WashU Danforth Center on Religion & Politics

Yay! J. Kameron Carter and Kambiz GhaneaBassiri Join Danforth Center on Religion and Politics rap.wustl.edu/news/j-kameron… via @CtrRelPol

DuVal spoke on the Revolution as global conflict including European empires and Native Nations for our 1776, Then and Now course.

Another insightful comment and ideas around public authority vs expertise from panelist Marie Griffith during our Public Authority panel at the Biennial Conference. Follow along for more highlights from the sessions!

Ryan Burge on a recent Gallup poll for @TIME

Welcome Professors Carter and GhaneaBassiri! Great news for the @CtrRelPol and @WashU! rap.wustl.edu/news/j-kameron…

Welcome to the 2026 YSAR Cohort! Esra Tunc is an Assistant Professor in the Department for the study of Religion at San Diego State University. A scholar of religion, capital, and multibeing relations, she examines “Islamic” & “ethical” economies while exploring care & solidarity

Welcome to the 2026 YSAR Cohort! Eric Stephen is an Assistant Professor of Law and American Culture at the University of South Florida. His current book project examines a key shift in legal discourse over the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Learn more: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/young…

What was Christianity's role in the American Revolution? Sit in on a college lecture exploring religion in Revolutionary America TOMORROW (6/27) at 8 PM ET on @cspan 2. #history #college #AmericanHistory #religion #cspanamerica250

Welcome to the 2026 Cohort! Cody Musselman is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Musselman is currently completing her first book manuscript, Spiritual Exercises: Fitness and Religion in Modern America.

"The AP Halaqa’s no-phone policy is not primarily about attention management. It is about practicing presence: two hours in which we invest in being with, learning from, and engaging one another." Haroon Moghul on faith as an antidote to soulrot. arcmag.org/islam-iphones-…

Very excited to be joining the conversations at @HarvardDivinity this coming academic year! hds.harvard.edu/faculty-resear…

Our "1776, Then and Now" course offered lectures from 16 different scholars. Sara Savat of WashU News covered several of them, including this by the Center's @tazeenmali (Watch all lectures on our website rap .washu.edu) source.washu.edu/2026/06/washu-…

Former postdoc news 😊

"If it seems impossible to stuff all these episodes and more into successful, tightly packed chapters, Wilensky-Lanford comes closer than most any author might dare to hope." Jon Butler on Brook Wilensky-Lanford’s new book: "A God-Shaped Nation" arcmag.org/religion-ameri…

Job Alert📣The Department of Religious Studies at Wellesley College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Religious Cultures of East Asia/Religions of Transnational East Asia, to begin in Fall 2027. Apply by Sept 15. wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiti…

Our "1776, Then and Now" course offered lectures from 16 different scholars. Thanks to Sara Savat of WashU news, who covered several of them including this by Mark Valeri: (You can also watch all the lectures at our website rap . washu . edu) source.washu.edu/2026/02/the-pu…

Marie Griffith participated earlier this month on a panel on "Public Authority" of religion scholars. The panel was part of the 9th Biennial Conference on Religion and American Culture organized by @csraac at IU Indianapolis.

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, experts at WashU are reflecting on the events and ideas that shaped this nation and their continued relevance today. bit.ly/4vt04e4

Leigh Schmidt was a panelist on the topic of "Conspirituality" earlier this month at the 9th Biennial Conference on Religion and American Culture at IU Indianapolis.

Congrats to the newest cohort! So happy to see four of the Center's former postdocs! 🥰