Eric Bain-Selbo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1062973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Bain-Selbo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Bain-Selbo |
| SIGNATURE | BAIN-SELBO E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Kokomo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tribalism and Compassion in the Age of a Pandemic
This essay draws on resources in philosophy, psychology, and related social sciences—specifically, works by Joshua Greene, Jonathan Haidt, George Lakoff, and Martha Nussbaum—to analyze the moral and political dimensions of the recent polarization in the United States related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three questions are addressed: (a) What psychological factors may have contributed to this polarization? (b) Why have conservatives and liberals tak…
Introduction
When Ryan Korstange and I first talked about this idea of “creating a university from scratch,” I had no idea what the end product would be. I don't think he knew either. As he recounts in his interchapter contribution, it all began with the lottery. More specifically, it began when the Powerball first hit $1 billion. I was in our Dean's Office suite at Indiana University Kokomo talking with our administrative assistants and I declared that if I …
Affect Theory, Religion, and Sport
Affect theory has made important contributions recently to the study of religion, particularly drawing our attention away from ideas and practices to the emotional or affectual experience of religion. However, there is a danger that affect theory may become yet another "protective strategy" (to use a term from philosopher of religion Wayne Proudfoot) in academic wars about the nature of religion. As a consequence, there is a danger that affect th…
The Once and Future Liberal
To be fully transparent, I want to acknowledge that I am a white man reviewing a book by a white man who is criticizing identity politics. Lilla, who self-identifies as left-of-center politically, takes dead aim at the Democratic Party and what he sees as its misguided reliance upon identity politics. The critique is sustained and sometimes repetitive. The book includes a fair number of generalizations that probably lack enough evidence (or any e…
Introduction
With this issue, we bring to a close our year-long celebration of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. It is a significant achievement for a journal to reach 100 years of publication (even if under different names). And we are delighted to know that the journal is just as strong today as it has ever been.As our regular readers know, we have celebrated this 100th volume by re-publishing historically important essays from past issues—followed b…
Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon
Readers are introduced to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches used to understand religion – including sociology, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology – and how they can be used to understand sport as a religious phenomenon. Topics include the formation of powerful communities among fans and the religious experience of the fan, myth, symbols and rituals and the sacrality of sport, and sport and secularization. Case studies are…
Promises and Pitfalls of the Digital Age
Readers who have worked through Henry Jenkins's influential Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (New York University Press, 2008) will find Spreadable Media (coauthored by Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green) to be a compelling extension of many of the themes and arguments of the previous work. The authors of Spreadable Media provide a plethora of examples that illustrate the changing nature of media and popular culture (moving f…
Deep in Debt
Today we seem consumed by thoughts of debt. In the United States there is rampant consumer debt. The increasing reliance of young people on student loans has given rise to fears of unmanageable debt both at the individual level and systemically (there may even be a student loan “bubble”). The national debt is central to the national political and economic conversation, with some politicians making it the key element of their platforms. Of course,…
Technology
If we judged these books by their covers, or at least their titles, we would guess that they represent strictly opposed positions on the role of technology in our lives. Kevin Kelly, cofounder of Wired magazine, seems to anthropomorphize technology and suggests that the focus of the book is on technology and not humanity. Sherry Turkle, a psychologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, clearly expresses her suspicion about technology i…
Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy
Out of Our Minds
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse . Saul M. Olyan , Martha C. Nussbaum
Wang Yang-Ming and Karl Barth
Affect Theory, Religion, and Sport
Affect theory has made important contributions recently to the study of religion, particularly drawing our attention away from ideas and practices to the emotional or affectual experience of religion. However, there is a danger that affect theory may become yet another "protective strategy" (to use a term from philosopher of religion Wayne Proudfoot) in academic wars about the nature of religion. As a consequence, there is a danger that affect th…
Wang Yang-Ming and Karl Barth
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse . Saul M. Olyan , Martha C. Nussbaum
Out of Our Minds
Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy
Technology
If we judged these books by their covers, or at least their titles, we would guess that they represent strictly opposed positions on the role of technology in our lives. Kevin Kelly, cofounder of Wired magazine, seems to anthropomorphize technology and suggests that the focus of the book is on technology and not humanity. Sherry Turkle, a psychologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, clearly expresses her suspicion about technology i…
Deep in Debt
Today we seem consumed by thoughts of debt. In the United States there is rampant consumer debt. The increasing reliance of young people on student loans has given rise to fears of unmanageable debt both at the individual level and systemically (there may even be a student loan “bubble”). The national debt is central to the national political and economic conversation, with some politicians making it the key element of their platforms. Of course,…
Promises and Pitfalls of the Digital Age
Readers who have worked through Henry Jenkins's influential Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (New York University Press, 2008) will find Spreadable Media (coauthored by Jenkins, Sam Ford, and Joshua Green) to be a compelling extension of many of the themes and arguments of the previous work. The authors of Spreadable Media provide a plethora of examples that illustrate the changing nature of media and popular culture (moving f…
Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon
Readers are introduced to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches used to understand religion – including sociology, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology – and how they can be used to understand sport as a religious phenomenon. Topics include the formation of powerful communities among fans and the religious experience of the fan, myth, symbols and rituals and the sacrality of sport, and sport and secularization. Case studies are…
Introduction
With this issue, we bring to a close our year-long celebration of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. It is a significant achievement for a journal to reach 100 years of publication (even if under different names). And we are delighted to know that the journal is just as strong today as it has ever been.As our regular readers know, we have celebrated this 100th volume by re-publishing historically important essays from past issues—followed b…
The Once and Future Liberal
To be fully transparent, I want to acknowledge that I am a white man reviewing a book by a white man who is criticizing identity politics. Lilla, who self-identifies as left-of-center politically, takes dead aim at the Democratic Party and what he sees as its misguided reliance upon identity politics. The critique is sustained and sometimes repetitive. The book includes a fair number of generalizations that probably lack enough evidence (or any e…
Affect Theory, Religion, and Sport
Affect theory has made important contributions recently to the study of religion, particularly drawing our attention away from ideas and practices to the emotional or affectual experience of religion. However, there is a danger that affect theory may become yet another "protective strategy" (to use a term from philosopher of religion Wayne Proudfoot) in academic wars about the nature of religion. As a consequence, there is a danger that affect th…
Introduction
When Ryan Korstange and I first talked about this idea of “creating a university from scratch,” I had no idea what the end product would be. I don't think he knew either. As he recounts in his interchapter contribution, it all began with the lottery. More specifically, it began when the Powerball first hit $1 billion. I was in our Dean's Office suite at Indiana University Kokomo talking with our administrative assistants and I declared that if I …
Tribalism and Compassion in the Age of a Pandemic
This essay draws on resources in philosophy, psychology, and related social sciences—specifically, works by Joshua Greene, Jonathan Haidt, George Lakoff, and Martha Nussbaum—to analyze the moral and political dimensions of the recent polarization in the United States related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three questions are addressed: (a) What psychological factors may have contributed to this polarization? (b) Why have conservatives and liberals tak…
Sociology (10 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works)