Social Science Research Council

Since its founding in October 2007, contributors to The Immanent Frame have discussed a variety of books, topics, and questions, including:

• "These things are old"
  A conversation about Obama, civic virtues and the common good
• A cognitive revolution?
  Is neuroscience changing the way we think about religion?
• A Secular Age
  A critical discussion of Charles Taylor's book
• books
  books and book reviews featured at here & there
• Evangelicals & evangelicalisms
  How people understand and apply a contested religious category
• events
  upcoming events featured at here & there
• Games people play
  Religious and ritual dimensions of sport
• here & there
  perspectives on secularism, religion, and the public sphere, from around the web and around the world
• Is critique secular?
  Examining the histories, contexts, and assumptions of critique
• Islam and the Secular State
  A critical discussion of Abdullahi An-Na‘im's book
• Justice
  A critical discussion of Nicholas Wolterstorff's book
• Mumbai 11/26
  Responses to the terrorist attacks in India
• off the cuff
  A handful of leading thinkers respond "off the cuff" to a question posed by the Editors
• Religion & American politics
  Election 2008 beyond the front page
• Religion & higher education
  Exploring the religious engagements of the American academy
• Religion in the public sphere
  Scholars reassess a longstanding debate
• Rethinking secularism
  Challenging prevailing assumptions about secularism and secularization
• Secularism & international relations
  Bringing religion back in?
• Sex in A Secular Age
  Reactions to Charles Taylor's essay on modern sexuality
• The assassination of Benazir Bhutto
  Colleagues and scholars reflect on Bhutto's life and legacy
• The future of marriage
  Scholars untangle the past and future of the family
• The headscarf controversy
  Weighing the social implications of secularism and political change in Turkey
• The Stillborn God
  A critical discussion of Mark Lilla's book
• Youth Without Youth
  Critical reviews of Coppolla's adaptation of Mircea Eliade's novella