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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/) ![Trauma In Emmanuel Levinas’ Writing Body, Part 2 (Magdalena Sedmak)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/07/emmanuel_levinas_cropped.webp) ### [Trauma In Emmanuel Levinas’ Writing Body, Part 2 (Magdalena Sedmak)](/religioustheory/posts/trauma-in-emmanuel-levinas-writing-body-part-2-magdalena-sedmak/) June 30, 2023 — By Magdalena Sedmak The following is the second of a two part series. The first can be found here. The entire article appears in Issue 22.1 of the Journal for Cultural and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/trauma-in-emmanuel-levinas-writing-body-part-2-magdalena-sedmak/) ![Trauma In Emmanuel Levinas’ Writing Body, Part 1 (Magdalena Sedmak)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/07/1024px-hofmann_lehrbuch_brain_gunshot.webp) ### [Trauma In Emmanuel Levinas’ Writing Body, Part 1 (Magdalena Sedmak)](/religioustheory/posts/trauma-in-emmanuel-levinas-writing-body-part-1-magdalena-sedmak/) June 15, 2023 — By Magdalena Sedmak The following is the first of a two part series. The entire article appears in Issue 22.1 of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/trauma-in-emmanuel-levinas-writing-body-part-1-magdalena-sedmak/) ![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/) ![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/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 3 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/03/img_7446-1.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 3 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-3-kelly-maeshiro/) February 22, 2021 — By Kelly Maeshiro The following is the third of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Philosophically speaking, Hegel’s Absolute idealism represented [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-3-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 2 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/02/1600px-bible_illustrations_01_genesis_01_02_sweet_publishing.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 2 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-2-kelly-maeshiro/) February 8, 2021 — By Kelly Maeshiro The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Kantian idealism for Hegel represents the “shape” of Spirit corresponding to [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-2-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 3 (Melissa Conroy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/10/candi_ceto_lingam_and_yoni_1259.webp) ### [Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 3 (Melissa Conroy)](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-3-melissa-conroy/) October 12, 2020 — By Melissa Conroy The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Likewise, Teresa de Lauretis argues that gender is best [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-3-melissa-conroy/) ![Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 2 (Melissa Conroy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/10/jaques_lacan.webp) ### [Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 2 (Melissa Conroy)](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-2-melissa-conroy/) October 6, 2020 — By Melissa Conroy The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The current medical paradigm works to suppress and erase these bodies by [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-2-melissa-conroy/) ![Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 1 (Melissa Conroy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/10/pair_of_mandarin_ducks.webp) ### [Sexual Difference And The Vatican – A Lacanian Response, Part 1 (Melissa Conroy)](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-1-melissa-conroy/) September 28, 2020 — By Melissa Conroy In June 2019 the Congregation for Catholic Education released a document entitled “Male and Female He Created Them: Towards a Path of Dialogue on the Question [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/sexual-difference-and-the-vatican-a-lacanian-response-part-1-melissa-conroy/) ![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/) ![God And Salvation, Lecture 8 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/04/gauguin-christ-in-garden.webp) ### [God And Salvation, Lecture 8 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-salvation-lecture-8-johannes-zachhuber/) April 17, 2019 — By Johannes Zachhuber This is the eighth lecture in an eight-lecture series. The most recent lecture can be found here. The paper these lectures support is entitled “God, Christ, and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-salvation-lecture-8-johannes-zachhuber/) ![Religion And Mental Health – The Therapuetic Value Of The Teachings of Jesus, Part 2 (Thomas Roberts and Delbert Hayden)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/10/entry_of_jesus.webp) ### [Religion And Mental Health – The Therapuetic Value Of The Teachings of Jesus, Part 2 (Thomas Roberts and Delbert Hayden)](/religioustheory/posts/religion-and-mental-health-the-therapuetic-value-of-the-teachings-of-jesus-part-2-thomas-roberts-and-delbert-hayden/) October 9, 2018 — By Thomas Roberts; Delbert Hayden The following is the second part in a two-part installment. You can find the first part here. Maintaining a State of Hope and Taking a Transcendent Perspective [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/religion-and-mental-health-the-therapuetic-value-of-the-teachings-of-jesus-part-2-thomas-roberts-and-delbert-hayden/) ![Religion And Mental Health – The Therapeutic Value Of The Teachings Of Jesus , Part 1 (Thomas Roberts And Delbert Hayden)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/10/hb_58-87-1.webp) ### [Religion And Mental Health – The Therapeutic Value Of The Teachings Of Jesus , Part 1 (Thomas Roberts And Delbert Hayden)](/religioustheory/posts/religion-and-mental-health-the-therapeutic-value-of-the-teachings-of-jesus-part-1-thomas-roberts-and-delbert-hayden/) September 30, 2018 — By Thomas Roberts; Delbert Hayden The following is the first part in a two-part installment. The second part can be found here. Author Note: The authors of this article take the position that [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/religion-and-mental-health-the-therapeutic-value-of-the-teachings-of-jesus-part-1-thomas-roberts-and-delbert-hayden/) ![Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 3 (Mark Murphy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/08/keys-to-the-kingdom.webp) ### [Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 3 (Mark Murphy)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-3-mark-murphy/) August 15, 2018 — By Mark Murphy The following is the third installment of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The second one can be found here The second one can be found here. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-3-mark-murphy/) ![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/) ![Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 1 (Mark Murphy)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/07/img_1638.webp) ### [Lacan As “Spiritual Director” – On The Relationship Between Psychoanalysis And Christian Mysticism, Part 1 (Mark Murphy)](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-1-mark-murphy/) July 31, 2018 — By Mark Murphy Spiritual direction is defined as the help one gives to another in developing one’s relationship with the sacred, while the treatment of psychological symptoms [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lacan-as-spiritual-director-on-the-relationship-between-psychoanalysis-and-christian-mysticism-part-1-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). 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/) ![Dreaming Innocence in America – Paul Tillich’s Radical Theology of Liberation, Part 3 (Alan Jay Richard)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/11/william_blake_-_the_shepherd_from_songs_of_innocence_-_google_art_project.webp) ### [Dreaming Innocence in America – Paul Tillich’s Radical Theology of Liberation, Part 3 (Alan Jay Richard)](/religioustheory/posts/dreaming-innocence-in-america-paul-tillichs-radical-theology-of-liberation-part-3-alan-jay-richard/) November 29, 2016 — By Alan Jay Richard The following is the final installment of a three-part series. The first installment can be accessed here. The second part can be found here It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/dreaming-innocence-in-america-paul-tillichs-radical-theology-of-liberation-part-3-alan-jay-richard/) ![Dreaming Innocence in America – Paul Tillich’s Radical Theology of Liberation, Part 1 (Alan Jay Richard)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/11/public-domain-installation.webp) ### [Dreaming Innocence in America – Paul Tillich’s Radical Theology of Liberation, Part 1 (Alan Jay Richard)](/religioustheory/posts/dreaming-innocence-in-america-paul-tillichs-radical-theology-of-liberation-part-1-alan-jay-richard/) November 7, 2016 — By Alan Jay Richard One of the challenges of liberation theology is to think the radical political and social liberation of the oppressed in a way that is truly this-worldly [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/dreaming-innocence-in-america-paul-tillichs-radical-theology-of-liberation-part-1-alan-jay-richard/) ![Shamanism and Entheogens – Toward A Psychoanalysis Of The New “Dream Time” (Roger Green)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/10/sorrowing-old-man-psilocybin-depression.webp) ### [Shamanism and Entheogens – Toward A Psychoanalysis Of The New “Dream Time” (Roger Green)](/religioustheory/posts/shamanism-and-entheogens-toward-a-psychoanalysis-of-the-new-dream-time-roger-green/) October 24, 2016 — By Roger K. Green There is no reason why therapy rooms for psychedelic sessions must be adorned with the default Buddha icons, fractal posters, and Indian drapes It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/shamanism-and-entheogens-toward-a-psychoanalysis-of-the-new-dream-time-roger-green/) [The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT)](https://jcrt.org) is an online, peer-reviewed, academic publication published by [The Whitestone Foundation](http://thewhitestonefoundation.org/), a 501c3 corporation located in Boulder, Colorado. ISSN 1530-5228. Articles are open access under a [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license; authors retain copyright. Indexed by [EBSCO](https://www.ebsco.com/). Listed with [Duotrope](https://duotrope.com/magazine/journal-cultural-religious-theory-20464?ref=lst-7vbKB-7r3u0g8&pc=L-7VBKB). Website © The Whitestone Foundation dba The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory 1999-2026. 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