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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/) ![The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 2 (Neal DeRoo)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/07/praghaus.webp) ### [The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 2 (Neal DeRoo)](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-2-neal-deroo/) July 3, 2018 — By [Neal Deroo](/authors/neal-deroo/) Philosophy of Religion Theology The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. If deconstruction problematizes the idea of a ‘pure’ logical [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-2-neal-deroo/) ![The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 1 (Neal DeRoo)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/06/jacques-derrida.webp) ### [The Dangers Of Dealing With Derrida – Revisiting the Caputo-Hägglund Debate On The “Religious” Reading Of Deconstruction, Part 1 (Neal DeRoo)](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-1-neal-deroo/) June 26, 2018 — By [Neal Deroo](/authors/neal-deroo/) Philosophy of Religion Theology On the surface, the debate between John D. Caputo and Martin Hägglund in the Spring 2011 edition of The Journal of Cultural and Religious Theory seems to be a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-dangers-of-dealing-with-derrida-revisiting-the-caputo-hagglund-debate-on-the-religious-reading-of-deconstruction-part-1-neal-deroo/) ![Beyond Religious Ideas – The Legacy Of Max Weber In Critical Theory And Critical Religion (Joel Harrison)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/06/max-weber.webp) ### [Beyond Religious Ideas – The Legacy Of Max Weber In Critical Theory And Critical Religion (Joel Harrison)](/religioustheory/posts/beyond-religious-ideas-the-legacy-of-max-weber-in-critical-theory-and-critical-religion-joel-harrison/) June 19, 2018 — By [Joel Harrison](/authors/joel-harrison/) Critical Theory Theory Psychoanalysis Hermeneutics Reviews Theology This article was initially published in The New Polis, March 23, 2018. In his essay “The Failure of Nerve in the Academic Study of Religion,” Donald Wiebe [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/beyond-religious-ideas-the-legacy-of-max-weber-in-critical-theory-and-critical-religion-joel-harrison/) ![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](/authors/johannes-zachhuber/) Philosophy of Religion Theology Mythology Psychoanalysis Psychology of Religion Uncategorized Philosophical Theology 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/) ![Mischief, Idolatry, And The Demonic – Toward A Hermeneutic Of Play, Part II (Kevin Lewis)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/02/william_blake_-_satan_smiting_job_with_sore_boils_-_google_art_project.webp) ### [Mischief, Idolatry, And The Demonic – Toward A Hermeneutic Of Play, Part II (Kevin Lewis)](/religioustheory/posts/mischief-idolatry-and-the-demonic-toward-a-hermeneutic-of-play-part-ii-kevin-lewis/) May 28, 2018 — By [Kevin Lewis](/authors/kevin-lewis/) Hermeneutics Theory Reviews Theology The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. We proceed first by a reminder of Scripture itself (which makes no [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/mischief-idolatry-and-the-demonic-toward-a-hermeneutic-of-play-part-ii-kevin-lewis/) ![Mischief, Idolatry, And The Demonic – Toward A Hermeneutic Of Play, Part I (Kevin Lewis)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/05/img_0921-1.webp) ### [Mischief, Idolatry, And The Demonic – Toward A Hermeneutic Of Play, Part I (Kevin Lewis)](/religioustheory/posts/mischief-idolatry-and-the-demonic-toward-a-hermeneutic-of-play-part-i-kevin-lewis/) May 19, 2018 — By [Kevin Lewis](/authors/kevin-lewis/) Hermeneutics Theory Reviews Theology Critical Theory Biblical hermeneutics, studied reflection upon interpretation of scriptural passages, has not remained static in method or approach over the centuries [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/mischief-idolatry-and-the-demonic-toward-a-hermeneutic-of-play-part-i-kevin-lewis/) ![Thinking About God In A Pluralistic World – The Challenge of Modern Theology, Lecture 1 (Johannes Zachhuber)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/05/christian-mosaic.webp) ### [Thinking About God In A Pluralistic World – The Challenge of Modern Theology, Lecture 1 (Johannes Zachhuber)](/religioustheory/posts/thinking-about-god-in-a-pluralistic-world-the-challenge-of-modern-theology-lecture-1-johannes-zuchaber/) May 12, 2018 — By [Johannes Zachhuber](/authors/johannes-zachhuber/) Theology Psychoanalysis Philosophy of Religion The following is the first lecture in an eight lecture series. A couple of days ago, I read a column in a national newspaper whose title had a strange [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/thinking-about-god-in-a-pluralistic-world-the-challenge-of-modern-theology-lecture-1-johannes-zuchaber/) ![Lutheran Theology and Postmodern Philosophy, Part II (Olli-Pekka Vaino)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/05/img_0946.webp) ### [Lutheran Theology and Postmodern Philosophy, Part II (Olli-Pekka Vaino)](/religioustheory/posts/lutheran-theology-and-postmodern-philosophy-part-ii-olli-pekka-vaino/) May 9, 2018 — By [Olli-Pekka Vaino](/authors/olli-pekka-vaino/) Lutheran Theology Philosophy of Religion Theology Postcolonial Theory The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. Postmodern thinking is generally suspicious against It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lutheran-theology-and-postmodern-philosophy-part-ii-olli-pekka-vaino/) ![Lutheran Theology And Postmodern Philosophy, Part I (Olli-Pekka Vaino)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/01/luther95theses.webp) ### [Lutheran Theology And Postmodern Philosophy, Part I (Olli-Pekka Vaino)](/religioustheory/posts/lutheran-theology-and-postmodern-philosophy-part-i-olli-pekka-vaino/) May 1, 2018 — By [Olli-Pekka Vaino](/authors/olli-pekka-vaino/) Lutheran Theology Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Theology Recently, Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation has received heavy criticism in various theological and philosophical circles It highlights key arguments [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/lutheran-theology-and-postmodern-philosophy-part-i-olli-pekka-vaino/) ![Secularism And Its Discontents – On Charting Pathways With A Phenomenology Of Religion, Part 1 (Ludger Hagerdorn and Michael Staudigl)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/04/800px-michelangelo_moses-1.webp) ### [Secularism And Its Discontents – On Charting Pathways With A Phenomenology Of Religion, Part 1 (Ludger Hagerdorn and Michael Staudigl)](/religioustheory/posts/secularism-and-its-discontents-on-charting-pathways-with-a-phenomenology-of-religion-part-1-ludger-hagerdorn-and-michael-staudigl/) April 21, 2018 — By [Ludger Hagerdorn](/authors/ludger-hagerdorn/); [Michael Staudigl](/authors/michael-staudigl/) Phenomenology Philosophy of Religion Reviews *The following is the introductory article for the Spring 2018 issue (Vol. 17, No. 2) of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory It highlights key [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/secularism-and-its-discontents-on-charting-pathways-with-a-phenomenology-of-religion-part-1-ludger-hagerdorn-and-michael-staudigl/) ![Review – The Ethics Of Time (Matthew Clemente)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/04/vasnetsov_samolet.webp) ### [Review – The Ethics Of Time (Matthew Clemente)](/religioustheory/posts/review-the-ethics-of-time-matthew-clemente/) April 17, 2018 — By [Matthew Clemente](/authors/matthew-clemente/) Philosophy of Religion Reviews Theology Theory The Ethics of Time. Manoussakis, John. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781474299169. Hardback. 232 pages. John Manoussakis’s latest book, The Ethics of [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-the-ethics-of-time-matthew-clemente/) ![Admitting A Certain Fear of Zizek’s Theology – A Modest Plea For A Deleuzian Reading Of The Death Of God (Elijah Prewitt-Davis)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/04/horror.webp) ### [Admitting A Certain Fear of Zizek’s Theology – A Modest Plea For A Deleuzian Reading Of The Death Of God (Elijah Prewitt-Davis)](/religioustheory/posts/admitting-a-certain-fear-of-zizeks-theology-a-modest-plea-for-a-deleuzian-reading-of-the-death-of-god-elijah-prewitt-davis/) April 9, 2018 — By [Elijah Prewitt-Davis](/authors/elijah-prewitt-davis/) Philosophy of Religion Theology Psychoanalysis I am told by Zizek—as well as Hegelian friends—that any attempt to argue or disagree with Hegel fits nicely within his dialectical scheme It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/admitting-a-certain-fear-of-zizeks-theology-a-modest-plea-for-a-deleuzian-reading-of-the-death-of-god-elijah-prewitt-davis/) ![Review – Reverent Irreverence (Amit Gvaryahu)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/alexej_von_jawlensky_-_the_old_jew_1893.webp) ### [Review – Reverent Irreverence (Amit Gvaryahu)](/religioustheory/posts/review-reverent-irreverence-amit-gvaryahu/) April 5, 2018 — By [Amit Gvaryahu](/authors/amit-gvaryahu/) Philosophy Reviews Theology **Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism. Weiss, Dov. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017. ISBN 9780812293050 Hardcover, ebook. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-reverent-irreverence-amit-gvaryahu/) ![The Vertical Form – The Iconological Dimension in 20th Century Russian Religious Aesthetics and Literary Criticism, Part II (Oleg Komkov)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/11932077953_0f5e07d6f2_b.webp) ### [The Vertical Form – The Iconological Dimension in 20th Century Russian Religious Aesthetics and Literary Criticism, Part II (Oleg Komkov)](/religioustheory/posts/the-vertical-form-iconological-dimension-in-20th-century-russian-religious-aesthetics-and-literary-criticism-part-ii-oleg-komkov/) March 31, 2018 — By [Oleg Komkov](/authors/oleg-komkov/) Aesthetics Philosophy of Religion Critical Theory Philosophy The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. II. “Absolute Symbolism” of Christian Worldview: The Aesthetic [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-vertical-form-iconological-dimension-in-20th-century-russian-religious-aesthetics-and-literary-criticism-part-ii-oleg-komkov/) ![The Vertical Form – The Iconological Dimension in 20th Century Russian Religious Aesthetics and Literary Criticism, Part I (Oleg Komkov)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/umberto_boccioni_1913_dynamism_of_a_cyclist_dinamismo_di_un_ciclista_oil_on_canvas_70_x_95_cm_gianni_mattioli_collection_on_long-term_loan_to_the_peggy_gugg.webp) ### [The Vertical Form – The Iconological Dimension in 20th Century Russian Religious Aesthetics and Literary Criticism, Part I (Oleg Komkov)](/religioustheory/posts/the-vertical-form-iconological-dimension-in-20th-century-russian-religious-aesthetics-and-literary-criticism-part-i-oleg-komkov/) March 21, 2018 — By [Oleg Komkov](/authors/oleg-komkov/) Aesthetics Philosophy of Religion Lutheran Theology Theology Philosophy The following is the first part in a two-part installment. This article is an attempt to highlight and reflect on several interrelated issues that seem to be [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-vertical-form-iconological-dimension-in-20th-century-russian-religious-aesthetics-and-literary-criticism-part-i-oleg-komkov/) ![Announcing “The New Polis” – An E-Publication On Critical Theory, Cultural Analysis, And Political Thought](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/unnamed-14.webp) ### [Announcing “The New Polis” – An E-Publication On Critical Theory, Cultural Analysis, And Political Thought](/religioustheory/posts/announcing-the-new-polis-an-e-publication-on-critical-theory-cultural-analysis-and-political-thought/) March 16, 2018 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Critical Theory Cultural Theory Political Theology Political Theory World Religions The directors of The Whitestone Foundation, the Colorado-based 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that has published The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/announcing-the-new-polis-an-e-publication-on-critical-theory-cultural-analysis-and-political-thought/) ![New Religions in Brazil – A Game Between Relativism and Fundamentalism (Silas Guerriero)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/iskcon_temple_bhubaneswar_lord_jagannath_balabhadra_subhadra.webp) ### [New Religions in Brazil – A Game Between Relativism and Fundamentalism (Silas Guerriero)](/religioustheory/posts/new-religions-in-brazil-a-game-between-relativism-and-fundamentalism-silas-guerriero/) March 10, 2018 — By [Silas Guerriero](/authors/silas-guerriero/) New Religions Religion and Media Speaking of new religious movements in Brazil implies, above all, in defining what we refer to when we speak of “new religions.” We have already had an [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/new-religions-in-brazil-a-game-between-relativism-and-fundamentalism-silas-guerriero/) ![Review – An Uncritical Critique of Theism (Rebekah Gordon)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/03/jbcol.webp) ### [Review – An Uncritical Critique of Theism (Rebekah Gordon)](/religioustheory/posts/review-an-uncritical-critique-of-theism-rebekah-gordon/) March 7, 2018 — By [Rebekah Gordon](/authors/rebekah-gordon/) Philosophy of Religion Reviews Lutheran Theology Theology Religion Within Reason. Cahn, Steven M. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780231181617. Paperback. 93 pages.** It is amazing that a book of less [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-an-uncritical-critique-of-theism-rebekah-gordon/) ![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](/authors/cyril-hovorun/) Political Theology Theology Religious Studies 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/) ![Prayer After the Death of God, Part II (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/02/img_0502.webp) ### [Prayer After the Death of God, Part II (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-ii-ashley-gay-graham/) February 18, 2018 — By [Ashley Graham](/authors/ashley-graham/) Philosophy of Religion Theology Philosophy Reviews Aesthetics Postcolonial Theory The following is the second part in a two-part installment. The first part can be found here. This abandonment is not a permanent void; rather, it demonstrates [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-ii-ashley-gay-graham/) ![Call for Contributors – The Dialectic of Divine Presence and Absence](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/02/img_0554.webp) ### [Call for Contributors – The Dialectic of Divine Presence and Absence](/religioustheory/posts/the-dialectic-of-divine-presence-and-absence-call-for-contributors-to-special-issue/) February 14, 2018 — By [editors](/editors/) Announcements Critical Theory Critical Conversations Critical Race Theory Difficult Discussions Since the philosopher Nietzsche announced the “death of God” over a century ago, the specter of divine absence has hovered over Western civilization It [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-dialectic-of-divine-presence-and-absence-call-for-contributors-to-special-issue/) ![Prayer After The Death Of God, Part I (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2018/01/the-praying-jew.webp) ### [Prayer After The Death Of God, Part I (Ashley [Gay] Graham)](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-i-ashley-gay-graham/) February 11, 2018 — By [Ashley Graham](/authors/ashley-graham/) Philosophy of Religion Theology > Metaphysics is onto-theo-logy. Someone who has experienced theology in his own roots, both the theology of the Christian faith and that of philosophy, would [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/prayer-after-the-death-of-god-part-i-ashley-gay-graham/) ![Review – Three Agambens on Display (S.J. Cowan)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/02/agamben-c2.webp) ### [Review – Three Agambens on Display (S.J. Cowan)](/religioustheory/posts/review-three-agambens-on-display-the-metaphysical-political-and-literary-components-of-agambens-philosophical-lineage-sj-cowan/) February 6, 2018 — By [S.J. Cowan](/authors/sj-cowan/) Reviews Critical Theory Agamben’s Philosophical Lineage. Edited by Adam Kotsko and Carlo Salzani. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2017. ISBN-10: 1474423647 ISBN-10: 1474423647. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-three-agambens-on-display-the-metaphysical-political-and-literary-components-of-agambens-philosophical-lineage-sj-cowan/) ![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](/authors/eric-trozzo/) Philosophy of Religion Religious Studies Theology 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/) ← Newer Page 9 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. 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