Hyper-Real Religion, Digital Capitalism, and the Pygmalion Effect
<\/h2>6 November 2017
In this interview, recorded at the SocRel 2017 conference in Leeds, Professor Adam Possamai discusses the rising popularity of ‘Hyper-Real religion’ – a category encompassing Jediism, Matrixism, and other movements taking influence from popular culture. Situating hyper-real religions within the contemporary context of digital capitalism,
Beyond ‘Faith-Based Organizations’: Religion and NGOs in comparative perspective
<\/h2>30 October 2017
In this interview, we talk with Erica Bornstein about her studies of religious giving and social activism in India and Africa, and what the results of her research contribute to our understanding of the complex configurations of ‘Faith-Based Organizations’ across diverse religious contexts.Since the turn of the twenty-first century, ...
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Alternative Sociologies of Religion: Through Non-Western Eyes
<\/h2>23 October 2017
In this interview, recorded at the SocRel 2017 Annual Conference, Professor James Spickard talks about his latest project. Starting with a critique of North American sociology’s approach to religion, Spickard emphasises how our concepts of religion are historically grounded,
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Muslim NGOs and civil society in Indonesia
<\/h2>18 October 2017
While the service provision activities of some religious NGOs complement and enhance systems of low state capacity, in others they compete with state services and in still others service delivery by religious NGOs is associated...
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‘Modelling Religion’ and the Integration of the Sciences and the Humanities in the Bio-cultural Study of Religion
<\/h2>9 October 2017
Following his Albert Moore Memorial Lecture at Otago University, celebrating 50 years of Religious Studies at Otago, Professor Wesley Wildman talks to Thomas White regarding the integration of the sciences and the humanities in his bio-cultural approach to the study of religion.
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