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Joseph Laycock

Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. In addition to Speak of the Devil (Oxford University Press, 2020), his books include The Seer of Bayside: Veronica Lueken and the Struggle for Catholic Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic Over Role-Playing Games Says About Religion, Play, and Imagined Worlds (University of California Press, 2015).

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, The CubitJune 16, 2016

Satanists Infiltrate a Ritual Abuse Conference in Oakland: Your Guide to What Happened and Why

By Joseph Laycock

In April, a group of Satanists infiltrated a conference for people who believe they’re the…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Joseph Laycock, RD Blog, Science & Technology, The CubitApril 6, 2016

Satanic Temple Protests Pseudoscientific Therapies for Satanic Abuse and Witchcraft

By Joseph Laycock

If you happened to walk past San Francisco’s Parc 55 hotel this past weekend, you…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Books, Joseph Laycock, StoriesNovember 3, 2015

Why Have So Many Fallen for the Rune Stone Hoax?

By Joseph Laycock

Did a group of Christian Vikings from Sweden and Norway travel by river to Douglas…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveSeptember 9, 2015

Back to School at The First Public School In the Country To Require a World Religions Course

By Joseph Laycock

Could a course prevent public schools from becoming battlefields?

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJuly 9, 2015

Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?

By Joseph Laycock

Austin-based filmmaker David Jones is going to try.

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(A)theologies, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogJune 23, 2015

Why Dylann Roof Acted on His Racism

By Joseph Laycock

It’s all about the apocalypse.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Israel-Palestine, Joseph Laycock, Remapping American Christianities, StoriesJune 15, 2015

The ‘Charlie Charlie Challenge’ and Teenage Yearning for Supernatural Encounters

By Joseph Laycock

In May, four girls at a Colombian high school experienced a supernatural encounter so profound…

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Joseph Laycock, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD BlogApril 16, 2015

Wiccan Prayer in Iowa House Highlights Religious Freedom Problem

By Joseph Laycock

Can we be inclusive if we exclude the exclusive?

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Joseph Laycock, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD BlogApril 8, 2015

It’s Not “Inappropriate” for Public School Teacher to Tell Class that Obama Isn’t Christian

By Joseph Laycock

Last week a story broke about a middle-school teacher in Dublin, Georgia, sharing an “inappropriate…

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(A)theologies, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogApril 6, 2015

Raelians Push White House for Alien Embassy to Save Humanity

By Joseph Laycock

Although it seems like a late April Fool’s prank, a press release from the Raelian…

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