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Ever since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the late spring of 2020 at the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lets-get-real-about-race-two-very-timely-upcoming-online-seminars-announcement/) ![Difficult Discussions – Christian Evangelicalism And Critical Race Theory (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/07/dd-l.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/difficult-discussions-christian-evangelicalism-and-critical-race-theory-announcement/) ![Debriefing On Decoloniality – A Public Conversation, Part 2](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/06/nama_man_greeting_us_3693359757.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/debriefing-on-decoloniality-a-public-conversation-part-2/) ![Debriefing On Decoloniality – A Public Conversation, Part 1](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/06/speakers_latino.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/debriefing-on-decoloniality-a-public-conversation/) ![Critical Conversations 10 – “Tenderness,” Or Putting Neoliberalism On The Analyst’s Couch (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/06/the_kiss_klimt-1.webp) ### **Critical Conversations 10 – “Tenderness,” Or Putting Neoliberalism On The Analyst’s Couch (Announcement)** When: Tuesday, June 29, 10am Mountain Standard Time How: Zoom. 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If you would like to review one of them, please send an email [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/newest-titles-for-review-freud-nussbaum-angst-the-crucified-god-etc/) ![Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 3](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/05/brain-facs.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-3/) ![Review – Badiou and Gauchet on Capitalism and Democracy](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/05/badiou-photo-thumb-large.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-badiou-and-gauchet-on-capitalism-and-democracy/) ![Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology”, Part 2](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/05/california-ghost-town.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-2/) ![More Sympathy for the Devil, or The State of Satan in The Age of Obama and Trump](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/03/satan-comedy.gif) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/more-sympathy-for-the-devil-or-the-state-of-satan-in-the-age-of-obama-and-trump/) ![Jesus’ Ghost – Derrida, Christianity, and “Hauntology” – Part 1](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/04/hamlets-ghost.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/jesus-ghost-derrida-christianity-and-hauntology-part-1/) ![Review – Carl Raschke’s Force of God Hammers Out A Political Theology Of Insurrection/Resurrection For Our Times](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/04/lightning_strikes_volcano.webp) ### **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 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-carl-raschkes-force-of-god-hammers-out-a-political-theology-of-insurrection-resurrection-for-our-times/) ![Review – Jean-Pierre Couture Brings To Life The Ongoing Oeuvre of Peter Sloterdijk](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/04/open_no09_djong_02_walkingcity.webp) ### **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. 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