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It is generally recognised that the Garden story is more environmentally friendly [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-image-of-god-and-our-vocation-of-the-soil-part-2-mick-pope/) ![Religious Studies As The “State Religion” Of Neoliberalism, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/10/august_labicana_massimo_inv56230_n2.webp) ### [Religious Studies As The “State Religion” Of Neoliberalism, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/religious-studies-as-the-state-religion-of-neoliberalism-carl-raschke/) September 7, 2022 — By Carl A. Raschke > “Neptunus alii per alia, poterunt intellegi qui qualesque sint, quoque eos nomine consuetudo nuncupaverit, hoc eos et venerari et colere debemus.” – Cicero [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/religious-studies-as-the-state-religion-of-neoliberalism-carl-raschke/) ![Orientalism, Ontology, And Orientation – A Muslim Perspective On Charles H. Long, Part 1 (Mehnaz Afridi)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/08/quran_inscriptions_on_wall_lodhi_gardens_delhi.webp) ### [Orientalism, Ontology, And Orientation – A Muslim Perspective On Charles H. Long, Part 1 (Mehnaz Afridi)](/religioustheory/posts/orientalism-ontology-and-orientation/) August 9, 2022 — By Mehnaz Afridi The following is the first of a two-part series. The full article is published in the spring 2022 issue of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/orientalism-ontology-and-orientation/) ![Geschlecht III – Authentic Faith, Religion, And Politics In Derrida’s Readings of Heidegger’s “Geist”, Part 2 (Jake Sirota)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/02/holsweg.webp) ### [Geschlecht III – Authentic Faith, Religion, And Politics In Derrida’s Readings of Heidegger’s “Geist”, Part 2 (Jake Sirota)](/religioustheory/posts/geschlecht-iii-authentic-faith-religion-and-politics-in-derridas-readings-of-heideggers-geist-part-2-jake-sirota/) February 15, 2022 — By Jake S. Sirota The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. At this point Derrida’s appraisal of Heidegger’s Introduction to Metaphysics [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/geschlecht-iii-authentic-faith-religion-and-politics-in-derridas-readings-of-heideggers-geist-part-2-jake-sirota/) ![Geschlecht III – Authentic Faith, Religion, And Politics In Derrida’s Readings of Heidegger’s “Geist”, Part 1 (Jake Sirota)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/02/abraham-abulafia_artwork.webp) ### [Geschlecht III – Authentic Faith, Religion, And Politics In Derrida’s Readings of Heidegger’s “Geist”, Part 1 (Jake Sirota)](/religioustheory/posts/geschlecht-iii-authentic-faith-religion-and-politics-in-derridas-readings-of-heideggers-geist-part-1-jake-sirota/) February 7, 2022 — By Jake S. Sirota Jacques Derrida’s prolonged and intimate proximity to the thought of Martin Heidegger has played a significant role in the understanding and debate of Derrida’s [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/geschlecht-iii-authentic-faith-religion-and-politics-in-derridas-readings-of-heideggers-geist-part-1-jake-sirota/) ![Lacan And Pneumatology (Mark Murphy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/03/catholicism_benedictine_monastery_god_christ_jesus_virgin_mary_christianity-569944.webp) ### [Lacan And Pneumatology (Mark Murphy)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-and-pneumatology-mark-murphy/) March 22, 2020 — By Mark Murphy There has been much work on Lacan in describing his relationship to a Christological theology. We see this in work such as Žižek’s The Fragile Absolute and also [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-and-pneumatology-mark-murphy/) ![Towards A New Comparative Methodology In Religious Studies (Kara Roberts)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/09/img_0497.webp) ### [Towards A New Comparative Methodology In Religious Studies (Kara Roberts)](/religioustheory/posts/towards-a-new-comparative-methodology-in-religious-studies-kara-roberts/) September 23, 2018 — By Kara Roberts Author Note: The following was originally written as the introduction to a much longer comparative project between two religious myths Amy Balogh. It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/towards-a-new-comparative-methodology-in-religious-studies-kara-roberts/) ![Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 2 (Mark Murphy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/08/img_1270.webp) ### [Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 2 (Mark Murphy)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-2-mark-murphy/) August 8, 2018 — By Mark Murphy The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first can be found here. What Does Lacan Mean When He Says That Spiritual Direction is a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-2-mark-murphy/) ![The Critique Of Theism – Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Lecture 2 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/06/img_0310.webp) ### [The Critique Of Theism – Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Lecture 2 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/the-critique-of-theism-kant-hegel-feuerbach-nietzsche-lecture-2-johannes-zachhuber/) June 9, 2018 — By Johannes Zachhuber The following is the second lecture in an eight-lecture series. The first can be found here. I introduced these lectures last week by pointing out the unique [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-critique-of-theism-kant-hegel-feuerbach-nietzsche-lecture-2-johannes-zachhuber/) ![The Mythology of Afterlife Beliefs and Their Impact on Religious Conflict, Part 2 (Brigid Burke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/10/genrich_ippolitovich_semiradsky_-_roma_1889.webp) ### [The Mythology of Afterlife Beliefs and Their Impact on Religious Conflict, Part 2 (Brigid Burke)](/religioustheory/posts/the-mythology-of-afterlife-beliefs-and-their-impact-on-religious-conflict-part-2-brigid-burke/) November 7, 2017 — By Brigid Burke The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first installment can be found here. Zoroastrianism is believed to be an outgrowth of an [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-mythology-of-afterlife-beliefs-and-their-impact-on-religious-conflict-part-2-brigid-burke/) ![The Mythology of Afterlife Beliefs and Their Impact on Religious Conflict, Part 1 (Brigid Burke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/10/afterlife.webp) ### [The Mythology of Afterlife Beliefs and Their Impact on Religious Conflict, Part 1 (Brigid Burke)](/religioustheory/posts/the-mythology-of-afterlife-beliefs-and-their-impact-on-religious-conflict-part-1-brigid-burke/) November 1, 2017 — By Brigid Burke The question of whether there is life after death, and what that life might be like, is probably one of religion’s oldest questions It highlights key arguments [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-mythology-of-afterlife-beliefs-and-their-impact-on-religious-conflict-part-1-brigid-burke/) ![Newest Titles For Review – Freud, Nussbaum, Angst, The Crucified God, Etc.](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/martha-nussbaum.webp) ### [Newest Titles For Review – Freud, Nussbaum, Angst, The Crucified God, Etc.](/religioustheory/posts/newest-titles-for-review-freud-nussbaum-angst-the-crucified-god-etc/) January 27, 2017 — By editors Religious Theory has just added new titles for which we are looking for reviewers (listed below). 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