Matt Recla

Matt Recla is an instructor in the Foundational Studies Program at Boise State University. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He researches the genealogy of violence in the Christian tradition.

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Religion Dispatches

Religion and Violence? Short Answer: “Religion” Does Not Exist in a Vacuum

It is patronizing to reduce religion to “ethics” or “values.”

Matt Recla

April 25, 2013

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Religion Dispatches

‘Biblical’ Disaster in Haiti: Pat Robertson and the Curse of Unyielding Ignorance

As people around the world begin to reckon with the scope of the catastrophe in Haiti, we offer a set of responses to what was—for those whose work focuses on American religion—a shameful expression of prejudice and ignorance from a once-prominent evangelical leader.

Matt Recla

January 17, 2010

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Religion Dispatches

The Theo-logic Behind Pat Robertson’s Offense

Once again, Pat Robertson has embarrassed the larger Christian community with his comments on Haiti, but the idea of God as a judge is deeply rooted in American religion.

Matt Recla

January 15, 2010

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