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"Our modern Western understanding of 'religion' views it primarily as an interiorized discourse—that is, concerned with personal beliefs rather than with community or society. We are living in the world that 19th-century Europeans made by…defining 'religion' in terms of their own Protestantism."

liberalcurrents.comReligion, Humanities, and the Public GoodThe right wing's assault on Religion and Humanities programs is an assault on our ability to understand the world, from Hindutva abroad to Christian Nationalism at home.

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Liberal Currents
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"This masks both the existence of other traditions, as well as the actions people take on behalf of that interiorized discourse… Because the ways religion operates in our culture and society are often 'invisible,' the power it can exert is not always immediately recognizable as 'religious' power."

liberalcurrents.comReligion, Humanities, and the Public GoodThe right wing's assault on Religion and Humanities programs is an assault on our ability to understand the world, from Hindutva abroad to Christian Nationalism at home.