Religion and Catastrophe By Mayra Rivera Talk of catastrophe has become ubiquitous in recent years. A global pandemic has harmed individuals, devastated communities, and upended established ways of life. But even as organizations around the world rush to address the Covid-19 crisis, climate catastrophes are raging. There are hurricanes of Read more
Blue Religion By Justine M. Bakker “Based on my extremely blurry and perhaps unreliable recollection that he once told me so,” writes David Chidester in his contribution to With This Root About My Person, a recently published collection of essays dedicated to Charles H. Long,, “I have reason to believe Read more
Mauna Kea Matters: An Experiment in Public Engagement By Greg Johnson Mauna Kea matters. Of this much, I’m very sure. But just how it matters, and to whom, is for me an open question and something I am trying to understand. The dispute currently unfolding in Hawai`i absolutely matters to Read more
Following Whitney A. Bauman’s Meaningful Flesh, we are happy to announce another contribution for the Counterpoint community, also published with Punctum Books. Queer Ancient Ways by Zairong Xiang, member of our Advisory Board, will be out in fall. Congratulations! Queer Ancient Ways advocates a profound unlearning of colonial/modern categories as Read more
In Memoriam: Michael J. Harner (1929–2018) by Kocku von Stuckrad Michael J. Harner passed on the morning of February 3. As announced by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, his transition to the other world happened peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. He was 89 years old. Harner earned his PhD Read more