The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first can be found here. Kinship with and Gratitude for Nature Many verses can be retrieved to prompt human beings to be thankful for the bounties of nature. For instance: “The One [who] gave you the invaluable air; The One gave you the priceless […]
Tag: neoliberalism
Religious Studies As The “State Religion” Of Neoliberalism, Part 3 (Carl Raschke)
The following is the last of a three-part series. The first can be found here , the second here. The Metastasis of Modernism A genealogy of the neoliberalization, together with the desiccation and commodification, of the vast ranges of human subjectivity and social experiences we have reduced to the lone signifier “religion”, can be found in Mignolo’s […]
Religious Studies As The “State Religion” Of Neoliberalism, Part 2 (Carl Raschke)
The following is the second of a three-part series. The first can be found here . The supreme achievement of neoliberalism, according to Han, is that it has massively perfected on a planetary scale the system of exploitation that eighteenth and nineteenth century liberalism pushed under the false flag of enlarging “freedom.” Robin Blackburn documents […]
The Fracturing Of World Order – A Series of International and Interdisciplinary Online Mini-Conferences, Call For Papers And Presentations (Announcement)
The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and The New Polis in collaboration with representatives of the University of Denver announces a call for papers and presentations for a set of international and interdisciplinary online mini-conferences on the topic of “The Fracturing of World Order.” JCRT and The New Polis are part of the family of Whitestone Publications. The schedule of mini-conferences, which will […]
Critical Conversations 10 – “Tenderness,” Or Putting Neoliberalism On The Analyst’s Couch (Announcement)
When: Tuesday, June 29, 10am Mountain Standard Time How: Zoom. By Advance Registration. Please register at the following link below. You must register in advance of the seminar, whereupon you will be automatically sent the actual Zoom participation link. Registration Link: https://udenver.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pfuyhpjgpHdD9Q6WnILxJi64XICWHkaaN General Contact: editor.thenewpolis@gmail.com Moderator: Carl Raschke, Senior Editor, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, […]
What Do We Mean By “Decoloniality”? A Discussion, Part 2
The following is a transcript of the keynote panel session of a three-day international webinar “Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire – Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century”, held April 14-16, 2021. The panel consists of Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, co-authors of the book On Decoloniality (Duke University Press, 20180 and […]
What Do We Mean By “Decoloniality”? A Discussion, Part 1
The following is a transcript of the keynote panel session of a three-day international webinar “Decoloniality And Disintegration Of Western Cognitive Empire – Rethinking Sovereignty And Territoriality In The 21st Century”, held April 14-16, 2021. The panel consists of Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, co-authors of the book On Decoloniality (Duke University Press, 20180 and […]
Critical Conversations – 2020 And The Catastrophe Of The Global Neoliberal Order (Announcement)
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 globe. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us by email at editor.thenewpolis@gmail.com. If you have not participated in previous seminars, please provide us with a brief sentence or two […]
Antinomian Flesh, Part 1 (David Kline)
The following is the first of a three-part series. 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, and biopolitical thought, I argue for a broad understanding of nomos encompassing the spheres of religion, politics, law, economy, […]
Re-Envisioning Religious Studies As A Global Discipline – A Pre-AAR Symposium
When? Nov. 15-16 Where? University of Denver, Sturm Hall 266. Map Register here. Registration is free, but limited to a maximum of 80 people. List of hotels that offer a discount for guests attending events at the University of Denver. Just ask for the “DU Rate”. The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and the Department of Religious […]