In this brief note written during a global pandemic, we consider some of the important ways
this historical moment is altering the religious landscape, aiming our investigative lens at …

The United States is recognized as the most religiously diverse country in the world, and yet
its laws and customs, which many have come to see as normal features of American life …

Why does a country with religious liberty enmeshed in its legal and social structures produce
such overt prejudice and discrimination against Muslims? Sahar Aziz's groundbreaking …

Religious freedom is a founding tenet of the United States, and it has frequently been used
to justify policies towards other nations. Such was the case in 1945 when Americans …

This book explores the recent trend toward the transformation of religious symbols and
practices into culture in Western democracies. Analyses of three legal cases involving …

“Sincerely held religious belief” is now a common phrase in discussions of American
religious freedom, from opinions handed down by the US Supreme Court to local …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on bloomsburycollections. com Taking its cue from the study of 'lived …

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023 A radically new way of understanding secularism
which explains why being secular can seem so strangely religious For much of America's …

Cultural pragmatics is a fruitful analytic tradition in sociology. However, theoretical use of this
six-element model has largely focused on actors. Despite fusion's definition as a product …

In 2013, when the state of Oklahoma erected a statue of the Ten Commandments on the
grounds of the state capitol, a group calling themselves The Satanic Temple applied to erect …