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  • Israel’s War on Gaza
    • Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement? 
      Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement? 
    • The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing
      The Desire to Annihilate Gaza Wasn’t Born on 10/7 — It’s Part of a Long Tradition that Includes 19th Century Travel Writing
    • The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence
      The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence
  • Racial Justice
    • This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
      This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
    • The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point
      The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point
    • Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement? 
      Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement? 
  • Politics/Law
    • This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
      This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
    • Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
      Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?
    • Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
      Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • New Doc Strives for Christian Unity—But What if Unity is the Problem?
      New Doc Strives for Christian Unity—But What if Unity is the Problem?
    • A Love Letter (and Challenge) to Evangelical Women, ‘For Our Daughters’ Documents Devastating Cost of Christian Patriarchy
      A Love Letter (and Challenge) to Evangelical Women, ‘For Our Daughters’ Documents Devastating Cost of Christian Patriarchy
    • The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point
      The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point
  • Christian Nationalism
    • A Love Letter (and Challenge) to Evangelical Women, ‘For Our Daughters’ Documents Devastating Cost of Christian Patriarchy
      A Love Letter (and Challenge) to Evangelical Women, ‘For Our Daughters’ Documents Devastating Cost of Christian Patriarchy
    • ‘Have a Blessed Day’ May Not Be a Sign of Christian Nationalism, But it’s Not Innocuous Either
      ‘Have a Blessed Day’ May Not Be a Sign of Christian Nationalism, But it’s Not Innocuous Either
    • Good (Enough) Christians — Russell Moore in <em>The Atlantic</em> Illustrates the Limitations of ‘Christian Nationalism’ as Category
      Good (Enough) Christians — Russell Moore in The Atlantic Illustrates the Limitations of ‘Christian Nationalism’ as Category

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd is associate professor of politics at Northwestern University. She is the author of Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion, published by Princeton in 2015.

Archive, Israel-Palestine, Politics/LawApril 27, 2016

Countering the “Countering Violent Extremism” Program

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

“P2P: Challenging Extremism” is a new State Department-sponsored program that enlists American college students to…

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OMFG, RD BlogNovember 12, 2014

Response to Daniel Philpott: the Politics of Religious Freedom

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

I would like to respond to Daniel Philpott’s reaction to my piece on the politics…

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Archive, Politics/Law, StoriesNovember 10, 2014

International “Religious Freedom” Agenda Will Only Embolden ISIS

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

International religious freedom has become the civilizing discourse of our time.

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(A)theologies, Politics/LawJune 19, 2009

Jewish State, Islamic State: All States are Religious

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

All nations contribute to the management and definition of religion so it’s neither necessary, nor possible, to identify any state as definitively “religious” or “secular.” To choose is largely political.

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(A)theologies, Politics/LawJune 11, 2009

Faith, Politics, and Fruitcakes

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Was Obama’s interpretation of the proper relationship of faith to the Constitution really a “fruitcake” position as Dr. James Dobson called it?

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