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The faith of Kamala Harris

John Fea   |  August 11, 2020

Yonat Shimron has some initial reporting on Joe Biden’s running mate at Religion News Service. A taste: Few, if any, vice presidential candidates have had as much exposure to the world’s religions as Kamala Harris, the 55-year-old senator from California...

Author’s Corner with Michael Altman

John Fea   |  July 31, 2017

Michael J. Altman is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. This interview is based on his new book, Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu: American Representations of India, 1721-1893 (Oxford University Press, 2017).     JF: What led you to...

Thomas Jefferson Remembers the Debate Surrounding His Statute of Religious Freedom

John Fea   |  January 30, 2017

Here is what Thomas Jefferson wrote in his 1821 “Autobiography” about the passing of his Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom (1786). Note the part at the end about the rejection of a proposal to mention “Jesus Christ” as “the holy author...

Will Sri Srinivasan Be the First Hindu on the Supreme Court?

John Fea   |  February 15, 2016

I have no idea. But I would not put it past the Senate to bring up his religion during a confirmation hearing. Here is a taste of a piece on Srinivasan’s religion at Religion News Service: (RNS) Hindus around the...

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