This blog is an interactive forum for news, scholarly analysis, and opinion-making about the intersection of religion and politics in the Americas. Under the editorship of Ann Pellegrini, States of Devotion regularly features news updates from throughout the Americas, thematic dossiers, editorials, interviews, multimedia galleries, and more.

The blog is part of a three-year initiative on ‘Religion and Politics in the Americas’ funded by the Henry Luce Foundation that aims to promote transnational interdisciplinary research and dialogue between scholars of religion and politics in the Americas. Program activities include lectures, courses, performances, a flagship conference and policy roundtables in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Canada. Starting from the understanding that conceptions and models of “pluralism” or “secularism” vary across national contexts and regional geographies, we aim to focus our attention on the ways in which the retraction of the state and the unrestrained acceleration of economic forces and market logics—neoliberal globalization—have transformed the experience of religiosity as well as the role and influence of religion across the Americas.

During the tenure of this project, this blog will serve as a resource, discussion site, and multimedia platform for the Religion and Politics Project. We encourage you to visit us and participate at statesofdevotion.org.