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Ricardo as Spinoza: Secularization, Semitism, and Political Economy

We're pleased to announce the publication of a new article by Samuel Hayim Brody in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion!

Spirituality in Action

Exciting news! There's an exhibition and reception in honor of Nikia Smith Robert as a recognized Spiritual Exemplar awardee by USC.

Reliance on student punishment in schools needs reconsideration

Teachers and administrators need to discontinue the relationship between punishment and education and begin to create environments where students can thrive in nonpunitive ways,” said Nikia Robert, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas.

Influential ‘Instavangelists’ blur line between Religion and Social Media

“Religious studies scholars are interested in how fluid religion is and how it’s really bound up with social processes and power struggles,” said Jacquelene Brinton, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas.