This Week In Religion and Politics

This week traces selective secularism in German courts, majoritarian secularism in Nepal, and Modi-centered imperial spirituality in India. Covers 2026-06-29 to 2026-07-06; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers 2026-06-29 – 2026-07-06....

Across papers on South Tyrol mediators, Kendari radicalism discourse, Islamic and Christian moderation, and abortion-pill policy, public belonging is negotiated through religion, identity, and state power. Covers 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-29; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power...

This week follows religion as a public operating system for merit, belonging, authority, and border governance rather than a private belief box. Covers 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers 2026-06-15 – 2026-0...

This week follows how exclusion, pandemic restrictions, and state-religion bargains redraw who gets to belong in public life. Covers 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-15. Top papers Tr...

Religion enters politics through networks, legal status, and moral vocabularies that shape belonging more than slogans do. Covers 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-08; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers 2026-06-01 – 2026-06-08. Top papers Why H...

New work asks how faith communities shape democratic loyalty, how institutions police visible religion, and how Islamic ethics frame governance in Northern Nigeria. Covers 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. Where pulpits, courts, parties, and movements collide, this show follows the research behind the headlines on faith, power, identity, and democracy. Episode covers...