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The first can be found here. The article was first given at a conference in 2019 in Athens, Greece (2019). [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/reorientation-in-the-field-why-religion-matters-part-2-wendy-felese/) ![Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire – Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Conference Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/03/machu_picchu_peru.webp) ### [Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire – Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Conference Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/decoloniality-and-disintegration-of-western-cognitive-empire-rethinking-sovereignty-and-territoriality-in-the-21st-century-international-conference/) March 22, 2021 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Conferences Uncategorized Sponsored by The New Polis, Whitestone Publications, and Metropolitan State University of Denver in collaboration with members of the Iliff School of Theology [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/decoloniality-and-disintegration-of-western-cognitive-empire-rethinking-sovereignty-and-territoriality-in-the-21st-century-international-conference/) ![Reorientation In The Field – Why Religion Matters, Part 1 (Wendy Felese)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/03/inuit-kleidung_1.webp) ### [Reorientation In The Field – Why Religion Matters, Part 1 (Wendy Felese)](/religioustheory/posts/reorientation-in-the-field-why-religion-matters-part-1-wendy-felese/) March 15, 2021 — By [Wendy Felese](/authors/wendy-felese/) Indigenous Religions Postcolonial Theory Theology The following is the first of a two-part series. It was originally published at a 2019 conference in Athens, Greece.1 When teaching classes like World Religions [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/reorientation-in-the-field-why-religion-matters-part-1-wendy-felese/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 4 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/03/janus.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 4 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-4-kelly-maeshiro/) March 1, 2021 — By [Kelly Maeshiro](/authors/kelly-maeshiro/) Theology Postcolonial Theory Performance Studies The following is the last of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Barth’s theology is in many ways contiguous with [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-4-kelly-maeshiro/) ![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](/authors/kelly-maeshiro/) Theology Psychology of Religion Philosophy of Religion 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](/authors/kelly-maeshiro/) Theology Philosophy of Religion Psychology of Religion 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/) ![Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 1 (Kelly Maeshiro)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/02/god_by_gabe_alberro.webp) ### [Modern Theology And The Dialectic Of God, Part 1 (Kelly Maeshiro)](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-1-kelly-maeshiro/) February 1, 2021 — By [Kelly Maeshiro](/authors/kelly-maeshiro/) Theology Postcolonial Theory Psychoanalysis In the Christian tradition, the question of whether philosophy is necessary for theology, or even relevant to it, is a question almost as old as theology [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/modern-theology-and-the-dialectic-of-god-part-1-kelly-maeshiro/) ![Critical Conversations – American Indian Worldview And The Twinned Cosmos Of Indigenous America (Barbara Alice Mann, Onondawaga, Bear Clan And Tink Tinker, Wazhazhe, Osage Nation, Eagle Clan)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/01/1133px-1949_hudson_mound_builders_2831253030.webp) ### [Critical Conversations – American Indian Worldview And The Twinned Cosmos Of Indigenous America (Barbara Alice Mann, Onondawaga, Bear Clan And Tink Tinker, Wazhazhe, Osage Nation, Eagle Clan)](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-american-indian-worldview-and-the-twinned-cosmos-of-indigenous-america-transcript-barbara-alice-mann-onondawaga-bear-clan-and-tink-tinker-wazhazhe-osage-nation/) January 22, 2021 — By [Barbara Alice Mann](/authors/barbara-alice-mann/); [Tink Tinker](/authors/tink-tinker/) Indigenous Religions The following is the video and transcript of the fifth “Critical Conversation”, a monthly Zoom seminar with advance registration sponsored by Whitestone [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-american-indian-worldview-and-the-twinned-cosmos-of-indigenous-america-transcript-barbara-alice-mann-onondawaga-bear-clan-and-tink-tinker-wazhazhe-osage-nation/) ![Call For Presentations And Proposals – Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire, Or Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/01/1600px-machu_picchu_the_lost_city_of_the_inca_empire.webp) ### [Call For Presentations And Proposals – Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire, Or Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century (Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/decoloniality-and-disintegration-of-western-cognitive-empire-rethinking-sovereignty-and-territoriality-in-the-21st-century-call-for-presentations-and-papers/) January 13, 2021 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Conferences Uncategorized Critical Theory Globalization Political Philosophy Political Theology Political Theory The New Polis in collaboration with the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (part of The Whitestone Foundation of publications) announces a webinar-based [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/decoloniality-and-disintegration-of-western-cognitive-empire-rethinking-sovereignty-and-territoriality-in-the-21st-century-call-for-presentations-and-papers/) ![Critical Conversations – “On Decoloniality” With Walter Mignolo (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/12/wmignolo.webp) ### [Critical Conversations – “On Decoloniality” With Walter Mignolo (Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-on-decoloniality-with-walter-mignolo-announcement/) December 29, 2020 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Political Philosophy Political Theology Political Theory An earlier version of this posting had the date listed as “December,” which would imply the webinar had already occurred It highlights key arguments and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-on-decoloniality-with-walter-mignolo-announcement/) ![Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 4 (Daniel Reiser)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/12/albert_bierstadt_farallon_island_1887_oil_on_canvas.webp) ### [Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 4 (Daniel Reiser)](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-4-daniel-reiser/) December 22, 2020 — By [Daniel Reiser](/authors/daniel-reiser/) Jewish Philosophy of Religion The following is the last of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Is what Martel presents his readers only a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-4-daniel-reiser/) ![Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 3 (Daniel Reiser)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/12/rabbi_pinchas_hakohen_lintup.webp) ### [Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 3 (Daniel Reiser)](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-3-daniel-reiser/) December 15, 2020 — By [Daniel Reiser](/authors/daniel-reiser/) Jewish Philosophy of Religion The following is the third of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Beyond the question of metaphor and reality, the greatest [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-3-daniel-reiser/) ![Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 2 (Daniel Reiser)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/12/scheme_of_christian_kabbalism_from_heinrich_khunrath_amphiteatrum_sapientiae_aeternae_met_dp820686-1.webp) ### [Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 2 (Daniel Reiser)](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-2-daniel-reiser/) December 8, 2020 — By [Daniel Reiser](/authors/daniel-reiser/) Jewish Philosophy of Religion The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Hasidism, which translated Kabbalah into psychological categories, was a target [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-2-daniel-reiser/) ![Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 1 (Daniel Reiser)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/1600px-life_of_pi_30790302401.webp) ### [Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 1 (Daniel Reiser)](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-1-daniel-reiser/) November 25, 2020 — By [Daniel Reiser](/authors/daniel-reiser/) Jewish Philosophy of Religion Yann Martel’s 2001 bestselling novel Life of Pi, later released in 2012 as a prize-winning box office hit, addresses themes such as religion, faith It [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-1-daniel-reiser/) ![Critical Conversations – American Indian Worldview And The Twinned Cosmos Of Indigenous America (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/legend.webp) ### [Critical Conversations – American Indian Worldview And The Twinned Cosmos Of Indigenous America (Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-american-indian-worldview-and-the-twinned-cosmos-of-indigenous-america-announcement/) November 18, 2020 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Difficult Discussions Participants are invited to join us live in the fifth of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-american-indian-worldview-and-the-twinned-cosmos-of-indigenous-america-announcement/) ![Antinomian Flesh, Part 3 (David Kline)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/toni_morrison_2008-2.webp) ### [Antinomian Flesh, Part 3 (David Kline)](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-3-david-kline/) November 9, 2020 — By [David Kline](/authors/david-kline/) Religion and Race The following is the third of a three-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Both before nomos and therefore its condition of enactment, the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-3-david-kline/) ![Critical Conversations – 2020 And The Catastrophe Of The Global Neoliberal Order (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/crisis-city.webp) ### [Critical Conversations – 2020 And The Catastrophe Of The Global Neoliberal Order (Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-2020-and-the-catastrophe-of-the-global-neoliberal-order-announcement/) November 3, 2020 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Political Philosophy Political Theology Political Theory Conferences Participants are invited to join us live in the fourth of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/critical-conversations-2020-and-the-catastrophe-of-the-global-neoliberal-order-announcement/) ![Antinomian Flesh, Part 2 (David Kline)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/black_background_close_up_dark_face_fashion_female_girl_lady-1560227.webp) ### [Antinomian Flesh, Part 2 (David Kline)](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-2-david-kline/) October 26, 2020 — By [David Kline](/authors/david-kline/) Religion and Race The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here. The above descriptions of nomos encapsulate general sociological, political [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-2-david-kline/) ![Antinomian Flesh, Part 1 (David Kline)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2020/11/1600px-jones_point_park_-_boundary_markers_along_the_path.webp) ### [Antinomian Flesh, Part 1 (David Kline)](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-1-david-kline/) October 19, 2020 — By [David Kline](/authors/david-kline/) Religion and Race In this essay I explore the idea of what I call an “antinomian flesh.” Looking to the concept of nomos theorized by sociologists, political and legal theorists [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/antinomian-flesh-part-1-david-kline/) ![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](/authors/melissa-conroy/) Sexuality and Religion Psychology of Religion 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](/authors/melissa-conroy/) Psychology of Religion Sexuality and Religion 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](/authors/melissa-conroy/) Sexuality and Religion Psychology of Religion 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/) ← Newer Page 5 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. 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