Shahab Ahmed’s masterful work, What is Islam?: The Importance Of Being Islamic (Princeton University Press, 2016), is a dynamic and complex volume that asks key questions for the study of Islam. It has already won the American Academy of Religion’s Best First Book in the History of Religions award. I had the great pleasure to co-edit a forum on the…
There has been radio silence here for a while. But dont worry I’ve been keeping busy. If you are interested in listening to any of the podcast I host all the interviews are now collected and updated on my Podcasts page. Please check them out. And if you want to keep up with what I…
I’m very excited to be joining the team over at Marginalia Review of Books, which is the Los Angeles Review of Books channel dedicated to the study of religion. I will be Assistant Director of MRB Radio and hosting a new podcast called Directions in the Study of Religion. I will be speaking with people about new directions, including exciting scholarship, workshops,…
Dr. Kristian Petersen 