Review of Steve Prothero’s new book in the Boston Globe.
The right goes wrong in ‘Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars’ By David M. Shribman Globe Correspondent January 14, 2016 The culture wars have always been with us. Stephen Prothero reminds us of this in his important new book, “Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars,’’ which is less a partisan victory cry than a potent […]
AAR Issues Statement on Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
November 21, 2015 The American Academy of Religion is deeply troubled by the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States and around the world. Hate speech and intemperate political discourse aimed at Muslims and other religious groups are opposed to the values of our learned society and to the most cherished commitments of American civic […]
BU students are told to ‘speak out against Islamophobia’
By Travis Andersen GLOBE STAFF DECEMBER 08, 2015 Three prominent academics on Monday urged students at Boston University to combat anti-Islam bigotry, hours after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump grabbed headlines with a controversial plan to bar all Muslims from entering the United States. “Speak out against discrimination, speak out against Islamophobia,” said Pamela Lightsey, […]
Kecia Ali in CAS arts&sciences Magazine
The Illusion of Clashing Civilizations Faculty books examine changing depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and equality in teaching By Michelle Samuels IN LATE SPRING 2015, armed anti-Muslim demonstrators drew cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad outside a mosque in Phoenix, Arizona. Kecia Ali followed the incident, which made headlines worldwide, with keen interest. “Clearly, Muhammad remains […]
CAS arts&sciences Magazine, Why America Can’t Separate Religion & Politics
And what that means for the 2016 elections By Julie Butters If he were running for president today, Thomas Jefferson would not be elected. Strip away glaring anachronisms like slaveholding, along with his poor public speaking skills, and Jefferson would still struggle in the polls. The reason would be obvious to the current field […]
Anthony Petro in BU Today
How the AIDS Crisis Became a Moral Debate CAS prof’s new book, After the Wrath of God, traces the evolution By: Rich Barlow Even gay journalists and activists abetted ill-informed efforts to link AIDS to promiscuity, Anthony Petro writes in his new book. Photo courtesy of Petro In 1993, the Reverend Billy Graham asked an […]
12/7 – After Paris: Anti-Muslim Backlash, What You Need To Know
A TOWN HALL MEETING FEATURING SUSANNAH HESCHEL -ELI BLACK PROFESSOR OF JEWISH STUDIES, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PAMELA LIGHTSEY -ASSOCIATE DEAN, SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY STEPHEN PROTHERO -PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, CAS MODERATED BY KENN ELMORE -DEAN OF STUDENTS The tragic events in Paris of a few weeks ago have provoked not only an outpouring of support for France […]
John Kerry on Religion and Diplomacy
“I often say that if I headed back to college today, I would major in comparative religions rather than political science.” Religion and Diplomacy September 14, 2015 Issue John Kerry Toward a better understanding of religion and global affairs One of the most interesting challenges we face in global diplomacy today is the need to […]
Three Department of Religion Professors featured in Upcoming Gitner Lecture.
Join Kecia Ali, Associate Professor of Religion, as she presents the second annual College of Arts & Sciences Gitner Family Lecture, “Contesting Muhammad: Contemporary Controversies in Historical Perspective.” The Prophet’s life story has been told from the earliest days of Islam to the present, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, in myriad ways. Since the nineteenth […]
Frank Korom elected to the American Institute of Indian Studies Board of Trustees.
Frank Korom has been elected to be a member of the American Institute of Indian Studies Board of Trustees. AIIS is a consortium of universities dedicated to the study of Indian languages and cultures. It is the largest funder of research and language study in India. He has also been appointed to the Artist Selection […]