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All Apologies: Laughing at the Devout

Religions
A prominent contemporary cultural trope is the use of humour by the critics of theism against their opponents, in the form of satire, sarcasm, ‘zingers,’ whimsy, and ridicule.
Heath Williams
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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
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L’histoire des religions, une discipline au cœur des guerres culturelles protestantes

Mythos
The creation of a Chair in the History of Religions at the University of Geneva in 1873 took place not only in a context of innovation, with the transformation of the former Académie de Genève into a modern University in 1872, but above all at a time of ...
Sarah Scholl
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Catholic Theology and the Enlightenment (1670–1815) [PDF]

, 2015
This chapter examines the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Enlightenment from 1670–1815. It considers Catholic philosophies of the Enlightenment and new conceptualizations of natural law.
Lehner, Ulrich
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Moody\u27s Radical theology and emerging Christianity: Deconstruction, materialism, and religious practices (Book Review)

, 2017
A review of Moody, K. S. (2016). Radical theology and emerging Christianity: Deconstruction, materialism, and religious practices. New York: Routledge. 285 pp. $119.95.
Rosenbeck, Craig
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Normalizing the Shamed Self: Stigma, Neutralization and “Narrative Credibility” in Interviews on White‐Collar Transgression

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In this article, I analyze my interviews with Mark (pseudonym), a social scientist who committed major academic fraud in over 50 top‐tier journal articles in the first decade of this century. I explain how stigma played a central role in how Mark and I shaped our interaction. I focus on how Mark, a former Professor and Dean with a distinguished career,
Thaddeus Müller
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Letter from the Editor [PDF]

, 2015
Letter from the ...
Managing Editor
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Full Course Reviews for Curriculum Management and Faculty Development

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
Kimberly Lintag‐Nguyen, Marion Manski
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The Trajectory of an Agreement: Tracing Objectivated Knowledge Across a Series of Mundane Encounters

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article adds to the sociological study of time and temporality in everyday life by building on recent longitudinal developments within conversation analysis. It investigates members' methods to bring about change within their shared (life) world. It examines how, as part of an extended project of action, one agreement made early on is continually ...
Sarah Hitzler, Jonas Kramer
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Theoretical Applications of Modern Apologetics

Theology and Philosophy of Education
The theological field of Christian apologetics has a long and storied history. Due in part to that history and recent interpretations and applications, the field has become detailed and complex to the point that many cannot understand or apply ...
Jeffrey Ober
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