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The first can be found here. In a chapter titled “The Magic of Being Mormon”, Stephen H It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-futurity-of-god-part-2-lenart-skof/) ![Entheogens, Spirituality, And Modern Myths, Part 1 (John Cuda)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/09/haley-lawrence-ewyga88k0yg-unsplash-1.webp) ### [Entheogens, Spirituality, And Modern Myths, Part 1 (John Cuda)](/religioustheory/posts/entheogens-spirituality-and-modern-myths/) October 4, 2021 — By John Cuda The following is the first of a three-part series. In this article I seek to analyze spiritual phenomena using contemporary mythological and pop-cultural [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/entheogens-spirituality-and-modern-myths/) ![Difficult Discussions – Christian Evangelicalism And Critical Race Theory (Announcement)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/07/dd-l.webp) ### [Difficult Discussions – Christian Evangelicalism And Critical Race Theory (Announcement)](/religioustheory/posts/difficult-discussions-christian-evangelicalism-and-critical-race-theory-announcement/) July 26, 2021 — By editors When: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 10 am-12 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) Register for online seminar: It highlights key arguments and implications for [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/difficult-discussions-christian-evangelicalism-and-critical-race-theory-announcement/) ![“Scale Relative Ontology” And Simone Weil’s Spiritual Philosophy, Part 1 (N.E. Boulting)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2021/05/2014-08-25-simoneweilcroquis-byth-rioult.webp) ### [“Scale Relative Ontology” And Simone Weil’s Spiritual Philosophy, Part 1 (N.E. Boulting)](/religioustheory/posts/scale-relative-ontology-and-simone-weils-spiritual-philosophy-part-1-n-e-boulting/) May 11, 2021 — By N. E. Boulting Can the debilitating effects of Scientism – identifying knowledge solely “with science” – be overcome? To answer that question, Simone Weil’s treatment of her [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/scale-relative-ontology-and-simone-weils-spiritual-philosophy-part-1-n-e-boulting/) ![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 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/) ![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 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/) ![Looking For Reviewers](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/04/woman-face-in-shadow.webp) ### [Looking For Reviewers](/religioustheory/posts/new-book-titles-looking-for-reviewers/) January 2, 2018 — By editors We are looking for authors to review the a variety books in different topic areas related to religious and cultural theory It highlights key arguments [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/new-book-titles-looking-for-reviewers/) ![“Notations” – Call for Contributors](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/02/951986_stock-photo-music-notes-on-old-paper-sheet-to-use-for-the-background-2.webp) ### [“Notations” – Call for Contributors](/religioustheory/posts/notations-the-european-refugee-crisis-and-more/) January 1, 2018 — By editors In addition to reviews and commentaries, the new JCRT feature “religious theory” ([jcrt.org](https://jcrt.org)/religioustheory), updated regularly, will publish... [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/notations-the-european-refugee-crisis-and-more/) ![Review – Reframing Schelling (Rolando Rodriguez)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/11/220px-nb_pinacoteca_stieler_friedrich_wilhelm_joseph_von_schelling.webp) ### [Review – Reframing Schelling (Rolando Rodriguez)](/religioustheory/posts/review-reframing-schelling-rolando-rodriguez/) November 4, 2017 — By Rolando Rodriguez Daniel Whistler, **Schelling’s Theory of Symbolic Language: Forming the System of Identity (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013), 261 ppgs + xi** [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-reframing-schelling-rolando-rodriguez/) ![The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 3 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/07/blake_jacobsladder.webp) ### [The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 3 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-3-carl-raschke/) July 19, 2017 — By Carl A. Raschke This article is the last of three installments. It was originally a paper given at the international conference “The Crisis of Representation” at Melk [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-3-carl-raschke/) ![The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 2 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/07/c3991bb2cfd9febacdde5120616f152a.webp) ### [The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 2 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-2-carl-raschke/) July 12, 2017 — By Carl A. Raschke This article is the second of three installments. It was originally a paper given at the international conference “The Crisis of Representation” at Melk [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-2-carl-raschke/) ![The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/07/img_1588.webp) ### [The Kingdom, The Power, The Glory, And The Tawdry – Media And The Undoing Of The Demos, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-1-carl-raschke/) July 4, 2017 — By Carl A. Raschke This article appears in three installments. It was originally a paper given at the international conference “The Crisis of Representation” at Melk Conference [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/the-kingdom-the-power-the-glory-and-the-tawdry-media-and-the-undoing-of-the-demos-part-1-carl-raschke/) ![Review – Bahai Religion And Religious Cycles (Rebekah Gordon)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/06/churches-of-the-world.webp) ### [Review – Bahai Religion And Religious Cycles (Rebekah Gordon)](/religioustheory/posts/review-bahai-religion-and-religious-cycles-rebekah-gordon/) June 7, 2017 — By Rebekah Gordon Sergeev, Mikhail. Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity, and the Baha’i Faith. Amsterdam: Brill Rodopi, 2015. ISBN-10:9004300031. Paperback [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-bahai-religion-and-religious-cycles-rebekah-gordon/) ![Review – Ontic Flows: From Digital Humanities to Posthumanities (Dean Dettloff)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/05/img_1445.webp) ### [Review – Ontic Flows: From Digital Humanities to Posthumanities (Dean Dettloff)](/religioustheory/posts/review-ontic-flows-from-digital-humanities-to-posthumanities-dean-dettloff/) May 25, 2017 — By Dean Dettloff *Bernico, Matt, and Kölke, Manuela (Eds.). Ontic Flows: From Digital Humanities to Posthumanities. New York: Atropos Press, 2016. ISBN-10: 1940813085 It [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-ontic-flows-from-digital-humanities-to-posthumanities-dean-dettloff/) ![Forging A Path From Theory To Theology – Review Essay (Matt Waggoner)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/04/the-insurrection.webp) ### [Forging A Path From Theory To Theology – Review Essay (Matt Waggoner)](/religioustheory/posts/forging-a-path-from-theory-to-theology-review-essay-matt-waggoner/) April 11, 2017 — By Matt Waggoner *Blanton, Ward. Crockett, Clayton. Robbins, Jeffrey. Vahanian, Noëlle. An Insurrectionist Manifesto: Four New Gospels for a Radical Politics (Insurrections: [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/forging-a-path-from-theory-to-theology-review-essay-matt-waggoner/) ![Philosophical Anthropology or Philosophy of Praxis? Axel Honneth and Andrew Feenberg on Lukács’ Theory of Reification (Konstantinos Kavoulakos)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/03/lukacs-and-woman.webp) ### [Philosophical Anthropology or Philosophy of Praxis? Axel Honneth and Andrew Feenberg on Lukács’ Theory of Reification (Konstantinos Kavoulakos)](/religioustheory/posts/philosophical-anthropology-or-philosophy-of-praxis-axel-honneth-and-andrew-feenberg-on-lukacs-theory-of-reification-konstantinos-kavoulakos/) March 15, 2017 — By Konstantinos Kavoulakos Axel Honneth’s Reification. A New Look at an Old Idea (2008) and Andrew Feenberg’s Philosophy of Praxis (2014) represent two recent publications, which give a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/philosophical-anthropology-or-philosophy-of-praxis-axel-honneth-and-andrew-feenberg-on-lukacs-theory-of-reification-konstantinos-kavoulakos/) ![Review – Badiou Is Not Afraid of The Dark (Mason Davis)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/02/badiou.webp) ### [Review – Badiou Is Not Afraid of The Dark (Mason Davis)](/religioustheory/posts/review-badiou-is-not-afraid-of-the-dark-mason-davis/) February 2, 2017 — By Mason Davis *Badiou, Alain. Black: The Brilliance of a Non-Color. Translated by Susan Spitzer. New Jersey: Polity, 2016. ISBN-10: 1509512071. Hardcover, paperback, e-book [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-badiou-is-not-afraid-of-the-dark-mason-davis/) ![Newest Titles For Review – Freud, Nussbaum, Angst, The Crucified God, Etc.](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/martha-nussbaum.webp) ### [Newest Titles For Review – Freud, Nussbaum, Angst, The Crucified God, Etc.](/religioustheory/posts/newest-titles-for-review-freud-nussbaum-angst-the-crucified-god-etc/) January 27, 2017 — By editors Religious Theory has just added new titles for which we are looking for reviewers (listed below). If you would like to review one of them, please send an email [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/newest-titles-for-review-freud-nussbaum-angst-the-crucified-god-etc/) ![Spinoza’s Theory of Religion – Stabilized Superstition (Ehud Benor)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/jewish-1159704_1920.webp) ### [Spinoza’s Theory of Religion – Stabilized Superstition (Ehud Benor)](/religioustheory/posts/spinozas-theory-of-religion-stabilized-superstition-ehud-benor/) January 13, 2017 — By Ehud Benor The best interpretations of Spinoza’s philosophy would lead us to believe that, for Spinoza, religion is superstition. Henry Allison’s account is an excellent [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/spinozas-theory-of-religion-stabilized-superstition-ehud-benor/) ![Rethinking Anselm’s Atonement Theory – “Unmaking” The Indebted Man (Ryne Beddard)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2017/01/atonement-lg.webp) ### [Rethinking Anselm’s Atonement Theory – “Unmaking” The Indebted Man (Ryne Beddard)](/religioustheory/posts/rethinking-anselms-atonement-theory-unmaking-the-indebted-man-ryne-beddard/) January 3, 2017 — By Ryne Beddard Throughout Church history Christians have used various images and illustrations to explain why God became a human and died, and why these actions have been [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/rethinking-anselms-atonement-theory-unmaking-the-indebted-man-ryne-beddard/) ![Review – New Trends In The Theory And Methods For Studying Religion (David Kim)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/12/clock.webp) ### [Review – New Trends In The Theory And Methods For Studying Religion (David Kim)](/religioustheory/posts/review-new-trends-in-the-theory-and-methods-for-studying-religion-david-kim/) December 29, 2016 — By David Kim Kovács, Ábrahám, and James L. Cox, Editors. New Trends and Recurring Issues in the Study of Religion: Context and Overview. Budapest: L’Harmattan, 2014 [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-new-trends-in-the-theory-and-methods-for-studying-religion-david-kim/) ![Review – François Laruelle’s General Theory of Victims (John Matthew Allison)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/11/middle-passage.webp) ### [Review – François Laruelle’s General Theory of Victims (John Matthew Allison)](/religioustheory/posts/review-francois-laruelles-general-theory-of-victims-john-matthew-allison/) November 17, 2016 — By John Matthew Allison *Laruelle, François. General Theory of Victims. Translated by Jessie Hock and Alex Dubilet. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2015. ISBN-10: 0745679617 It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-francois-laruelles-general-theory-of-victims-john-matthew-allison/) ![Review – Whence and Whither Posthumanism? (Bo Eberle)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/10/posthumanism.webp) ### [Review – Whence and Whither Posthumanism? (Bo Eberle)](/religioustheory/posts/review-whence-and-whither-posthumanism-bo-eberle/) October 6, 2016 — By Bo Eberle *White, Ryan. The Hidden God: Pragmatism and Posthumanism in American Thought. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. ISBN-10: 0231171005 Hardcover, e-book. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-whence-and-whither-posthumanism-bo-eberle/) ![Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology, Part 2 (Daniel Tutt)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/09/public-domain-images-free-stock-photos-wedding-dress-outdoors-green-grass-wisteria-vines.webp) ### [Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology, Part 2 (Daniel Tutt)](/religioustheory/posts/love-psychoanalysis-and-leftist-political-ontology-part-2-daniel-tutt/) September 13, 2016 — By Daniel Tutt The following is the second installment of a two-part article by Daniel Tutt entitled “Love, Psychoanalysis, and Leftist Political Ontology.” It has been [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/love-psychoanalysis-and-leftist-political-ontology-part-2-daniel-tutt/) ![Review – L.L. Welborn’s Synthesis of New Testament Scholarship and Critical Theory’s Recent Interest in the Apostle Paul (Benjamin Steele-Fisher)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/08/487px-caravaggio_-_conversione_di_san_paolo_odescalchi.webp) ### [Review – L.L. Welborn’s Synthesis of New Testament Scholarship and Critical Theory’s Recent Interest in the Apostle Paul (Benjamin Steele-Fisher)](/religioustheory/posts/review-l-l-welborns-synthesis-of-new-testament-scholarship-and-critical-theorys-recent-interest-in-the-apostle-paul-benjamin-steele-fisher/) August 25, 2016 — By Benjamin Steele-Fisher *Welborn, Larry L. Paul’s Summons to Messianic Life: Political Theology and the Coming Awakening (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-l-l-welborns-synthesis-of-new-testament-scholarship-and-critical-theorys-recent-interest-in-the-apostle-paul-benjamin-steele-fisher/) ![A Preface To The Genealogy of Neoliberalism, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/08/malabon-city.webp) ### [A Preface To The Genealogy of Neoliberalism, Part 1 (Carl Raschke)](/religioustheory/posts/a-preface-to-the-genealogy-of-neoliberalism-part-1-carl-raschke/) August 22, 2016 — By Carl A. Raschke The following is the first installment of a lecture delivered to the faculty and students of the Research Platform on Religion and Transformation from the [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/a-preface-to-the-genealogy-of-neoliberalism-part-1-carl-raschke/) ![Review – Giorgio Agamben and the Theory of Civil War (Ignas Kalpokas)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/08/agamben.webp) ### [Review – Giorgio Agamben and the Theory of Civil War (Ignas Kalpokas)](/religioustheory/posts/review-giorgio-agamben-and-the-theory-of-civil-war-kalpokas/) August 11, 2016 — By Ignas Kalpokas *Agamben, Giorgio. Stasis: Civil War as a Political Paradigm (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics). Translated by Nicholas Heron Translated by Nicholas Heron. [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-giorgio-agamben-and-the-theory-of-civil-war-kalpokas/) ![What Is A Dispositif? – Part 1 (Gregg Lambert)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/07/682px-thumbnail.webp) ### [What Is A Dispositif? – Part 1 (Gregg Lambert)](/religioustheory/posts/what-is-a-dispositif-part-1/) July 11, 2016 — By Gregg Lambert The following article by internationally known theory scholar Gregg Lambert is the first of a two-part series. The concept of “dispositif” is best known as a [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/what-is-a-dispositif-part-1/) ![Review – Donovan Schaefer’s Call For a Materialist Turn In Religious Theory (Jonathan Russell)](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/06/busy-fall.webp) ### [Review – Donovan Schaefer’s Call For a Materialist Turn In Religious Theory (Jonathan Russell)](/religioustheory/posts/review-donovan-schaefers-call-for-a-materialist-turn-in-religious-theory/) June 3, 2016 — By Jonathan Russell *Schaefer, Donovan O. Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 2015. ISBN 10: 978-0-8223-5982-1, 10: It highlights [Learn More](/religioustheory/posts/review-donovan-schaefers-call-for-a-materialist-turn-in-religious-theory/) ![Review – Jean-Pierre Couture Brings To Life The Ongoing Oeuvre of Peter Sloterdijk](https://files.jcrt.org/images/2016/04/open_no09_djong_02_walkingcity.webp) ### [Review – Jean-Pierre Couture Brings To Life The Ongoing Oeuvre of Peter Sloterdijk](/religioustheory/posts/review-jean-pierre-couture-brings-to-life-for-first-time-the-entire-works-of-sloterdijk/) April 15, 2016 — By editors *Couture, Jean-Pierre. Sloterdijk (Key Contemporary Thinkers). Boston: Polity, 2015. 208 pages. ISBN-10: 0745663818. 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