Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture
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The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUI explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture.
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUI explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture.
This week's highlights focus on song, dance, music, religion, and Native American life! Check out Brandi Denison's Dancing for Snow. Fitting for those in Indy today!
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Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This week's highlights focus on song, dance, music, religion, and Native American life! Check out Brandi Denison's Dancing for Snow. Fitting for those in Indy today!
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access!
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
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Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access!
Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
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Read “Holy Ghost Tribe” by Skyler Reidy.
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We are one week away from out next episode of Religion &!
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
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Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We are one week away from out next episode of Religion &!
Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
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Join us next week at 3pm for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy.
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Another aspect of this November special issue is that we will be sharing teaching resources either from the author or related to the topic. Check out another resource from Dr. Rachel Wheeler!
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
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Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Another aspect of this November special issue is that we will be sharing teaching resources either from the author or related to the topic. Check out another resource from Dr. Rachel Wheeler!
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Don't forget to read the free articles while they are open.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access for all!
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
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Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From now until November 30th, our 2025 Native American Heritage Month Special Virtual Issue of our Journal is free to access for all!
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Starting off today with Women and Christian Practice in a Mahican Village by Rachel Wheeler.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Meet the host and panelists for the upcoming Religion & the Shifting Demands for Philanthropy!
We are so excited to be joined by these esteemed scholars and thinkers. You won't want to miss this important conversation.
Learn more and register here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
We are so excited to be joined by these esteemed scholars and thinkers. You won't want to miss this important conversation.
Learn more and register here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Meet the host and panelists for the upcoming Religion & the Shifting Demands for Philanthropy!
We are so excited to be joined by these esteemed scholars and thinkers. You won't want to miss this important conversation.
Learn more and register here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
We are so excited to be joined by these esteemed scholars and thinkers. You won't want to miss this important conversation.
Learn more and register here: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
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Happening today at 11:30 AM Eastern -- hear from @robertpjones.bsky.social, @katherinestewart.bsky.social, & @esglaude.bsky.social:
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November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happening today at 11:30 AM Eastern -- hear from @robertpjones.bsky.social, @katherinestewart.bsky.social, & @esglaude.bsky.social:
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November is Native American/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month.
From now until November 30th, we have a special virtual issue of our Journal that is free to access for all!
Find them here or by scanning the QR code: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, we have a special virtual issue of our Journal that is free to access for all!
Find them here or by scanning the QR code: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
November is Native American/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month.
From now until November 30th, we have a special virtual issue of our Journal that is free to access for all!
Find them here or by scanning the QR code: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From now until November 30th, we have a special virtual issue of our Journal that is free to access for all!
Find them here or by scanning the QR code: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Join us next month for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy!
Panelists will address overlapping themes of religion and philanthropy in a time of political uncertainty when it comes to funding, community, morals, and more.
Learn more & register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Panelists will address overlapping themes of religion and philanthropy in a time of political uncertainty when it comes to funding, community, morals, and more.
Learn more & register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Join us next month for Religion & the Shifting Demand for Philanthropy!
Panelists will address overlapping themes of religion and philanthropy in a time of political uncertainty when it comes to funding, community, morals, and more.
Learn more & register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
Panelists will address overlapping themes of religion and philanthropy in a time of political uncertainty when it comes to funding, community, morals, and more.
Learn more & register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
If you missed last week's live Religion & episode you can now watch it on our YouTube!
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Find show notes, book recommendations, and more resources: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Find the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUW...
Find show notes, book recommendations, and more resources: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If you missed last week's live Religion & episode you can now watch it on our YouTube!
Find the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUW...
Find show notes, book recommendations, and more resources: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
Find the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUW...
Find show notes, book recommendations, and more resources: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/teaching_res...
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NEW ARTICLE
Church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political and racial attitudes.
The question emerges: How does this trend affect the challenge of racial justice?
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Church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political and racial attitudes.
The question emerges: How does this trend affect the challenge of racial justice?
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW ARTICLE
Church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political and racial attitudes.
The question emerges: How does this trend affect the challenge of racial justice?
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political and racial attitudes.
The question emerges: How does this trend affect the challenge of racial justice?
👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New research article from Dr. Andrew Whitehead!
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New research article from Dr. Andrew Whitehead!
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
As midterms wrap up & we start thinking about next semester, check out our Teaching Resource Library!
Whether you are looking for new ideas & resources, or want to share your syllabus with others, visit and submit!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/resources/
Whether you are looking for new ideas & resources, or want to share your syllabus with others, visit and submit!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/resources/
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
As midterms wrap up & we start thinking about next semester, check out our Teaching Resource Library!
Whether you are looking for new ideas & resources, or want to share your syllabus with others, visit and submit!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/resources/
Whether you are looking for new ideas & resources, or want to share your syllabus with others, visit and submit!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/resources/
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October 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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When a religious group is able to address these different crises is can become a solution and then worldview. When it gives people what they want it is satisfying.
- Knut Graw in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
- Knut Graw in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When a religious group is able to address these different crises is can become a solution and then worldview. When it gives people what they want it is satisfying.
- Knut Graw in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
- Knut Graw in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
There are a lot of crises going on in the current moment and it can be helpful to look at conspiracy theories as something that can bring order and meaning to a situation. So to study them, we can see how and why people are turning to groups like QAnon and other NRMs.
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are a lot of crises going on in the current moment and it can be helpful to look at conspiracy theories as something that can bring order and meaning to a situation. So to study them, we can see how and why people are turning to groups like QAnon and other NRMs.
"Interpretation is key" to new religious movements and their responses to crises.
- Kelly E Hayes in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
- Kelly E Hayes in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Interpretation is key" to new religious movements and their responses to crises.
- Kelly E Hayes in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
- Kelly E Hayes in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises
Is there a certain appeal of special knowledge that brings people into these new religious movements? Zeller brings up what people could be getting out of these groups that make them turn to them in times of need.
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is there a certain appeal of special knowledge that brings people into these new religious movements? Zeller brings up what people could be getting out of these groups that make them turn to them in times of need.
"NRMs somehow are expressive of a decision being taken in relation to a particular situation."
Knut Graw explains how we can understand this through diviners and their clients who come to seek help on a certain situation in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
Knut Graw explains how we can understand this through diviners and their clients who come to seek help on a certain situation in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"NRMs somehow are expressive of a decision being taken in relation to a particular situation."
Knut Graw explains how we can understand this through diviners and their clients who come to seek help on a certain situation in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
Knut Graw explains how we can understand this through diviners and their clients who come to seek help on a certain situation in Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
"Divination is really always to means to deal with crises, that most crises are usually a personal one" - Knut Graw on divination and crises
October 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Divination is really always to means to deal with crises, that most crises are usually a personal one" - Knut Graw on divination and crises
How might we think about QAnon as a new religious movement? Hartmann explains how the group creates a way of thinking, meaning making, and influences how people live and act. It provides similar functions [to religion] for the people involved.
October 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
How might we think about QAnon as a new religious movement? Hartmann explains how the group creates a way of thinking, meaning making, and influences how people live and act. It provides similar functions [to religion] for the people involved.
There are many definitions of religion and new religious movements, if we think about them in terms of responding to a modern moment, how do crises play into these groups and definitions?
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There are many definitions of religion and new religious movements, if we think about them in terms of responding to a modern moment, how do crises play into these groups and definitions?
Do new religious movements differ from established religions in their approach to modern crises?
A major question our panelists are seeking to answer today on Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
A major question our panelists are seeking to answer today on Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Do new religious movements differ from established religions in their approach to modern crises?
A major question our panelists are seeking to answer today on Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
A major question our panelists are seeking to answer today on Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises.
Join us today at 3pm for an exciting conversation around Religion & New Religious Movements in Contemporary Crises.
You won't want to miss this episode!
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You won't want to miss this episode!
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October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Join us today at 3pm for an exciting conversation around Religion & New Religious Movements in Contemporary Crises.
You won't want to miss this episode!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
You won't want to miss this episode!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...