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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A member of our Board of Advisors for the JIRS, @profkjoshi.bsky.social presents: Mixed, a podcast about forming strong mixed race and mixed faith families and relationships. Listen here tinyurl.com/ywy4us9s or on Apple Podcast or Redcircle

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“The Logistics of Faith and Reason in Anselm and Ādi Śaṅkara” by Pravina Rodrigues from Starr King School for the Ministry robes how “faith seeking understanding” functions in both medieval Christian and Advaita Vedānta frameworks. Read More here: tinyurl.com/yjutjxca

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Post 6: “Ghazali and Aquinas for a Posthumous Dialogue on the Possibility of an Eternally Created World” by Sana Tayyen offers a rich exercise in comparative medieval theology and philosophy. Read more here: tinyurl.com/8prp2nze

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Power Structure, Hegemony, and Marginalization in A Case of Religious Co- Production” by Lailatul Fitriyah and Roziah Cholilah moves Heyden and Nirenberg’s framework into contemporary East Java. Read More here: tinyurl.com/ycyhtrdh

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“Interposed Christology and Primal Sacrifices” by Billy Zorinthara extends the conversation into the encounter between Christianity and Mizo primal religion (sakhua) in Northeast India. Read More here: tinyurl.com/59aw6yhp

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Lego-lego and the Co-production of Religion” written by Adriana Tunliu, tests Heyden and Nirenberg’s Religious Co‑Production framework in the Alor‑Pantar archipelago. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mvryjrjr

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

“When Theology and History Think Together about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” written by Katharina Heyden and David Nirenberg, lays out the core argument of the Co‑Produced Religions project. Read more here: tinyurl.com/5xj3xa3a

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Check out Issue 50: A Special Issue on the research project, “Co-Produced Religions,” whose principal investigators are Katharina Heyden from @unibe.ch and David Nirenberg. Read More here: tinyurl.com/5n7k7hv3

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Matthew Maruggi reviewed From Outlaw to In-Law: How Multicultural Interfaith Couples Can Become Agents for Social Change. By Tanya Sadagopan. read more here tinyurl.com/59mjn6y2

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yusri Mohamad Ramli reviews Ibn ʿArabī’s Religious Pluralism: Levels of Inclusivity. By Faris Abdel-hadi. Read here tinyurl.com/26c8aj8u

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In “From Radical Hospitality to Radical Hope: Higher Education and the Imperative for Justice,” Diya Abdo draws on her perspective as a Palestinian scholar and her experience as founder of @everycampusarefuge.bsky.social. Read more here tinyurl.com/42kzwwer

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Russell Arnold writes, “Teaching Israel/Palestine to Build Community on Campus,” arguing that studying Israel/Palestine may help students and faculty foster braver, more generous conversations across difference. Read more here tinyurl.com/njrzxymx

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Mirza Mahan in “Effective Both-Siderism in the Midst of a Genocide: Whiplash Pedagogy on Israel-Palestine,” reflects on his experience co-leading a campus-wide initiative at @notredame.bsky.social . Read more here tinyurl.com/4dryaxze

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Teaching Israel/Palestine as Jews: Negotiating Identity, Power, and Politics in the Classroom,” builds on a symposium between Hilary Kalisman from @cubouldercha.bsky.social, Michal Raucher @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social and Emily Schneider. Read more here tinyurl.com/yvrhudeu

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Liora Halperin writes, “Teaching Israel/Palestine When the Stakes are Highest,” arguing that educators must teach Israel/Palestine by exploring intertwined histories. Read more here tinyurl.com/7f3bsysj

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In “Israel/Palestine and Campus-Wide Teaching-Learning Events: The Challenges of Affect, The Role of Intellectual Empathy,” Laurence Roth and Nicholas Clark from draw on their experiences in organizing a panel at @susquehannau.bsky.social. Read here tinyurl.com/5f7v8cpa

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Benjamin Sax From @icjsbaltimore.bsky.social author of “Dialogues on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Baltimore: Interreligious Missteps and Opportunities," considers the challenges of teaching Israel/Palestine to broader, interreligious communities. Access here: tinyurl.com/586ta273

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Oren Kroll-Zeldin’s article, “Harmonizing Narratives: Teaching Palestine/Israel through Music in the Post-October 7 Classroom,” offers a pedagogical model for using Palestinian and Israeli music to deepen student engagement. Read more here tinyurl.com/yfd86v4r

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Brian Hillman, from @towsonu.bsky.social, writes “Teaching The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Through Graphic Narrative: Identity, History, Violence,” they write that graphic narratives enriches the teaching of Palestine/Israel. Read more here tinyurl.com/3wwa4ax5

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We’re eager to share scholarship by our editors, staff, and board members. Here is a recent publication by JIRS editor-in-chief, @amotakacs.bsky.social

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Atalia Omer, from @notredame.bsky.social, writes “A Subversive Pedagogy for Teaching Palestine/Israel” offering a decolonial pedagogical model for teaching Palestine/Israel that situates subjects within histories of empire and settler colonialism. Read more here tinyurl.com/3dsssdjd

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Maha Nassar’s article, from @uarizona.bsky.social , writes “A Comparative Framework Approach for Teaching and Talking about Palestine/Israel,” which offers a comparative model for teaching Palestine/Israel and how these this fosters inclusivity in the classroom, read more here tinyurl.com/2xaxr9j3

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Check out Issue 49: A Special Issue on Teaching Israel/Palestine, guest edited by @geoffclaussen.bsky.social, Barış Kesgin, and David J. Marshall, all of @elonuniversity.bsky.social, offering creative, critical, and innovative pedagogies, practices, and research on this topic: tinyurl.com/jirs49

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Interreligious Studies Media has provided a free-to-use companion Classroom Integration Toolkit which accompanied the podcast! it contains materials for educators AND students! Check it out on interreligiousstudies.org/podcast

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This podcast episode is now live on PodBean through @setonhall.bsky.social additionally Interreligious Studies Media has provided a companion Classroom Integration Toolkit which contains materials for educators AND students! Check it out on www.interreligiousstudies.org/podcast

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In @setonhall.bsky.social podcast recording studio, In this episode, Matthew Cavedon discusses his article, “Fraternal Pluralism: Pope Francis’s Contributions and Precedents,” with the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interreligious Studies. Listen here intersectionsshu.podbean.com/e/exploring-...

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Exploring Pluralism in Catholic Thought between the Theological and Political | Inter/Sections

In this episode, Matthew Cavedon discusses his article, “Fraternal Pluralism: Pope Francis’s Contributions and Precedents,” with the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interreligious Studies, in which ...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In JIRS 48, Carlos Piccone Camere reviews Douglas Ober's book Dust on the Throne (stanfordpress.bsky.social) Read about it : irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

In JIRS 48, Salwa Alinat-Abed reviews Beyond Piety and Politics by Sabri Ciftci, F. Michael Wuthrich, and Ammar Shamaileh. Read it here: irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“Reimagining Interfaith Engagement: A Postfoundationalist Comparative Theology Paradigm,” by David Muthukumar Sivasubramanian, from SAIACS in Bangalore, India, offers a constructive epistemological proposal for comparative theology. Read more in Issue 48 irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“Monotheism and its Religious Alternatives: Some Neo-Perennialist Perspectives on the Divine Reality,” Christopher Knight from Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge advances apophatic framework for religious pluralism. Read More in irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Samantha Lin, a @Georgetown Alumna, authors "Sacrifice and Wood of the Cross: The Aqedah in Judaism and Christianity.” Lin conducts a study of Augustine and Rashi, and their interpretations of Genesis 22. Read more in Issue 48 irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Ana Petrache from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Draws on interviews with Christians, Jews, and Muslims, analyzing how ritual shapes each community’s response to state-imposed restrictions. Read More in Issue 48 irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Baltazar Acebedo Jr. from the University of Groninge, critically engages Pope John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation Ecclesia in Asia through the lens of Miroslav Volf ’s “Theology of Embrace.” Read more in Issue 48: irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Issue 48 is now published! Explore peer-reviewed articles and book reviews in our newest publication irstudies.org/index.php/ji...

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Excited to partner w/ the Jay Phillips Center Scholars in Interreligious Studies Fellowship. Learn a/b this funded fellowship of scholarly inquiry, public engagement, & collaborative formation for emerging scholars in the field of (Inter)religious Studies: tinyurl.com/jpcsirs

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

In SHU's studio (@setonhall.bsky.social) this morning recording a new episode of Inter/Sections, sponsored by SHU's Institute for Communication & Religion + Interreligious Studies Media. @amotakacs.bsky.social interviews Aseel Azab a/b her article, "Blessed Be the Stranger." tinyurl.com/j45asz

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

In JIRS 47, Ryan Keating reviews Beyond Dialogue (@politybooks.bsky.social) by Craig Considine. Read it here: tinyurl.com/j47bk3

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Matt Cavedon reviews Sameer Advani's "Ratzinger on Religious Pluralism" (Emmaus Academic) in JIRS 47. Read it here: tinyurl.com/j47bk2

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Renee Bowling reviews Everyday Encounters (@fortresspress.bsky.social) by Hans Gustafson of @uofstthomasmn.bsky.social: Read at tinyurl.com/j47bk1

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

How can Kantian moral philosophy ground a theistic, religiously plural vision that draws on both Christianity and Sufism? In JIRS 47, Joseph G. Prud’homme (@washcoll.bsky.social) develops a Kantian-type moral argument for postulatory religious pluralism. Read here: tinyurl.com/j47ar4

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

How does Pope Francis move Catholicism toward a "fraternal pluralism" that rejoices in encounter with non-Christians, other Christians, and even dissenting Catholics? Read Matthew P. Cavedon's new article in Journal of Interreligious Studies 47: tinyurl.com/j47ar3

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

New in JIRS 47: Alison Forster proposes a “cataphatic śūnyatā,” offering a Pure Land alternative to Zen-focused readings of Meister Eckhart and reframing apophatic vs. cataphatic approaches to Buddhist–Christian dialogue. Read: tinyurl.com/j47ar2

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

How does divine action become lived experience in Christianity and Islam? In JIRS 47, Siavash Asadi introduces “Qur’anopraxis” alongside “Christopraxis,” comparing Jesus and the Qur’an as loci of encounter with God in practical theology. Read: tinyurl.com/j47ar1

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Issue 47 is now published. Explore peer-reviewed articles and book reviews! tinyurl.com/jirs47

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Check out this Pre-AAR event: Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston. Learn more and register here: www.aiistudies.org/2025boston

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Recent publication from our editor-in-chief

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Check out the review of David Thang Moe's Beyond the Academy in our recent issue: tinyurl.com/j46bk4

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Journal of Interreligious Studies @irstudies.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Check out R. Kronish's review of "Approaches to Jewish-Arab Interreligious Dialogue" by Ben Mollov (@igiglobal.bsky.social‬) in our latest issue: tinyurl.com/j46bk3

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