E-SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS THEORY
When: Sept. 26-27, 2025 Where: Online Sponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in Collaboration with the University of Denver Register Now You must register in order to receive a participation link for conference. Once you register, the actual link for the conference will be sent to your email address. Please note that the dates of […]
When: Sept. 25-26, 2025 Where: Online Submission deadline: Aug. 1, 2025 Sponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in Collaboration with the University of Denver The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites proposals for an online conference of Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy to be held Sept. 25-26, 2025. The proceedings will be published and developed into a […]
The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the intersection of religion and bioethics. This issue seeks to explore how religious beliefs, ethical frameworks, and cultural values intersect with the challenges of medical and biotechnological advancements. We welcome contributions that offer theoretical insights, critique existing paradigms, and […]
When: Jan. 9-10, 2025 Where: Online Register Now Sponsored by the The Whitestone Foundation dba The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in collaboration with the University of Denver. The conference seeks to explore the complex and evolving intersection between religious beliefs, ethical principles, and bioethical concerns that have become prominent in contemporary social discourse. The […]
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 Religious Theory. The Morality of the Bible Spinoza thus describes two different kinds of representative cognition. On the one hand a cognitio ex signis always remains inside the limits […]
When: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10 am-12 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) Register for online seminar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucemuqjgiGtLzNgdy18rsYEEinRCDOn25 Once you register, you will automatically receive a participation link. For more information contact whitestone.pubs@gmail.com. Political polarization has reached white heat in America, but it is also a growing force outside the United States, even in the developing world. Political scientists and […]
The following is the transcript of “Critical Conversations” No. 9, an ongoing series of Zoom seminars conducted by Whitestone Publications with distinguished international academics. This seminar on economics, theology, debt, and the religious origins of the modern economy was held on May 18, 2021. While the ancient world offered various forms of large-scales debt forgiveness, […]
The following is the first of a two-part series. The second can be found here. In late 2019 I was invited to deliver a paper at an international symposium, “Re-Envisioning Religious Studies as a Global Discipline,” hosted by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory held in conjunction with the annual American Academy of Religion […]
Balboni, Michael J. and Peteet, John R. eds. Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine: From Evidence to Practice. Oxford, UK and New York, NY: Oxford University Press 2017. ISBN 9780190272432 Hardcover. 419 pages. Several genres of writing stereotypically intersect with the topics of medicine and religion: empirical studies of religion’s impact on various […]