Religion Compass Exchanges

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Christianity and Empire’ by Prof. Joerg Rieger – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Despite many connections and tensions between Christian traditions and empire, scholars of religion and theology have rarely reflec...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Teaching & Learning Guide for: Between Political Religion and Politicized Religion – Interwar Fascism and Religion Revisited’ by Mr. Eliot Assoudeh – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: This guide accompani...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Buddhist Debate in Medieval Japan’ by Prof. Asuka Sango – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Buddhist debate was an oral exchange of questions and answers between two monks or nuns concerning issues of Buddhist doct...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘The śrāddha: The Development of Ancestor Worship in Classical Hinduism’ by Dr. Matthew Sayers – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: The association of Hinduism with reincarnation is well-known, but this connection...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Divine Presence in Ancient Near Eastern Temples’ by Prof. Michael Hundley – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: This article addresses ancient Near Eastern conceptions of divine presence in the realm of the temple, c...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Divining the Buddha’s Arrival’ by Prof. Vanessa Sasson – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: The Buddha’s hagiography is replete with referenences to divination. This is particularly the case in the earli...

Coming soon to Religion Compass: ‘Buddhists and Violence: Historical Continuity/Academic Incongruities’ by Prof. Michael Jerryson – PROVISIONAL ABSTRACT: Within the last several decades, there has been a surge in Buddhist-influenced con...