Louis A. Ruprecht

Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. is William M. Suttles Chair of Religious Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is the author of seven books, most recently: JJ Winckelmann andd the Vatican’s First Profane Museum (Palgrave, 2011).

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Religion Dispatches

AIG: On Charisma and Routinization of Greed

Why exactly are these prophets receiving even more bonus money and what happened to Obama the prophet candidate?

Louis A. Ruprecht

March 17, 2009

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Religion Dispatches

Stem Cell Chronicles: Why Politics and Science Most Certainly Should Not Be Separated

While the politicization of science in the Bush era was damaging and dangerous Obama is wrong to suggest that the two can ever be fully separated—take the bail-out for instance…

Louis A. Ruprecht

March 10, 2009

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The Mouths of Babes

“They don’t sound much like experts,” the child said. And, as we watch the latest news about the banks and the government, we must sadly agree.

Louis A. Ruprecht

February 26, 2009

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