religious studies

‘You can’t think yourself out of racism’: Black religion scholars call for conversion

By Renée Roden — August 18, 2021
(RNS) — Black religion scholars say their work is routinely undervalued and their advancement blocked by a bias that sees the study of Black religious experience as secondary to white theology.

What I learned teaching Islamic studies in Texas

By Simran Jeet Singh — January 4, 2019
(RNS) — It’s not always easy to dismiss others’ fears, even if you are not really the thing they are scared of.

Welcoming veterans to belated college careers with yoga and a dose of Taoism

By Tom Verde — November 12, 2018
(RNS) — Manhattan College’s Veterans at Ease program seeks to help veterans reintegrate into civilian and academic life after being separated from both for years of isolating service.

Getting religion (close to) right on YouTube

By Andrew Henry — January 3, 2018
(RNS) — Since the cancellation of Reza Aslan's 'Believer' series on CNN, another educational show about religion has skated largely under the radar of scholars.
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