Shai Held 
Heart of Torah, Volume 1 
Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion: Genesis and Exodus

Applying a legal pluralist framework, this study examines the complex interrelationships between religion, law and politics in contemporary Ghana, a professedly secular State characterised by high le …

Portrayals of Islamic teachings in mass media, often present Muslim women as victims of patriarchal norms. Often covered in a full veil, and without individuality, they tend to be depicted using a mo …

Eric Bain-Selbo argues that the study of religion-from philosophers to psychologists, and historians of religion to sociologists-has separated out the “ends” or goals of religion and thus created the …

How should ancient religious ideas be approached? Is ‘religion’ an applicable term to antiquity? Should classicists, ancient historians, and religious studies scholars work more closely together? …