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Religion
Interviews with scholars of religion about their new books.
July 12, 2026
The Teaching and Teachings of Temple Buddhism in Contemporary Japan
How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work seeks to answer these questions …
July 9, 2026
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hindu Ethics
With the plurality of Hinduism in mind, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hindu Ethics focuses on the human, sociological and situational ethical framework u…
July 8, 2026
Metamodern Mysticism
In this episode, host Pierce Salguero sits down with Linda C. Ceriello, a scholar of mysticism and popular culture from Kennesaw State University in G…
July 5, 2026
Here Where We Live Is Our Country
Molly Crabapple joins Michael Stauch to discuss the history of the Jewish Labor Bund, the subject of her new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Count…
July 2, 2026
Tamil Śiva Temples, Āgamas, and Śivabrāhmaṇas/Ādiśaivas
Tamil Śiva Temples, Āgamas, and Śivabrāhmaṇas/Ādiśaivas addresses the issue of whether members of all castes can become priests in Tamil Śiva temples.…
July 1, 2026
Good Goy, Bad Goy
Gentiles often appeared in the news sections of the London Yiddish press, and sometimes they also appeared in the regular “feuilleton” section in char…
June 29, 2026
The 'Tsenerene'
Arguably the most popular book in the history of Yiddish literature, the Tsenerene (alternative Romanization: Ze’enah U-Re’enah) has been reprinted, b…
June 29, 2026
A Perturbed System
Our ecological system is disturbed, and with it, every other system we’ve built to inhabit it. We do not face inevitable destruction, yet many of us c…
June 26, 2026
Christian Environmentalism in a Hindu Majoritarian Context
Why has the Catholic Church in India become so engaged in environmental initiatives? And what does the wider Indian political context defined by an as…
June 26, 2026
Sanctuary People
In her latest book, Sanctuary People: Faith Based Organizing in Latina/o Communities (NYU Press, 2024), Dr. Gina Perez explores sanctuary practices in…
June 26, 2026
Saving the American Dream
The American Dream at its best is an ethical ideal and a moral compass. If respected and sustained, it can guide the United States through Trump 2.0. …
June 26, 2026
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism
The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2025) is a rich exploration of the history of Tibetan books during the late…
June 25, 2026
Sanskrit Hymns Across Traditions
Sanskrit hymns of praise (stotra/stuti/stava) have been popular and influential within multiple religious traditions for thousands of years. Sanskrit …
June 25, 2026
Communities of Sound
Communities of Sound: Religion, Displacement, and Caste in the Bay of Bengal (Wesleyan University Press, 2026) brings together insights from religion,…
June 22, 2026
A Very Jewish Christmas
In Jewish memory, Jesus and Shabbtai Zvi were heretics, false messiahs who rebelled against the rabbis and against normative Judaism. But a funny thin…
June 20, 2026
Korean New Religions
Korean New Religions (Cambridge University Press, 2025) is an excellent primer for anyone interested in modern Korea’s religious landscape. The Korea…
June 19, 2026
The Vast Oceans
Youssef J. Carter’s The Vast Oceans: Remembering Allah and Self on the Mustafawiyya Sufi Path (UNC Press, 2026) is a stunning meditation on Black Atla…
June 15, 2026
A God-Shaped Nation
Ever since conquistadores claimed Taino land in the name of their Catholic God and New England Puritans formed their strictly Protestant “city on a hi…
June 14, 2026
The Politics of Islamic Ethics
Fundamental to Islamic thought is the idea that there is a way that human beings simply are, by nature or creation. This concept is called fiṭra. In T…
June 14, 2026
A Church for a Secular World
The relationship between the Church and the world has been a subject of debate since the Church's earliest days. In A Church for a Secular World: The…