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Religion
Interviews with scholars of religion about their new books.
August 6, 2026
The Swasthani Vrata Katha
The Swasthani Vrata Katha is the most widely read, recited, and listened to Hindu devotional text, especially of local indigenous origin, among Hindu …
August 4, 2026
Discovering the Latin Mass (with Amb. Archd. Eduard Habsburg)
The reason Eduard Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and formerly Hungarian Ambassador to the Vatican, has written a ‘travel guide’ to the Trad…
August 3, 2026
The British Cemetery
Roger Bowdler and Brent Elliott’s The British Cemetery: Architecture, Landscape, Sculpture, published by Historic England (2026), traces the history o…
August 2, 2026
The Woman Caught in Adultery and the Gospel of John
The story of the woman caught in adultery in John’s Gospel has long stirred controversy. Given its checkered manuscript witness, many scholars don’t b…
August 1, 2026
Posen Library
Bring the breadth of Jewish history and civilization into your classroom with ready-to-use teaching modules curated by experts. The Posen Library is …
July 30, 2026
Restoring the Ancient Religion
Restoring the Ancient Religion: The Theurgic Orthopraxy of Iamblichus (Palgrave MacMillan, 2026) reconsiders Iamblichus’ Response to Porphyry, Late An…
July 30, 2026
The Mahabharata, Volume 8
The Mahabharata, Volume 8 (U Chicago Press, 2026) is a translation of the twelfth book of The Mahābhārata, an epic tale of history and kingship, reinf…
July 29, 2026
American Infidelity
Today I'm speaking with Steven K. Green, Fred H. Paulus Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of History and Religious Studies at Willamette Unive…
July 29, 2026
Jacob
In Jacob: Conflicted Twin, Aggrieved Patriarch (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2025), George Savran brings his narrative interpretive approach to look close…
July 29, 2026
The Woman Question in Jewish Studies
The Woman Question in Jewish Studies (Princeton UP, 2025) is a critical look at the difficulties women face in the field of Jewish studies, drawing on…
July 28, 2026
Beyond Hope
In Beyond Hope: Rabbinic Eschatology of Late Antiquity in Comparative Perspective (Oxford UP, 2026) Jenny Labendz addresses distinct patterns within …
July 23, 2026
South Asia Before Religion
South Asia Before Religion: Reflections on an Anachronistic Concept (Knowledge Commons Works, 2026) critically examines the applicability of the conce…
July 16, 2026
Pathika
A conversation featuring the editors of the new Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing series Pathika - Studies of South Asian Texts and Traditions (HAS,…
July 16, 2026
Spirituality, Science and Environmentalism in Taiwan
Who is Shennong, the Divine Farmer? And how can he help us understand the intricate relationships between spirituality, science and environmentalism i…
July 15, 2026
Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis
Can creative writing become a form of biblical interpretation? That is the provocative question at the heart of my conversation with Sarah Rosenson a…
July 12, 2026
The Teaching and Teachings of Temple Buddhism in Contemporary Japan
How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work seeks to answer these questions …
July 9, 2026
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hindu Ethics
With the plurality of Hinduism in mind, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Hindu Ethics focuses on the human, sociological and situational ethical framework u…
July 8, 2026
Metamodern Mysticism
In this episode, host Pierce Salguero sits down with Linda C. Ceriello, a scholar of mysticism and popular culture from Kennesaw State University in G…
July 5, 2026
Here Where We Live Is Our Country
Molly Crabapple joins Michael Stauch to discuss the history of the Jewish Labor Bund, the subject of her new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Count…
July 2, 2026
Tamil Śiva Temples, Āgamas, and Śivabrāhmaṇas/Ādiśaivas
Tamil Śiva Temples, Āgamas, and Śivabrāhmaṇas/Ādiśaivas addresses the issue of whether members of all castes can become priests in Tamil Śiva temples.…