with distinguished British political philosopher Arthur Bradley on the compelling and most timely issue of “political erasure.“
Let’s Get Real About Race – Two Very Timely Upcoming Online Seminars (Announcement)
It’s time to get real when we talk these days about race and racism. Ever since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the late spring of 2020 at the
Difficult Discussions – Christian Evangelicalism And Critical Race Theory (Announcement)
When: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10 am-12 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) Register for online seminar: It highlights key arguments and implications for
Debriefing On Decoloniality – A Public Conversation, Part 2
Part 2 continues the debrief transcript, sharpening arguments about decoloniality, epistemic rupture, and institutional practice across regional and The
Debriefing On Decoloniality – A Public Conversation, Part 1
Part 1 presents a transcripted debrief from participants in the decoloniality conference, mapping core disagreements, shared concerns, and conceptual stakes
Critical Conversations 10 – “Tenderness,” Or Putting Neoliberalism On The Analyst’s Couch (Announcement)
When: Tuesday, June 29, 10am Mountain Standard Time How: Zoom. By Advance Registration. Please register at the following link below It highlights key arguments
What Do We Mean By “Decoloniality”? A Discussion, Part 2
Part 2 continues the keynote discussion on decoloniality, elaborating disagreements over praxis, universality, and strategy while clarifying points of shared
What Do We Mean By “Decoloniality”? A Discussion, Part 1
Part 1 records a keynote discussion defining decoloniality, foregrounding coloniality's persistence, divergent methods, and disputes over politics, knowledge
Critical Conversations 9 – Economic Theology And The Indebtedness Of Everyday Life (Announcement)
Participants are invited to join us live in the ninth of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the
Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire – Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Conference Announcement)
Sponsored by The New Polis, Whitestone Publications, and Metropolitan State University of Denver in collaboration with members of the Iliff School of Theology
Call For Presentations And Proposals – Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire, Or Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Announcement)
The New Polis in collaboration with the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (part of The Whitestone Foundation of publications) announces a webinar-based
Critical Conversations – “On Decoloniality” With Walter Mignolo (Announcement)
An earlier version of this posting had the date listed as “December,” which would imply the webinar had already occurred It highlights key arguments and
Critical Conversations – American Indian Worldview And The Twinned Cosmos Of Indigenous America (Announcement)
Participants are invited to join us live in the fifth of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the
Critical Conversations – 2020 And The Catastrophe Of The Global Neoliberal Order (Announcement)
Participants are invited to join us live in the fourth of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the
Critical Conversations -“Subjectivities Since The Sixties” (Announcement)
Participants are invited to join us live in the second of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the
“The End Of Cognitive Empire” (Critical Conversations)
The following is the video and transcript of the first of “Critical Conversations”, a monthly Zoom seminar with advance registration sponsored by The New Polis
Critical Conversations – “The End Of Cognitive Empire” (Announcement)
“Critical Conversations” is an ongoing initiative of Whitestone Publications. The main sponsor of the current series is The New Polis It highlights key
Call For Papers – Special Issue On Walter Benjamin And Religion
What does Walter Benjamin’s work suggest about religion and the methods of studying it? This special issue of The Journal for Cultural and Religious Studies
Re-Envisioning Religious Studies As A Global Discipline – A Pre-AAR Symposium
The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Denver in conjunction with its partner faculty
Announcing “The New Polis” – An E-Publication On Critical Theory, Cultural Analysis, And Political Thought
The directors of The Whitestone Foundation, the Colorado-based 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that has published The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
Call for Contributors – The Dialectic of Divine Presence and Absence
Since the philosopher Nietzsche announced the “death of God” over a century ago, the specter of divine absence has hovered over Western civilization It
Looking For Reviewers
We are looking for authors to review the a variety books in different topic areas related to religious and cultural theory It highlights key arguments
“Notations” – Call for Contributors
In addition to reviews and commentaries, the new JCRT feature “religious theory” ([jcrt.org](https://jcrt.org)/religioustheory), updated regularly, will publish in an ongoing
Speaking (Or Not Speaking) Of God – Call For Proposals
Where: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado Sponsors: Department of Religious Studies, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory It highlights key arguments
Newest Titles For Review – Freud, Nussbaum, Angst, The Crucified God, Etc.
Religious Theory has just added new titles for which we are looking for reviewers (listed below). If you would like to review one of them, please send an email
Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 3
The following is Part 3 of a 3-part series by Victor Taylor on how one might reflect theologically on Jesus and the Christian message from a Derridean
Review – Badiou and Gauchet on Capitalism and Democracy
*Badiou, Alain and Gauchet, Marcel. What Is To Be Done?: A Dialogue on Communism, Capitalism, and the Future of Democracy. Translated by Susan Spitzer
Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 2
The following is Part 2 of a 3-part series by Victor Taylor on how one might reflect theologically on Jesus and the Christian message from a Derridean
More Sympathy for the Devil, or The State of Satan in The Age of Obama and Trump
Fifty years ago this weekend in the year 1966, according to lore and legend, San Francisco showman, musician, and self-professed huckster Howard Stanton Levey
Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology” – Part 1
> Jesus, who was concerned till manhood with his own personal development, was free from the contagious sickness of his age and his people; free from the
Review – Carl Raschke’s Force of God Hammers Out A Political Theology Of Insurrection/Resurrection For Our Times
Raschke, Carl. Force of God: Political Theology and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. ISBN-978-0231-17384-1 It
Review – Jean-Pierre Couture Brings To Life The Ongoing Oeuvre of Peter Sloterdijk
*Couture, Jean-Pierre. Sloterdijk (Key Contemporary Thinkers). Boston: Polity, 2015. 208 pages. ISBN-10: 0745663818. Hardback, paperback, e-book, 208 pages
Spiritual Erotics, Part 3 – Eros, Ecstasy, and the Pentecostal Experience
In the first installment of this three-part book preview of my forthcoming work on machismo in Latino culture I explored the role of the new, and “hot”
Renegade Hinduism Scholar Featured In Norton’s Anthology of World Religions
The just-released, multi-volume Norton Anthology of World Religions is a major project of substance undertaken by a group of world-renowned scholars in
Spiritual Erotics, Part 2 – The Nature and History of Machismo and Its Feminine Counterpart As “Marianismo”
From time to time Religious Theory (RT) invites well-known academic authors to outline current book projects that have not yet been published It highlights
Recovering the Unconscious – A Conference on the Intersection of Psychoanalysis With Politics, Philosophy, and Religion – CFP
A Conference on the Intersection of Psychoanalysis With Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Sponsored by the University of Denver and the Colorado Analytic Forum
Spiritual Erotics, Part 1 – Affect Theory and the Transformation of Machismo Among Latino Pentecostal Men
From time to time Religious Theory (RT) invites well-known academic authors to outline current book projects that have not yet been published S. It highlights
Plundering A Theory of Trauma – Confessions of A Novice Author on Lacan and Theology
Nietzsche’s advice to young authors was to never admit error, for our critics will neither give an inch nor forgive our humility in siding against ourselves
Review Essay – Peter Sloterdijk on Social Bonds, Freedom, and Religion
The English reception of Peter Sloterdijk has been ambivalent at best, relying largely on hearsay from European interlocutors (Žižek especially) or gossip about
NOTATIONS – The “Unacculturable” – Refugee Flux Spurs Crisis of European Belief
This Notations piece analyzes how refugee discourse destabilizes European self-understanding, linking cultural panic, theological residue, and political
NOTATIONS – Agamben’s Homo Sacer, Refugees, and the Crisis of European Values
This Notations essay reads refugee politics through Agamben's Homo Sacer, examining sovereignty, exception, and the moral crisis revealed by Europe's border
The Secularizing Ethos and the End of Biblical Authority – How Today’s Evangelicals Abandoned Evangelicalism
So reads the title of a recent article in the Los Angeles Review of Books. The author, Jim Hinch, begins his piece with the conversion story of A. J J.
Conferences and CFPs – Upcoming
Beyond Habermas? Critical Theory, Political Theology, and Interreligious Dialogue “Habermas’ postsecular perspective of socio-political integration has had a
Life As Art – Aesthetic Virtue and Moral Obligation
Virtue ethics has received much attention throughout the last decades. While some of the corresponding works are dealing with questions of aesthetics, there
Religious Theory – A New Review, Commentary, and Conversations Feature of JCRT
Religious Theory is the new commentary, review, and conversation blog for The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory It highlights key arguments and
The JCRT Now Has a Blog
JCRT announces JCRT Live, a blog for editors, contributors, and invited participants to discuss current questions in cultural and religious theory online.