Journal of the American Academy of Religion

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

Religion and Secrecy
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 273-274; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj089 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES

Michael Barkun

Religion and Secrecy After September 11
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 275-301; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julius H. Bailey

The Final Frontier: Secrecy, Identity, and the Media in the Rise and Fall of the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 302-323; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria Dakake

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Practical and Doctrinal Significance of Secrecy in Shi‘ite Islam
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on May 4, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 324-355; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj086 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hugh B. Urban

Fair Game: Secrecy, Security, and the Church of Scientology in Cold War America
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 26, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 356-389; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Michael Lindsay

Is the National Prayer Breakfast Surrounded by a "Christian Mafia"? Religious Publicity and Secrecy Within the Corridors of Power
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 390-419; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Christopher Johnson

Secretism and the Apotheosis of Duvalier
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 420-445; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan Malesic

A Secret both Sinister and Salvific: Secrecy and Normativity in Light of Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 446-468; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann Williams Duncan

Religion and Secrecy: A Bibliographic Essay
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 469-482; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Ochs

Revised: Comparative Religious Traditions
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 483-494; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert A. Segal

Response to Ochs
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 495-498; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Ochs

Reply to Segal
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 499-500; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj083 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS

Wayne Proudfoot

American Pragmatism: A Religious Genealogy. By M. Gail Hamner. Oxford University Press, 2003. 233 pages. $45.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 501-503; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj061 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicola Tannenbaum

Becoming the Buddha: The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand. By Donald K. Swearer. Princeton University Press, 2004. 332 pages. $35.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 503-506; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj062 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Being a Buddhist Nun: The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas. By Kim Gutschow. Harvard University Press, 2004. 333 pages. $29.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 26, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 506-509; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj063 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Geoffrey Samuel

Buddhism and Science: Breaking New Ground. Edited by B. Alan Wallace. Columbia University Press, 2003. 444 pages. $29.50.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 509-512; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj064 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rita M. Gross

Buddhist Women and Social Justice: Ideals, Challenges, and Achievements. Edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo. State University of New York Press, 2004. 280 pages. $24.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 512-514; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj065 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard P. Hayes

Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief: Epistemology in South Asian Philosophy of Religion. By Dan Arnold. Columbia University Press, 2005. 328 pages. $49.50.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 514-517; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj066 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerard Mannion

Christian Community in History. 2 Volumes: Volume 1: Historical Ecclesiology and Volume 2: Comparative Ecclesiology. By Roger Haight. Continuum, 2004. Volume I: 448 pages. $34.95. Volume 2: 528 pages. $34.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 517-521; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj067 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabel Mukonyora

The Church of Women: Gendered Encounters between Maasai and Missionaries. By Dorothy L. Hodgson. Indiana University Press, 2005. 330 pages. $24.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 521-524; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj068 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lars Albinus

The Discipline of Religion: Structure, Meaning, Rhetoric. By Russel T. McCutcheon. Routledge, 2003. 317 pages. $120.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 524-528; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj069 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. S’thembile West

Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam. By Carolyn Moxley Rouse. University of California Press, 2004. 271 pages. $19.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 528-531; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj070 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jeremy Carrette

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism. By Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson. University of Chicago Press, 2005. 312 pages. $24.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 531-533; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj071 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ibrahim Abu Bakar

Globalization, Ethics and Islam: The Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. Edited by Ian Markham and Ibrahim Ozdemir. Ashgate, 2005. 218 pages. $89.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 534-536; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj072 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Liyakat Takim

Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices. By S. A. Nigosian. Indiana University Press, 2004. 178 pages. $19.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 536-539; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj073 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kevin Schilbrack

Just War on Terror. By Jean Bethke Elshtain. Basic Books, 2004. 251 pages. $14.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 539-543; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj074 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stuart Ray Sarbacker

Kiss of the Yogin: "Tantric Sex" in its South Asian Contexts. By David Gordon White. University of Chicago Press, 2003. 391 pages. $43.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 543-546; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj075 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Joyce Schuld

Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity. By Paul J. Griffiths. Brazos Press, 2004. 254 pages. $18.99.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 546-548; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj076 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas W. Simpson

Methodism: Empire of the Spirit. By David Hempton. Yale University Press, 2005. 278 pages. $30.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 549-551; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj077 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jorunn J. Buckley

The Secular Bible: Why Nonbelievers Must Take Religion Seriously. By Jacques Berlinerblau. Cambridge University Press, 2005. 217 pages. $55.00.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 551-554; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj078 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clayton Crockett

Theology and the Political: The New Debate. Edited by Creston Davis, John Milbank, and Slavoj iek. Duke University Press, 2005. 476 pages. $29.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 554-556; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj079 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew B. Irvine

Truth in the Making: Creative Knowledge in Theology and Philosophy. By Robert Miner. Routledge, 2004. 166 pages. $28.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 12, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 556-559; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj080 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Brian Howard

Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics: Rethinking Religion through the Arts. By S. Brent Plate. Routledge, 2005. 192 pages. $22.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 7, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 560-561; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj081 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert M. Baum

Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa. By Stephen Ellis and Gerrie Ter Haar. Oxford University Press, 2004. 263 pages. $19.95.
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Advance Access published on April 19, 2006
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 561-564; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj082 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOKS RECEIVED

Books Received
J Am Acad Relig 2006 74: 565-591; doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfj031 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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