Beyond Secularization: Religion, Science and Technology in Public Life Provocations: Challenging Boundaries PROJECT INQUIRY | COLAB | EVENTS | SCHOLARSHIP | PROVOCATIONS | PROJECT SPONSOR Challenging Boundaries: How a Suburb of San Francisco Used Cottage Cheese to Unpoison Poisoned Land Future Tense, Slate Magazine APRIL 2021 Cleaning up a century’s worth of toxic waste is not straightforward, and that theprocess ofenvironmental remediation can be strange and labyrinthine. So strange thatin certain moments and from certain angles, like a team spraying cottage cheese intothe ground in 2004, the science looks like it’s descending into witchcraft. Coronavirus, Cults and Contagion in South Korea In Somatosphere MARCH 2020 Perceived tensions between religious and public health prescriptions regarding physical practices bring to light the indeterminacy of corporeal boundaries, our sense of self, and our relations with others. When we are “in touch,” when we commune, what is being shared? How is it being shared? How Religious Communities are Celebrating Services Virtually Interviewed for KJZZ public radio MARCH 2020 So much of religion is about community and often it’s about physically being together. As religion moves online, what’s lost, and what’s, perhaps unexpectedly gained? eRosary and Pope’s Instagram: How Religion and Technology Mix Interviewed on KJZZ public radio OCT 2019 As religious communities around the world incorporate technologies into their services and practices, how are technologies and religion transformed, and what does that mean for the role of religion in the modern world? What Engineers and Shamans Have In Common Op-ed in IEEE Spectrum AUG 2019 As engineers build technologies that destabilize traditional ways of life and values, what role do visionary possibilities, ethical responsibilities, and ministerial practices play in the work of today's designers?
