Religion and Political Culture

A large part of my research agenda today is rooted in the Centre for Religion and Political Culture. The members of the Centre undertake research in the field of religion and politics: the complex history of their relationship. The research undertaken does not issue from any one particular political or religious standpoint and politics is understood broadly, from the regulation of social relations on a micro- and macro-level to the historical development of political concepts.

My own research will investigate visibility and materiality in contemporary urban settings. In particular this project will focus upon the ontological implications of the manifold (ab)uses of surveillance today.

Publications and Presentations

"Karl Barth and Jürgen Habermas: Transcendental Aporias of Global Civil Society." Political Theology vol. 9, no. 4 (September, 2008). 

“Karl Barth and Jürgen Habermas: Christian Mission and Global Civil Society,” Paper presented at The American Academy of Religion 2006 Annual Conference, Washington, DC, November 18-21, 2006.  

"Urban Surveillance: The Hidden Costs of Disneyland." International Journal of the Humanities vol. 3, no. 8 (Fall, 2006).

I also tend to blog on contemporary political issues which can be accessed as one category by clicking here.