How should one understand Islamic law outside of its application? What happens when we think about religious jurisprudence theoretically? For medieval Muslim scholars…

[Cross-posted from New Books in History]  Here’s an odd thing: there really haven’t been any universally-acclaimed geniuses since Einstein. At least I can’t think…

[Cross-posted from New Books in East Asian Studies] It opens with a parakeet named Homer, and it closes with a dog named Hachiko. In…

There are lots of introductory books to the study of religion. Craig Martin, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at St. Thomas Aquinas College, has…

[Cross-posted from New Books in Islamic Studies] The famous Abu’l-Qasim al-Qushayri (d. 465/1072) is well known as one of the most influential figures in the…

[Cross-posted from New Books in Politics] Americans are simultaneously one of the most religious people on earth and prone to conflict and war. Ray Haberski is interested…

The relationship between music and religion is a site of increasing interest to scholars within Religious Studies. Monica Miller, Assistant Professor of Religion and…

[Cross-posted from New Books in Aging] ”Paula Huston wrote literary fiction for more than twenty years before shifting her focus to spirituality. She is the author…

[Cross-posted from New Books in Islamic Studies] In his book Islam and the Fate of Others: The Salvation Question (Oxford University Press, 2012), Mohammad Hassan Khalil masterfully approaches…

When we watch film various visual elements direct our understanding of the narrative and its meaning. The subjective position of each viewer informs…