### Menu

- [Home](/)

- [About](/about/) [Contact](/contact/)

- [Open Access](/open-access/)

- [Peer Review](/peer-review/)

- [Editorial Board](/editors/)

- [Journal Archive](/archives/)

- [News](/blog/)

- [Religious Theory](/religioustheory/)

- [Search](/search/)

- [Submissions](/submissions/)

### The New Polis

                    ![The New Polis is an online publication dedicated to critical theory, social analysis, and political philosophy and theology.](https://files.jcrt.org/images/tnp.webp)

The New Polis is an online publication dedicated to critical theory, social analysis, and political philosophy and theology.

                    ![The New Polis Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing cutting-edge work in political philosophy, social theory, and related fields.](https://files.jcrt.org/images/tnpj.webp)

The New Polis Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing cutting-edge work in political philosophy, social theory, and related fields.

	Whitestone Foundation

### Get in touch

The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) is a publication of The Whitestone Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation registered in the state of Colorado.

[Contact Us](/contact/)

---

[Built with Eleventy](https://www.11ty.dev/) | Design: [HTML5 UP](https://html5up.net/) | Maintained by [Adam DJ Brett](https://adamdjbrett.com) | [Credits](/credits/)

[Listed at Duotrope](https://duotrope.com/magazine/journal-cultural-religious-theory-20464?ref=lst-7vbKB-7r3u0g8&pc=L-7VBKB)

        JCRT
        The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory

      JCRT

          The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory

# **Religious Theory Posts**

              ![The Re-Enchantment Of Bodies – The Transformative Power Of Charismatic Healings, Part 1 (Anna Magnasco)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/12/st_peter_and_st_john_healing_the_cripple_1841_wellcome_l0000122-1210x642.webp)

### [The Re-Enchantment Of Bodies – The Transformative Power Of Charismatic Healings, Part 1 (Anna Magnasco)](/religioustheory/posts/the-re-enchantment-of-bodies-the-transformative-power-of-charismatic-healings-part-1-anna-magnasco/)

November 28, 2023 — By [Anna-Maria Magnasco](/authors/anna-maria-magnasco/)

                  Anthropology of Religion

                  Art Theory

Part 1 investigates charismatic healing as embodied practice, arguing that affect, ritual, and perception can reconfigure modern assumptions about agency and

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-re-enchantment-of-bodies-the-transformative-power-of-charismatic-healings-part-1-anna-magnasco/)

              ![The Sacred As Bordering Practice, Part 2 (Anna-Maria Edlinger)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/12/img_1693.webp)

### [The Sacred As Bordering Practice, Part 2 (Anna-Maria Edlinger)](/religioustheory/posts/the-sacred-as-bordering-practice-part-2-anna-maria-edlinger/)

November 13, 2023 — By [Anna-Maria Edlinger](/authors/anna-maria-edlinger/)

                  Political Theology

                  Announcements

                  Political Philosophy

                  Political Theory

                  Philosophy

The following is the second of a two-part series. The first portion can be found here. It was originally published in issue 22.1 of the Journal for Cultural and

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-sacred-as-bordering-practice-part-2-anna-maria-edlinger/)

              ![The Sacred As Bordering Practice, Part 1 (Anna-Maria Edlinger)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/12/img_1797.webp)

### [The Sacred As Bordering Practice, Part 1 (Anna-Maria Edlinger)](/religioustheory/posts/the-sacred-as-bordering-practice-part-1-anna-maria-edlinger/)

October 25, 2023 — By [Anna-Maria Edlinger](/authors/anna-maria-edlinger/)

                  Political Theology

                  Critical Conversations

Part 1 theorizes the sacred as bordering practice, showing how ritual and discourse draw limits, authorize belonging, and organize contested social and

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-sacred-as-bordering-practice-part-1-anna-maria-edlinger/)

              ![What Exactly Is Postmodernism, And How Did It Change The Landscape Of Religious Studies?, Part 2 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/09/albert-niemeyer-2016_andy_warhol.webp)

### [What Exactly Is Postmodernism, And How Did It Change The Landscape Of Religious Studies?, Part 2 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/what-exactly-is-postmodernism-and-how-did-it-change-the-landscape-of-religious-studies-part-2-carl-raschke/)

October 11, 2023 — By [Carl A. Raschke](/authors/carl-raschke/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Religious Studies

                  Theology

                  Philosophical Theology

                  Religion and Media

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](/authors/carl-raschke/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Religious Studies

                  Theology

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 Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/07/ta_prohm_iii.webp)

### [The Religious Roots of Environmental Justice – An Online Conference](/religioustheory/posts/the-religious-roots-of-environmental-justice-an-online-conference/)

September 15, 2023 — By [editors](/editors/)

                  Conferences

                  Announcements

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

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-religious-roots-of-environmental-justice-an-online-conference/)

              ![George Batailles On Ethnographic Surrealism And “The Limits Of The Useful” – Review Essay (Matt Waggoner)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/08/joan_miro_-_dona_i_ocell_2.webp)

### [George Batailles On Ethnographic Surrealism And “The Limits Of The Useful” – Review Essay (Matt Waggoner)](/religioustheory/posts/george-batailles-on-the-limits-of-the-useful/)

August 20, 2023 — By [Matt Waggoner](/authors/matt-waggoner/)

                  Reviews

                  Uncategorized

Georges Bataille, The Limit of the Useful. Translated and edited by Corey Austin Knudson and Tomas Elliott. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2022. Hardback. 360 pages

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/george-batailles-on-the-limits-of-the-useful/)

              ![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](/authors/caterina-gaetano/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Religious Studies

                  Theology

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/)

              ![The Imagination In Spinoza – The Moral Good Between Prophecy And The Amor Dei Intellectualis, Part 1 (Caterina De Gaetano)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/08/baruch_spinoza_plaque_budapest07_cropped.webp)

### [The Imagination In Spinoza – The Moral Good Between Prophecy And The Amor Dei Intellectualis, Part 1 (Caterina De Gaetano)](/religioustheory/posts/the-imagination-in-spinoza-the-moral-good-between-prophecy-and-the-amor-dei-intellectualis-part-1-caterina-de-gaetano/)

July 27, 2023 — By [Caterina Gaetano](/authors/caterina-gaetano/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

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/the-imagination-in-spinoza-the-moral-good-between-prophecy-and-the-amor-dei-intellectualis-part-1-caterina-de-gaetano/)

              ![The Religious Roots Of Environmental Justice – Call For Papers Or Presentations (Conference)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/07/ta_prohm_iii.webp)

### [The Religious Roots Of Environmental Justice – Call For Papers Or Presentations (Conference)](/religioustheory/posts/the-religious-roots-of-environmental-justice-call-for-papers-or-presentations-conference/)

July 13, 2023 — By [editors](/editors/)

                  Conferences

                  Announcements

                  Uncategorized

Where: Online (Zoom) – Registration Required Submission deadline for proposals: Friday, September 15, 2023 It highlights key arguments and implications

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-religious-roots-of-environmental-justice-call-for-papers-or-presentations-conference/)

              ![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](/authors/magdalena-sedmak/)

                  Psychology of Religion

                  Theology

                  Sexuality and Religion

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](/authors/magdalena-sedmak/)

                  Psychology of Religion

                  Theology

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/)

              ![Body Erotic – John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 3 (Kieryn Wurts)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/05/stellen.webp)

### [Body Erotic – John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 3 (Kieryn Wurts)](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-3-kieryn-wurts/)

May 22, 2023 — By [Kieryn E. Wurts](/authors/kieryn-e-wurts/)

                  Gender Studies

The following is the last of a three-part series.The first can be found here, the second here. Essentialist and social constructionist discourses on sexuality

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-3-kieryn-wurts/)

              ![Body Erotic – John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 2 (Kieryn Wurts)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/05/jerusalem_gay_pride_parade_05-1.webp)

### [Body Erotic – John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 2 (Kieryn Wurts)](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-2-kieryn-wurts/)

May 8, 2023 — By [Kieryn E. Wurts](/authors/kieryn-e-wurts/)

                  Gender Studies

The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. Social constructionist theory developed as an answer to essentialist theories

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-2-kieryn-wurts/)

              ![Body Erotic –  John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 1 (Kieryn Wurts)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/05/homosexuality_in_khajuraho_sculpture.webp)

### [Body Erotic – John Boswell’s History Of Eurochristian Sexuality And The Case For Transcendental Somatics, Part 1 (Kieryn Wurts)](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-1-kieryn-wurts/)

April 24, 2023 — By [Kieryn E. Wurts](/authors/kieryn-e-wurts/)

                  Gender Studies

John Boswell (1947-94) was a Yale philologist who published two major studies betweeen 1980 and 1994 which, considered together, constitute an extended and

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/body-erotic-john-boswells-history-of-eurochristian-sexuality-and-the-case-for-transcendental-somatics-part-1-kieryn-wurts/)

              ![Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 3 (Joshua Hall)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/04/screenshot-2023-04-09-at-10-45-25-pm.webp)

### [Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 3 (Joshua Hall)](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-part-3-joshua-hall/)

April 10, 2023 — By [Joshua M. Hall](/authors/joshua-m-hall/)

                  Indigenous Religions

The following is the last of a three-part series.The first can be found here, the second here. Understandable fears to the contrary notwithstanding, a cult, by

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-part-3-joshua-hall/)

              ![Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 2 (Joshua Hall)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/04/800px-mongol_shaman_just_before_rituals.webp)

### [Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 2 (Joshua Hall)](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-part-2-joshua-hall/)

March 31, 2023 — By [Joshua M. Hall](/authors/joshua-m-hall/)

                  Indigenous Religions

                  Postcolonial Theory

The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. As to the purpose of this spirit dancing, Kopenawa constantly emphasizes that

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-part-2-joshua-hall/)

              ![Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 1 (Joshua Hall)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/04/800px-volute_krater_wedding_purifying_b_lucania_roccanova_painter_350-325_bc_prague_nm-h10_4759_151621.webp)

### [Introducing Spirit/Dance – Social Justice And Reconstructed Spiritual Practices, Part 1 (Joshua Hall)](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-joshua-hall/)

March 16, 2023 — By [Joshua M. Hall](/authors/joshua-m-hall/)

                  Indigenous Religions

                  Postcolonial Theory

This project was provoked by the almost nonexistent pushback from the Democratic liberal establishment to the (2020) exoneration of Kyle Rittenhouse, despite

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/introducing-spirit-dance-social-justice-and-reconstructed-spiritual-practices-joshua-hall/)

              ![Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, And The Quotidian Academic Terror Of “Christian Nationalism”](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/02/american-flag-spanish-mission.webp)

### [Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, And The Quotidian Academic Terror Of “Christian Nationalism”](/religioustheory/posts/evangelicalism-pentecostalism-and-the-quotidian-academic-terror-of-christian-nationalism/)

February 23, 2023 — By [editors](/editors/)

                  Political Theology

                  Critical Conversations

                  Political Theory

                  World Religions

The following essay appeared recently in The New Polis. It is republished here because of its timeliness and importance. What exactly is Christian nationalism?

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/evangelicalism-pentecostalism-and-the-quotidian-academic-terror-of-christian-nationalism/)

              ![Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 3 (Rebekah Howes)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/02/socrates_statue_at_the_louvre_8_april_2013.webp)

### [Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 3 (Rebekah Howes)](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-3-rebekah-howes/)

February 11, 2023 — By [Rebekah Howes](/authors/rebekah-howes/)

                  Philosophical Theology

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Theology

The following is the last of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. The earlier article by Prof The earlier article by Prof.

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-3-rebekah-howes/)

              ![Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 2 (Rebekah Howes)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/02/hegel-dancing.webp)

### [Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 2 (Rebekah Howes)](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-2-rebekah-howes/)

January 30, 2023 — By [Rebekah Howes](/authors/rebekah-howes/)

                  Philosophical Theology

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Theology

The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The earlier article by Prof. Hyman to which the author replies can be found

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-2-rebekah-howes/)

              ![Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 1 (Rebekah Howes)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2023/02/hegel_042.webp)

### [Hegel Contra God – Replying To Gavin Hyman’s “New Hegel”, Part 1 (Rebekah Howes)](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-1-rebekah-howes/)

January 12, 2023 — By [Rebekah Howes](/authors/rebekah-howes/)

                  Philosophical Theology

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Theology

The following is the first of a three-part series. The earlier article by Prof. Hyman to which the author replies can be found here It highlights key arguments

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/hegel-contra-god-replying-to-gavin-hymans-new-hegel-part-1-rebekah-howes/)

              ![Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 3 (Erik Meganck)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/12/rodin_the_thinker_p1070090.webp)

### [Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 3 (Erik Meganck)](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-3-erik-meganck/)

December 29, 2022 — By [Erik Meganck](/authors/erik-meganck/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Philosophical Theology

                  Critical Theory

The following is the third of a three part-series. The first can be found here, the second here. Where planning fails, despair grows Planning is also faithless.

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-3-erik-meganck/)

              ![Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 2 (Erik Meganck)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/12/retro-futurism.webp)

### [Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 2 (Erik Meganck)](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-2-erik-meganck/)

December 15, 2022 — By [Erik Meganck](/authors/erik-meganck/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Reviews

The following is the second of a three part-series. The first can be found here. Love is not the opposite of planning; openness is not the opposite of

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-2-erik-meganck/)

              ![Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 1 (Erik Meganck)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2022/12/1600px-platos_symposium_met_dp888791.webp)

### [Philosophy As Love – Unblocking The Road From Athens To Jerusalem, Part 1 (Erik Meganck)](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-1-erik-meganck/)

November 29, 2022 — By [Erik Meganck](/authors/erik-meganck/)

                  Philosophy of Religion

                  Lutheran Theology

                  Theology

                  Philosophy

Philo-sophy literally means “love of wisdom.” But this can be read in more than one way. There is the well-known objective genitive, proposing that philosophers

[Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/philosophy-as-love-unblocking-the-road-from-athens-to-jerusalem-part-1-erik-meganck/)

            ← Newer

            Page 2 of 16

            Older →

[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.

[JCRT](https://jcrt.org/) | [The New Polis Journal](https://journal.thenewpolis.com/) | [The New Polis](https://thenewpolis.com/) | [Esthesis](https://esthesis.org/) | [Wild Globalization](https://wildglobalization.com/) | [The Whitestone Foundation](https://thewhitestonefoundation.org/)

[The Whitestone Foundation](https://thewhitestonefoundation.org/)