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      Exclusive: Why Did Chicago Public Schools Just Quietly Drop Transcendental Meditation?
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      Texas Faith Leaders Say Governor’s Use of Pandemic to Ban Abortion is an Attack on Religious Freedom (Updated)
    • Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine
      Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine
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    • Hey Hey, Ho Ho White Jesus Has to Go… But The Issue is More Complicated Than You Think
      Hey Hey, Ho Ho White Jesus Has to Go… But The Issue is More Complicated Than You Think
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      Keepers of History or Dangerous Idols: The Case Against Statues From an Unlikely Source
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      Behind a Recent Stunt in Idaho Lies a Dangerous Theocratic Movement
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    • A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
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      Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
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      Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
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    • Whatever COVID-19 Brings, This Chaplain Wants You to Remember That the Death Rate is Ultimately 100%
      Whatever COVID-19 Brings, This Chaplain Wants You to Remember That the Death Rate is Ultimately 100%
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      How a Powerful ‘Ex-Gay’ Pastor is Chasing the Latino Vote
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      Religious Leaders Need ‘Empty the Pews’ Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the ‘Nones’ Phenomenon
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    • Using ‘a Little Bad History’ The Supreme Court Just Gutted Church-State Separation in 38 States
      Using ‘a Little Bad History’ The Supreme Court Just Gutted Church-State Separation in 38 States
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      Behind a Recent Stunt in Idaho Lies a Dangerous Theocratic Movement
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      Exclusive: Why Did Chicago Public Schools Just Quietly Drop Transcendental Meditation?

Michael Schulson

Michael Schulson is a freelance writer and an associate editor at Religion Dispatches, where he co-produces The Cubit, RD's religion and science portal.

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Michael SchulsonMarch 31, 2017

Maybe The Question Is: *Should* Shabbat Be The New Yoga?

By Michael Schulson

In a recent article at Bloomberg Businessweek, Jennifer Miller examines the budding Jewish wellness-and-lifestyle scene—think…

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Archive, Michael Schulson, New BooksMarch 21, 2017

You Are What You Eat: New Book on Cannibalism Reimagines What It Means to Be Made of Flesh

By Michael Schulson

Bill Schutt’s new book, Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History, is a startling reminder of how strange…

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UncategorizedFebruary 16, 2017

Going Beyond “No Duh”: Michael Schulson Responds to Kate Blanchard

By Michael Schulson

What is obvious to a religion scholar may not be obvious to a citizen who has never taken a religious studies class, met a Muslim, or thought about either Islam or religious liberty outside the frames offered by cable news.

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Archive, Science, The CubitJanuary 9, 2017

Trickle-Down Metaphysics and the Dawn of a Trumpian New Age

By Michael Schulson

The complex of American individualism and optimism encompasses both prosperity gospel Christians and California yogis, who may often have more in common than they realize.

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(A)theologies, New BooksDecember 6, 2016

When Religious Disagreement Seems the Least of Our Problems: The Future for “Interfaith” in a Divided Society

By Michael Schulson

A review of Eboo Patel’s new book, “Interfaith Leadership: a Primer.”

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Culture, Michael Schulson, Politics/LawNovember 14, 2016

Revisiting Philip Roth’s 2004 Novel that Predicted the Trump Election

By Michael Schulson

It’s difficult to think of a better example of the rigorous, imaginative work that will be necessary to prepare for a Trump presidency.

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Science, The CubitNovember 7, 2016

The Islamophobia Election: How “Muslim” Became a Racial Identity

By Michael Schulson

A Q&A with sociologist Saher Selod.

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Michael Schulson, Politics/LawNovember 6, 2016

“Reason to Worry”: An Anti-Semitism Scholar Opens Up on Trump, Misogyny and the Future of Anti-Judaism

By Michael Schulson

David Nirenberg, historian of Judaism, spoke with RD about Twitter, Trump, and the parallels between anti-Semitism and misogyny.

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Have White Evangelicals Become More Accepting of Candidates’ Personal Immorality, as New Data Suggests?
Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Remapping American Christianities, Science, The CubitOctober 20, 2016

Have White Evangelicals Become More Accepting of Candidates’ Personal Immorality, as New Data Suggests?

By Michael Schulson

In a recent survey, 72 percent of white evangelicals said immorality wasn’t a detriment to being a good public servant.

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Science, The CubitOctober 19, 2016

Politics in a Fallen World: Lying, Fact-Checkers, and the Future of Civilization

By Michael Schulson

When, if ever, is it acceptable to lie?

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