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      ‘Empty the Pews’ Gives Voice to Those Who’ve Escaped Toxic Christianity
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      How “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power and Exclusion
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      Queer Nuns: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Are “Serious Parody,” Forcing us to Redefine Nuns
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      What Would Jesus Get Wrong? Ohio Bill Could Legitimize the Wrong Answer in Schools
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Donovan Schaefer

Donovan Schaefer is Departmental Lecturer in Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. His first book, Religious Affects, was published by Duke University Press in 2015.

(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, The CubitJuly 18, 2016

The Shared Fantasy of Redemptive Violence Between ISIS and the Islamophobic Right

By Donovan Schaefer

What led Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel to rent a refrigerated truck, arm himself with a few…

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(A)theologies, Archive, The CubitMay 24, 2016

Smelling the Sacred: Better (Lived) Religion Through Chemistry

By Donovan Schaefer

An article published in the journal Scientific Reports this month provides evidence that Smell-O-Vision may…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Science, The CubitMarch 21, 2016

Trump’s Evangelical Support in the Gut, not the Theology

By Donovan Schaefer

Pundits rely far too much on what we say and they miss the deeper picture.

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(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Science, Stories, The CubitJune 18, 2015

Did Pope Francis Just End the Religion and Science Conflict?

By Donovan Schaefer

It’s unclear what kind of political impact Laudato si, the first encyclical of Francis’ papacy will have, but from…

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