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Teaching Dual Nationalism: A Pedagogy of Displacement

Posted on June 23, 2017 by rebekkaking

This post originally appeared in “Teaching, Religion, Politics” an online series hosted by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Religious Studies and Theology in April, 2017. (http://wabashcenter.typepad.com/teaching_religion_politic/2017/04/teaching-dual-nationalism-a-pedagogy-of-displacement.html). Teaching Dual Nationalism: A Pedagogy of Displacement Rebekka King Assistant Professor … Continue reading →

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Whose Loss is it Anyway?

Posted on June 23, 2017 by rebekkaking

This post originally appeared on Studying Religion in Culture, the guest blog for the University of Alabama, Department of Religious Studies site in December 2016. http://religion.ua.edu/blog/2016/12/whose-loss-is-it-anyway/   Whose Loss is it Anyway? Posted on December 31, 2016 by admin Rebekka King is … Continue reading →

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Wither the Sociology of Religion

Posted on June 23, 2017 by rebekkaking

This post originally appeared on the Religious Studies Project site in September 2016. (http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/2016/09/29/whither-the-sociology-of-religion/). It was written as a response to a podcast interview featuring Dr. Grace Davie discussing the origins, dominant themes, and methodological practices germane to the Sociology … Continue reading →

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Ritual Language and Christian Ontologies

Posted on January 8, 2015 by rebekkaking

This post originally appeared on the Practicum: Critical Theory, Religion, and Pedagogy site in August 2014 (http://practicumreligionblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/ritual-language-and-christian-ontologies.html). By Rebekka King, Middle Tennessee State University Context At Middle Tennessee State University, I have inherited a course on Western Religions (Judaism, Christianity … Continue reading →

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Ethics of Belief and the Discipline of Sincerity, Or, Progressive Christianity 101

Posted on June 13, 2014 by rebekkaking

This post originally appeared on the Society for the Anthropology of Religion’s section of Anthropology News in November 2013 (http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2013/10/18/ethics-of-belief-and-the-discipline-of-sincerity-or-progressive-christianity-101/)   How Not to Pray to an Interventionalist God We’ve all been there before: a crowded mall, running late, mounting … Continue reading →

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The Resolve to Disbelieve: Tracing a Genealogy of Skepticism in Canadian Protestantism

Posted on February 18, 2011 by rebekkaking

I am currently at the University of Victoria as a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (Winter 2011). I had the opportunity to give a public lecture as part of the CSRS’s Wednesday afternoon public … Continue reading →

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Civic Engagement and Civic Spaces

Posted on October 14, 2010 by rebekkaking

This article was originally posted on the Religious Studies News website, October 2010   Religion in the City One of my aims of teaching religion is to make the familiar seem unfamiliar. It was with this in mind that I … Continue reading →

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Gospel Music Makes Me Feel Alright – How I Spent My Summer Vacation*

Posted on August 31, 2010 by rebekkaking

Originally posted on The Religion Beat, July 13, 2010 Matt Sutton who is a regular contributor to one of my favourite blogs, ‘The Religion in American History Blog’, has posted a series of reviews of his summer visits to archives … Continue reading →

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An iPhone Convert in More Ways than One

Posted on August 31, 2010 by rebekkaking

Originally posted on The Religion Beat, May 24, 2010 I’m a Blackberry girl. My closest friends and family can attest to the fact that my BB and I are rarely apart from each other. My partner has an iPhone, and … Continue reading →

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Take My Exam . . . Trust Me, It’s “Cool”

Posted on August 31, 2010 by rebekkaking

Originally posted on The Religion Beat, April 28, 2010 It’s the end of term and I’ve been overwhelmed with the hectic activities of marking and . . . well, marking. I’ve barely watched the news. There was a volcano or … Continue reading →

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