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August 2019

August 16, 2019

Holy Child of Raffles – The Mexican Christ Child Asleep on a Skull

Having researched the Mexican skeleton saint Santa Muerte for the past decade I am quite...

July 2019

July 09, 2019

Brazil’s Black Supernatural Sister Queens: Our Lady of Aparecida and Oxum

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut In a country with the world’s...

July 09, 2019

Brazil’s Black Sister Supernatural Queens – Oxum and Our Lady of Aparecida

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut In a country with the world’s...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

President Jair Messias Bolsonaro as Messiah for Brazilian Pentecostals

By guest contributor *Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi The Universal Church of the Kingdom of...

April 2019

April 28, 2019

Spirits of the Times – Research Team Kingsbury and Chesnut Discuss the Global Exorcism Boom

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut As of the past few decades,...

April 10, 2019

Need It Done Fast? Meet Saint Expedite

By guest contributor Judika Illes* Where do you go if your legal papers are taking...

March 2019

March 15, 2019

The Sensational Saints of Folklore Thursday

Folklore Thursday is one of my favorite twitter accounts, which true to its name curates...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

La Iglesia Mexicana Reprende al Santo Niño Huachicolero, Patrono de los Ladrones de Gasolina, Como Peor que la Santa Muerte

Co-autoria por la Dra. Kate Kingsbury* y el Dr. Andrew Chesnut. Traducido del ingles por la...

February 09, 2019

Mexican Church Rebukes Holy Child of Huachicolero, Patron Saint of Gas Thieves, as Worse than Santa Muerte

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut He only appeared two years ago...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

Presidente AMLO y la Nueva Diversidad Religiosa en Mexico

Por Ezer R. May May* Vientos de espiritualidades y religiosidades han soplado atravesando los discursos...

December 08, 2018

15 Fascinating Facts About the Virgin of Guadalupe

Co-authored by Dr. Kate Kingsbury* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Mexicans will tell you that they...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Brazilian President-Elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro as Messiah for Evangelicals and Conservative Catholics

Co-authored by Dr. Ana Keila Mosca Pinezi* and Dr. Andrew Chesnut Two factors were decisive...

November 14, 2018

The Knights Templar and Saint Nazario – The Narco-Gospel of a Mexican Drug Cartel

The interminable drug war in Mexico reveals that the lethal mix of religion and terrorism...

November 01, 2018

Exorcising Mictecacihuatl – The Origins of Day of the Dead in Mexico

Co-authored by Dr. Andrew Chesnut and David Metcalfe* In the U.S., the Catholic festival of...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

The Exorcist vs Witches – Battling for the Soul of Justice Brett Kavanaugh

By guest contributor David Metcalfe* “And therefore, tremble in fear, now, Satan…you corrupter of justice!...

October 13, 2018

Deciphering the Narcotheology of the Knights Templar Mexican Narcocult

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* - please note this piece is an abbreviated...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Is Brazil Still Catholic? Andrew Chesnut Discusses the Brazilian Religious Landscape on NPR’s Interfaith Voices

I began my academic career as a specialist in religion in Brazil and authored the...

September 23, 2018

Catholic Church Picks a Bone with Cameroon Skull Cult

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* The Bamiléké of Cameroon have long believed that...

September 16, 2018

Pope Francis and the Sexual Abuse Crisis – An Interview with Andrew Chesnut on Canadian Radio

Arlene Bynon (AB): Andrew Chesnut is joining us, the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in...

September 06, 2018

An Analytical Snapshot of American Catholics

Pew Research Center, for which I have served as an academic consultant, has published seven...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Why is Exorcism All the Rage Across the Globe?

Authored by guest contributor Dr. Kate Kingsbury* Early Christianity featured exorcism at its fulcrum....

August 15, 2018

Feasting with the Skeleton Saints of Roggenburg

As a specialist in lived religion much of my memento mori research in Europe this...

August 06, 2018

Pope Francis’ Absolute Ban on the Death Penalty Aimed at U.S.

In a major shift on Church teaching, Pope Francis has declared capital punishment unacceptable in...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Dancing with Death – The Last Danse Macabre in a French Church

Macabre isn’t usually one of the adjectives used to describe contemporary dance in its myriad...

July 24, 2018

The Virgin of Guadalupe – Queen of Mexico and Empress of the Americas

The Virgin of Guadalupe (official title: Our Lady of Guadalupe; in Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe)...

July 14, 2018

From Anonymous Bones to Memorial Skulls at an Austrian Ossuary – A Photo-Essay from Hallstatt

Death as the ultimate equalizer is one of the compelling themes at the ossuaries of...

July 08, 2018

St. Notburga – The Skeleton Saint of Social Justice

I did a double-take upon spying a sharply dressed female skeleton raising a shiny sickle...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

How the Polish Black Madonna Became Haitian Vodou Spirit Erzulie Dantor

By Dr. Kate Kingsbury† and Debra Van Neste* Since time immemorial religions have been born from...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Catholic UFOs?

By Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of...

May 17, 2018

From Kitchen Saint to Skeleton Saint Rey Pascual – The Bizarre Case of Pascual Bailon

Co-authored by Dr. Andrew Chesnut and Dr. Kate Kingsbury* Guatemalan folk saint Rey Pascual’s foundation...

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