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Christian Studies August 12, 2022

Beyond Missio Dei

Contesting Mission, Rethinking Witness

Sarosh Koshy

Hosted by Tiatemsu Longkumer
In Beyond Missio Dei: Contesting Mission, Rethinking Witness (Palgrave MacMillan, 2021), Sarosh Koshy strives to go beyond the mission model of Christianity that emerged alongside and within the colonial enterprise and …

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On Religion August 11, 2022

Islamophobia

What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination

Jordan Denari Duffner

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Jordan Denari Duffner is an author and scholar of Muslim-Christian relations, interreligious dialogue, and Islamophobia. Jordan is currently pursuing a PhD in Theological and Religious Studies at Georgetown University. A …
Jewish Studies August 3, 2022

The Bible with and Without Jesus

How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

Hosted by Zalman Newfield
In The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently (HarperOne, 2020), Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler take readers on a guided tour …
Religion July 28, 2022

The Origin of Sin

Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity

David Konstan

Hosted by Tiatemsu Longkumer
Where did the idea of sin arise from? In The Origin of Sin: Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity (Bloomsbury, 2022), David Konstan takes a close look at classical …
Religion July 25, 2022

The Story of Religion in America

An Introduction

James P Byrd and James Hudnut-Beumler

Hosted by Jackson Reinhardt
The Story of Religion in America: An Introduction (Westminster John Knox Press, 2021) presents the broad scope of the story of religion in the American colonies and the United States. While …
Medieval History July 22, 2022

Orthodox Cyprus Under the Latins, 1191-1571

Society, Spirituality, and Identities

Chrysovalantis Kyriacou

Hosted by Evan Zarkadas
Medieval and Renaissance Cyprus was a fascinating place of ethnic, cultural, and religious encounters. Following almost nine centuries of Byzantine rule, Cyprus was conquered by the Crusaders in 1191, becoming …
Catholic Studies July 19, 2022

The Genocide Against the Tutsi, and the Rwandan Churches

Between Grief and Denial

Philippe Denis

Hosted by Allison Isidore
Why did some sectors of the Rwandan churches adopt an ambiguous attitude towards the genocide against the Tutsi which claimed the lives of around 800,000 people in three months between …
Religion July 12, 2022

Demonic Bodies and the Dark Ecologies of Early Christian Culture

Travis W. Proctor

Hosted by Tiatemsu Longkumer
Drawing insights from gender studies and the environmental humanities, Demonic Bodies and the Dark Ecologies of Early Christian Culture (Oxford UP, 2022) analyze how ancient Christians constructed the Christian body …
Catholic Studies July 11, 2022

Subversive Habits

Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle

Shannen Dee Williams

Hosted by Allison Isidore
In Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke UP, 2022), Shannen Dee Williams, provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the …
Christian Studies July 5, 2022

Transatlantic Religion

Europe, America, and the Making of Modern Christianity

Annette G. Aubert and Zachary Purvis

Hosted by Justin McGeary
Annette G. Aubert and Zachary Purvis' edited volume Transatlantic Religion: Europe, America, and the Making of Modern Christianity (Brill, 2021) offers a new perspective on nineteenth-century American Christianity that takes into …
Women's History June 30, 2022

Subversive Habits

Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle

Shannen Dee Williams

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
In Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke UP, 2022), Shannen Dee Williams provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the …
Irish Studies June 21, 2022

Representing Magic in Modern Ireland

Belief, History, Culture

Andrew Sneddon

Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Andrew Sneddon is a Lecturer in International History at Ulster University. His research explores Irish witchcraft, magic and the supernatural in a comparative framework from the medieval to the modern …
Catholic Studies June 20, 2022

Seeing Jesus in the Eyes of the Oppressed

Franciscans Working for Peace and Justice

Paul T. Murray

Hosted by Allison Isidore
Following World War II, the United States enjoyed unprecedented prosperity as the post-war economy exploded. While Americans pondered affluence, U.S. Franciscans focused on the forgotten members of U.S. society, those …
Critical Theory June 16, 2022

Science and Religion

A Very Short Introduction. Second Edition

Thomas Dixon and Adam Shapiro

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
Debates about science and religion are rarely out of the news. Whether it concerns what's being taught in schools, clashes between religious values and medical recommendations, or questions about how …
Early Modern History June 10, 2022

Storied Places

Pilgrim Shrines, Nature, and History in Early Modern France

Virginia Reinburg

Hosted by Elspeth Currie
Today I talked to Virginia Reinburg about her book Storied Places: Pilgrim Shrines, Nature, and History in Early Modern France (Cambridge UP, 2019). Pilgrim shrines were places of healing, holiness, and truth …
Christian Studies June 9, 2022

Spiritual Direction from Dante

Yearning for Paradise

Paul Pearson

Hosted by Michael Morales
Many people search for heavenly bliss on earth, allured by all the world has to offer. In Paradiso, the third volume of his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, Dante corrects our …
Latino Studies June 3, 2022

Brown Church

Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity

Robert Chao Romero

Hosted by David-James Gonzales
For five hundred years, Latina/o culture and identity have been shaped by their challenges to the religious, socio-economic, and political status quo, whether in opposition to Spanish colonialism, Latin American …
Genocide Studies June 1, 2022

The Memory of Goodness

Eva Fleischner and Her Contributions to Holocaust Studies

John K. Roth and Carol Rittner

Hosted by Kelly McFall
Today I talked to Carol Rittner and John K. Roth about their edited volume The Memory of Goodness:  Eva Fleischner and her contributions to Holocaust Studies (National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education …
Early Modern History May 26, 2022

The Dissolution of the Monasteries

A New History

James Clark

Hosted by Jonathan Megerian
In a mere four years, England’s monastic tradition—one of the richest in all of Europe—came to an end. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, as it’s come to be known, stands …
Jewish Studies May 20, 2022

Three Philosophies of Life

Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs

Peter Kreeft

Hosted by Phil Cohen
"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." This …