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Raschke This article is published in two installments. The first can be found here. Taylor’s typification of postmodernism as Flatland, however, as the quintessential [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/what-exactly-is-postmodernism-and-how-did-it-change-the-landscape-of-religious-studies-part-2-carl-raschke/) ![What Exactly Is Postmodernism, And How Did It Change The Landscape Of Religious Studies?, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/09/viewing_robert_smithsons_spiral_jetty_on_june_18th_2018-1200x642.webp) ### [What Exactly Is Postmodernism, And How Did It Change The Landscape Of Religious Studies?, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/what-exactly-is-postmodernism-and-how-did-it-change-the-landscape-of-religious-studies-part-1-carl-raschke/) September 28, 2023 — By Carl A. Raschke Almost a half century ago a change took place in the humanities, and by extension in the fledgling field of religious studies It highlights key arguments [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/what-exactly-is-postmodernism-and-how-did-it-change-the-landscape-of-religious-studies-part-1-carl-raschke/) ![The Imagination In Spinoza – The Moral Good Between Prophecy And The Amor Dei Intellectualis, Part 2 (Caterina De Gaetano)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/08/screenshot-2023-08-11-at-11-35-37-am.webp) ### [The Imagination In Spinoza – The Moral Good Between Prophecy And The Amor Dei Intellectualis, Part 2 (Caterina De Gaetano)](/religioustheory/posts/the-imagination-in-spinoza-the-moral-good-between-prophecy-and-the-amor-dei-intellectualis-part-2-caterina-de-gaetano/) August 5, 2023 — By Caterina Gaetano 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/the-imagination-in-spinoza-the-moral-good-between-prophecy-and-the-amor-dei-intellectualis-part-2-caterina-de-gaetano/) ![Orientalism, Ontology, And Orientation – A Muslim Perspective On Charles H. Long, Part 2 (Mehnaz Afridi)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/08/willmette_how.webp) ### [Orientalism, Ontology, And Orientation – A Muslim Perspective On Charles H. Long, Part 2 (Mehnaz Afridi)](/religioustheory/posts/orientalism-ontology-and-orientation-a-muslim-perspective-on-charles-h-long-part-2-mehnaz-afridi/) August 19, 2022 — By Mehnaz Afridi The following is the second of a two-part series. The first can be found here. The full article is published in the spring 2022 issue of the Journal for [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/orientalism-ontology-and-orientation-a-muslim-perspective-on-charles-h-long-part-2-mehnaz-afridi/) ![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/) ![The Legacy Of Charles H. Long – Resisting and Short-Circuiting the Discourses Of Exclusion In The Theory And Practice Of Administration (Victor E. Taylor)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/06/charles-h-long.webp) ### [The Legacy Of Charles H. Long – Resisting and Short-Circuiting the Discourses Of Exclusion In The Theory And Practice Of Administration (Victor E. Taylor)](/religioustheory/posts/the-legacy-of-charles-h-long-resisting-and-short-circuiting-the-discourses-of-exclusion-in-the-theory-and-practice-of-administration-victor-e-taylor/) June 23, 2022 — By Victor Taylor The following essay introduces the upcoming volume of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory featuring reflections on the work of renowned religious [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-legacy-of-charles-h-long-resisting-and-short-circuiting-the-discourses-of-exclusion-in-the-theory-and-practice-of-administration-victor-e-taylor/) ![From Holistic To In-Between Theology – The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Part 1 (Rode Molla)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/05/gudina_tumsas_grav.webp) ### [From Holistic To In-Between Theology – The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Part 1 (Rode Molla)](/religioustheory/posts/from-holistic-to-in-between-theology-the-ethiopian-evangelical-church-mekane-yesus/) April 15, 2022 — By Rode Molla The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus: Simultaneously Western and Indigenous Even though the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has a Lutheran [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/from-holistic-to-in-between-theology-the-ethiopian-evangelical-church-mekane-yesus/) ![Entheogens, Spirituality, And Modern Myths, Part 3 (John Cuda)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/10/screen-shot-2021-10-21-at-9-57-51-pm.webp) ### [Entheogens, Spirituality, And Modern Myths, Part 3 (John Cuda)](/religioustheory/posts/entheogens-spirituality-and-modern-myths-part-3-john-cuda/) October 21, 2021 — By John Cuda Part 3 links entheogen practice and dreamwork, arguing that altered states function as a training ground for agency, myth-making, and transformed lived reality. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/entheogens-spirituality-and-modern-myths-part-3-john-cuda/) ![God As Person and Trinity, Lecture 7 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/04/800px-holy_trinity_column_-_top.webp) ### [God As Person and Trinity, Lecture 7 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/god-as-person-and-trinity-lecture-7-johannes-zachhuber/) April 10, 2019 — By Johannes Zachhuber The following is the seventh lecture in an eight-lecture series. The most recent one can be found here. The possibility that God is person has often been [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/god-as-person-and-trinity-lecture-7-johannes-zachhuber/) ![God And Language, Lecture 6 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/04/ludwig-wittgenstein.webp) ### [God And Language, Lecture 6 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-language-lecture-6-johannes-zachhuber/) April 2, 2019 — By Johannes Zachhuber The following is the sixth lecture in an eight-lecture series. The most recent one can be found here. I started the last couple of lectures with elaborate [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-language-lecture-6-johannes-zachhuber/) ![Review – Performance Apophatics (John Matthew Allison)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2019/02/55c1056e-0b10-4b38-9128-b51fd8fbb1e3.webp) ### [Review – Performance Apophatics (John Matthew Allison)](/religioustheory/posts/review-performance-apophatics-john-matthew-allison/) February 7, 2019 — By John Matthew Allison *Claire Maria Chambers. Performance Studies and Negative Epistemology: Performance Apophatics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Hardback Hardback. It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-performance-apophatics-john-matthew-allison/) ![God and History, Lecture 5 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/11/the-ruins-of-time.webp) ### [God and History, Lecture 5 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-history-lecture-5-johannes-zachhuber/) November 13, 2018 — By Johannes Zachhuber The following is the fifth lecture in an eight-lecture series. The most recent one can be found here. The existentialist approach you heard about last week [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/god-and-history-lecture-5-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/) ![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/) ![The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 3 (Neal DeRoo)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/07/img_1464-1.webp) ### [The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 3 (Neal DeRoo)](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-3-neal-deroo/) July 11, 2018 — By Neal Deroo The following is the third installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here, the second here. But one could embrace another prevalence for [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-3-neal-deroo/) ![From Christology to Political Theology (Cyril Hovorun)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/02/style-8022831138_b3bf36a30d_b-wavy-lines-0-4mp.webp) ### [From Christology to Political Theology (Cyril Hovorun)](/religioustheory/posts/from-christology-to-political-theology-cyril-hovorun/) February 26, 2018 — By Cyril Hovorun In the Christian Antiquity and later on during the Middle Ages, there was neither separation nor much distinction between the theological and the political [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/from-christology-to-political-theology-cyril-hovorun/) ![John the Possibilizer: The Promise of a Kearnian Baptismal Hermeneutic, Part II (Eric Trozzo)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/01/24054189-a75190ba-640.webp) ### [John the Possibilizer: The Promise of a Kearnian Baptismal Hermeneutic, Part II (Eric Trozzo)](/religioustheory/posts/john-the-possibilizer-the-promise-of-a-kearnian-baptismal-hermeneutic-part-ii-eric-trozzo/) January 28, 2018 — By Eric Trozzo The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. In Kearnian terms, then, the John portrayed by Luke is one who has [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/john-the-possibilizer-the-promise-of-a-kearnian-baptismal-hermeneutic-part-ii-eric-trozzo/) ![John the Possibilizer: The Promise of a Kearnian Baptismal Hermeneutic, Part I (Eric Trozzo)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/01/style-head-of-saint-john-the-baptist-by-an-anonymous-spanish-painter-c-1600-1650-cleveland-museum-of-art-ballpoint-0-4mp.webp) ### [John the Possibilizer: The Promise of a Kearnian Baptismal Hermeneutic, Part I (Eric Trozzo)](/religioustheory/posts/john-the-possibilizer-the-promise-of-a-kearnian-baptismal-hermeneutic-part-i-eric-trozzo/) January 21, 2018 — By Eric Trozzo The wild hair, the scratchy clothing, the grit and body odor, and the exotic diet. All of these images typically come to mind when one mentions John the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/john-the-possibilizer-the-promise-of-a-kearnian-baptismal-hermeneutic-part-i-eric-trozzo/) ![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/) ![Slow Journalism? Ethnography as a Means of Understanding Religious Social Activism, Part 2 (James V. Spickard)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/10/denali-national-park-1733313_1280-uncharted-territory.webp) ### [Slow Journalism? Ethnography as a Means of Understanding Religious Social Activism, Part 2 (James V. Spickard)](/religioustheory/posts/slow-journalism-ethnography-as-a-means-of-understanding-religious-social-activism-part-2-james-v-spickard/) October 23, 2017 — By James V. Spickard The following is a talk presented at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, and is the second installment of a two-part series [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/slow-journalism-ethnography-as-a-means-of-understanding-religious-social-activism-part-2-james-v-spickard/) ![Slow Journalism? Ethnography As A Means Of Understanding Religious Social Activism, Part 1 (James V. Spickard)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/10/1532494-shiva-and-parvati-on-bull-images-sculptures-on-hindu-temple-gopura-tower-menakshi-temple-madurai-tamil-nadu-india.webp) ### [Slow Journalism? Ethnography As A Means Of Understanding Religious Social Activism, Part 1 (James V. Spickard)](/religioustheory/posts/slow-journalism-ethnography-as-a-means-of-understanding-religious-social-activism-part-1-james-v-spickard/) October 16, 2017 — By James V. Spickard The following is a talk presented at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, and is the first installment of a two-part series [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/slow-journalism-ethnography-as-a-means-of-understanding-religious-social-activism-part-1-james-v-spickard/) ![Religious Studies and Comparative Theology – An Appraisal (Joshua Samuel)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/10/pdr.webp) ### [Religious Studies and Comparative Theology – An Appraisal (Joshua Samuel)](/religioustheory/posts/religious-studies-and-comparative-theology-an-appraisal-joshua-samuel/) October 9, 2017 — By Joshua Samuel The title “religious scholar,” it must be remembered, is a very ambiguous categorization. It could either mean those who are engaged in academic work in the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/religious-studies-and-comparative-theology-an-appraisal-joshua-samuel/) ![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/) ![Review – Digital Technologies and Religion in the Postmodern Era (Albert McClure)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/07/internet-handshake.webp) ### [Review – Digital Technologies and Religion in the Postmodern Era (Albert McClure)](/religioustheory/posts/review-digital-technologies-and-religion-in-the-postmodern-era/) July 14, 2016 — By Albert McClure *Han, Sam. Technologies of Religion: Spheres of the Sacred in a Post-Secular Modernity. Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society 19 142 pages. 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