The Immanent Frame @ImmanentFrame
The Immanent Frame publishes original perspectives on secularism, religion, and the public sphere. An @SSRC_org program. tif.ssrc.org Brooklyn, NY Joined May 2009-
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Sufis say this too:One of the most sophisticated theories of karma, offered by the Yogācāra school of Buddhism...posits that each action of mind, body, and speech creates a kind of seed or impression that is deposited into the “storehouse consciousness”
Sufis say this too:One of the most sophisticated theories of karma, offered by the Yogācāra school of Buddhism...posits that each action of mind, body, and speech creates a kind of seed or impression that is deposited into the “storehouse consciousness”
Read Jonathan Gold's new essay introducing @ImmanentFrame's series on Karmic Historiography: "Call it karmic historiography when we interrogate history for where it is, potentially, the outcome of accumulated moral acts—whether positive or negative." tif.ssrc.org/2025/08/06/kar…
Only a few days left! Remember to submit your essays by Monday, January 6!
Only a few days left! Remember to submit your essays by Monday, January 6!
To catch up on the debates featured @ImmanentFrame this year, read our top essays of 2024, featuring reflections by Laura Levitt, Walaa Quisay, J. Barton Scott, and many others. tif.ssrc.org/2024/12/11/mos…
CALL FOR ESSAYS | The Immanent Frame is welcoming essay submissions on the theme of US politics and religion until the sixth of January. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please share widely! tif.ssrc.org/2024/11/26/aut…
NEW | @wmstell explores Biblical literalism's role among American evangelicals, especially when making arguments about marrying same-sex couples and ordaining LGBTQ people. tif.ssrc.org/2024/11/13/the…
@BoniukInstitute and @RiceRPLC @R_C_Schneider , has revisited an essay from 2014, exploring through a new introductory essay, the role that religion plays in the political and social arenas of South Africa. @ImmanentFrame Read it at: tif.ssrc.org/2024/10/30/rev…
New | @R_C_Schneider revisits her 2014 essay "Jesus, religion, and revolution in the South African elections" in the wake of ANC's historic 2024 loss. How have faith leaders shaped South Africa’s political past—and how are they hoping to shape its future? tif.ssrc.org/2024/10/30/rev…
New | @RuthBraunstein revisits her 2019 essay "Making budgets moral again" in the runup to the 2024 US elections. How have moral dimensions of government spending been shaped by religious discourse--and how is the religious left imagining an alternative? tif.ssrc.org/2024/10/16/rev…
This collection on Religion and Violence In These Times is excellent - I recommend it highly, for your own reflection and teaching. Vital, in these times! @ImmanentFrame ! My essay is on the aftermath of war, reshuffled patterns of violence, spiritual warfare, and peacemaking.
This collection on Religion and Violence In These Times is excellent - I recommend it highly, for your own reflection and teaching. Vital, in these times! @ImmanentFrame ! My essay is on the aftermath of war, reshuffled patterns of violence, spiritual warfare, and peacemaking.

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