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secularism

On that Satanic statue in the Iowa state capitol…

John Fea   |  December 9, 2023

I don’t like this display. I find it offensive. But my views on the display are a bit different than people like MAGA worship-leader and Christian nationalist Sean Feucht: To be short and sweet, I don’t think any religious symbols […]

The Author’s Corner with David Sehat

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 11, 2022

David Sehat is Professor of History at Georgia State University. This interview is based on his new book, This Earthly Frame: The Making of American Secularism (Yale University Press, 2022). JF: What led you to write This Earthly Frame? DS: […]

The Author’s Corner with Kocku von Stuckrad

Rachel Petroziello   |  February 11, 2022

Kocku von Stuckrad is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Groningen. This interview is based on his new book, A Cultural History of the Soul: Europe and North America from 1870 to the Present (Columbia University Press, 2022). […]

The Author’s Corner with Andrew O’Shaughnessy

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 9, 2021

Andrew O’Shaughnessy is Vice President of The Thomas Jefferson Foundation and Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies. This interview is based on his new book, The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s […]

On French secularism

John Fea   |  November 23, 2021

The French government wants a secular state. In other words, they want to keep religion out of public life. What does that mean and how is the French view of the separation of church and state different from the United […]

The Author’s Corner with Leigh Eric Schmidt

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 25, 2021

Leigh Eric Schmidt is Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine: A Religious History of American Secularism (Princeton University Press, 2021). JF: What led […]