About David Mason

David Mason is Chair of Theatre and Director of Asian Studies at Rhodes College. He is also the editor of 'Ecumenica', a scholarly journal concerned d with theatre, performance, and religion. He holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in South Asian Studies and Theatre Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of 'Brigham Young: Sovereign in America' (Routledge) and 'Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage' (Palgrave).

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The Unbearable Lightness of Rasa

About a month ago, a rather extraordinary fellow named Saji Thomas contacted... read more

The Death of Humanism in Our Religionless Future

Physicist Lawrence Krauss apparently suggested this past week that religion could disappear... read more

Mormon Theocracy, Or the Tribalization of Amurrica

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on... read more

Magic Underwear and the Fish Priests of Babylon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes the 7th century, BCE, cylinder seal... read more

"Pleasantville"'s Mormon Eden

I had work to do, in my hotel room, while attending the... read more

God Comes in Flavors

Let’s talk about condiments. It turns out that spicy pickles reveal a... read more

Meet the Neo-Orthodox Mormons

I'm going to break a sacred rule which I would, myself, insist... read more

Cohabitating in Utah

When U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups determined that Utah's constitutional ban on polygamy was... read more

Religion Without Church

One tag line the Sunday Assembly has used reads: "All the best... read more

Paradiddling All Over Religion

I don't have anything against atheists. Atheism makes perfect sense to me.... read more

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