Skip the Sexy Nun Costume This Halloween
Over the last several years, there has been growing attention to the role of cultural…
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Why Grownups Have Caught Halloween Fever (And Why it’s Unlikely to End Anytime Soon)
It’s spooky season again, the time of year when we’re drawn to horror; when The…
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What a Spooky Summer Trend Says About Enchantment in the Late Modern U.S.
Still looking for a fun and exciting summer activity? Have you thought about ghost hunting?…
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Why Are We Drawn to Horror?
What inspired you to write Why Horror Seduces? The book is based on years of…
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Opting for Lucy Over Linus: Watching The Great Pumpkin in the Age of Trump
There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and…
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Boo! Trump’s Lead With Religious Voters Not As Bigly As You Might Think
Whatever the results for 2016, the longer-range ramifications of Trump’s candidacy are even more troubling for the GOP.
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Why We Should Keep the Devil in Halloween
In early thirteenth-century Belgium a young woman named Christina (who would later have “Mirabilis” or “The…
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American Horror Story: Hotel and Monotheism’s Dirty Little Secrets
A handful of conservative groups are frothing at the mouth over the current season of American…
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This Halloween, Think of Islam as a Religion of Pieces. Reese’s Pieces.
Will they have gluten-free treats? Is white chocolate structurally racist? Are brown M&M’s offensive? Isn’t…
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Now That ‘Serial’ is Over: 2014’s Best Podcasts about Religion
Idle times are upon us. Traffic jams, holiday commutes, and New Year’s resolution jogs were…
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