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Reading Religion Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 10
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers, Congratulations to the 2024 American Academy of Religion Book Award winners. The annual competition for awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion, the Best First Book in the History…
Reading Religion Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 9
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers,We’ve been busy at Reading Religion since last month’s newsletter. In addition to the insightful reviews and new books we posted in September, we also hosted an engaging AAR Webinaar with three outstanding…
Four Books on Digital Theology
By Ilona Nord What exactly is digital theology? Sounds like a trendy term without having theoretical depth? By looking closely at four recent books located in this emerging field, it…
Four Books on Myth, Ethics, and the Living World
By Nancy Menning In Los Angeles Spring (Aperture, 1986), landscape photographer Robert Adams sums up the previous century’s environmental history of southern California in one sentence: “All that is clear…
Reading Religion Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 8
Dear Reading Religion Subscribers, The 2024 San Diego Annual Meetings are fast approaching! The last day to register for the November 23-26 event before full price goes into effect is September 26. The annual meetings, hosted by…
Four Books on Material and Iconic Sacred Texts
By Bradford A. Anderson For many people, the idea of scriptures is coterminous with textuality: this is seen in the very names we give these collections, from scriptura to sacred…
Four Books on Research, Writing, and Graduate Study
By Tuve Floden How can professors prepare their students for work inside or outside of academia? How can students get the most out of their time in graduate school? Good…