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About Gregory Soden
NBN Episodes hosted by Gregory:
On Religion
July 15, 2023
Virgin Nation
Sexual Purity and American Adolescence
Sara Moslener
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
First taking hold of the American cultural imagination in the 1990s, the sexual purity movement of contemporary evangelicalism has since received considerable attention from a wide range of media outlets …
Education
July 3, 2023
An Imperfect Leader
Human-Centered Leadership in (after) Action
Peter L. Stiepleman
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Listen:
An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023) tells the story of a superintendent from his first days to the pandemic. In each chapter, he responds to a …
On Religion
June 18, 2023
Queer Judaism
LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel
Orit Avishai
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Listen:
Until fairly recently, Orthodox people in Israel could not imagine embracing their LGBT sexual or gender identity and staying within the Orthodox fold. But within the span of about a …
On Religion
March 14, 2023
God, the Bestseller
How One Editor Transformed American Religion a Book at a Time
Stephen Prothero
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed religion scholar, Stephen Prothero, captures the compelling and unique saga of twentieth-century America on an identity quest through the eyes and books of …
On Religion
February 25, 2023
Planting Letters and Weaving Lines
Calligraphy, The Song of Songs, and The Saint John’s Bible
Jonathan Homrighausen
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
The illuminations of The Saint John’s Bible have delighted many with their imaginative takes on Scripture. But many struggle to appreciate the calligraphy more deeply than merely noting its beauty …
Food
February 8, 2023
Buffalo Everything
A Guide to Eating in Nickel City with 50 Recipes
Arthur Bovino
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Buffalo isn't just a city full of great wings. There is a great hot dog tradition, from Greek- originated "Texas red hots" to year-round charcoal-grilling at Ted's that puts Manhattan's …
On Religion
December 13, 2022
The Varieties of Atheism
Connecting Religion and Its Critics
David Newheiser
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
David Newheiser is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at Australian Catholic University. He is the author of Hope in a Secular Age: Deconstruction …
On Religion
December 12, 2022
Metamodernism
The Future of Theory
Jason Ananda Josephson Storm
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
For decades, scholars have been calling into question the universality of disciplinary objects and categories. The coherence of defined autonomous categories—such as religion, science, and art—has collapsed under the weight …
On Religion
November 21, 2022
The Magi
Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate
Eric Vanden Eykel
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
George Tyrrell insisted that the quest for the historical Jesus was no more than scholars staring into a well to see their own reflections staring back. Jesus is the mirror …
On Religion
November 17, 2022
On Religion, Public Health, and the Media
A Discussion with Amanda Furiasse
Amanda Furiasse
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Amanda Furiasse received her PhD in Religion and Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Florida State University in 2018. Her research unfolds at the convergence of religion, health, and technology …
On Religion
November 16, 2022
On the Rise of the Muslim Sitcom
A Discussion with Kristian Petersen
Kristian Petersen
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Kristian Petersen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language …
On Religion
November 15, 2022
On Migrational Religion and the Latinx Diaspora
A Discussion with João Chaves and Arlene Sánchez-Walsh
João Chaves and Dr. Arlene Sánchez-Walsh
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. João Chaves and Dr. Arlene Sánchez-Walsh discuss Brazil and the book Migrational Religion: Context and Creativity in the Latinx Diaspora, out now from Baylor University Press. …
On Religion
November 14, 2022
On Mexican American Religions
A Discussion with Brett Hendrickson and Arlene Sánchez-Walsh
Brett Hendrickson and Arlene Sánchez-Walsh
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. Arlene Sánchez-Walsh is in conversation with Dr. Brett Hendrickson on the book Mexican American Religions: An Introduction (Religion in America), out now from Routledge. …
On Religion
November 11, 2022
On Meatpacking, Migration, and Faith
A Discussion with Kristy Nabhan-Warren and Arlene Sanchez Walsh
Kristy Nabhan-Warren and Arlene Sanchez Walsh
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. Kristy Nabhan-Warren is the V. O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair of Catholic Studies and a professor in the Departments of Religious Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies …
On Religion
November 10, 2022
Preparing for War
The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--And What Comes Next
Bradley Onishi
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
The insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not a blip or an aberration. It was the logical outcome of years of a White evangelical subculture's preparation …
On Religion
November 9, 2022
On the History of Muslim Books in Catholic Libraries
A Discussion with N. A. Mansour
N. A. Mansour
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
N.A. Mansour is a historian and a PhD candidate at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies, where she is writing a dissertation on the transition between manuscript and print …
On Religion
November 8, 2022
On Religious Pluralism in South Africa
A Discussion with Lee Scharnick-Udemans
Lee Scharnick-Udemans
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Lee-Shae Salma Scharnick-Udemans is the Senior Researcher in the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape. With degrees in religious studies and …
On Religion
November 7, 2022
On Muslim Religious Spaces and the Lives of Muslim College Students
A Discussion with Krista Riley
Krista Riley
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Dr. Krista Melanie Riley (she/her/hers) is a pedagogical advisor at a college in Montreal, Quebec. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Concordia University, where her research focused on …
On Religion
November 4, 2022
On Working Beyond the Academy
A Discussion with Shannon Trosper Schorey
Shannon Trosper Schorey
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Shannon Trosper Schorey is a scholar, writer, and researcher in the tech industry. She is an expert in science and technology studies, American religious history, and new religious movements. After …
On Religion
November 3, 2022
On the Two Faces of Religious Freedom
A Discussion with Jolyon Baraka Thomas
Jolyon Baraka Thomas
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Jolyon Baraka Thomas (he/him/his) is assistant professor and interim graduate chair of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied …
On Religion
November 2, 2022
On Comedy and Islam
A Discussion with Samah Choudhury
Samah Choudhury
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Samah Choudhury is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Ithaca College. She speaks and writes about Islam, humor, and the politics that accompany what it means to be socially …
On Religion
November 1, 2022
On the Religion of 'The Young Lords'
A Discussion with Jorge Juan Rodríguez V
Jorge Juan Rodríguez V
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Jorge Juan Rodríguez V, the son of two Puerto Rican migrants, was raised by his mother, father, grandmother, and uncle in a small affordable housing community outside of Hartford, Connecticut …
On Religion
October 31, 2022
On Weddings, Marriage, and Divorce in Islam
A Discussion with Kecia Ali
Kecia Ali
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Kecia Ali (Ph.D., Religion, Duke University) is Professor of Religion at Boston University, where she teaches a range of classes on Islam. Her research focuses on Islamic law; women and …
On Religion
October 28, 2022
On Religion, Science, and the Brain
A Discussion with Andrew Ali Aghapour
Andrew Ali Aghapour
Hosted by
Gregory Soden
Andrew Ali Aghapour (he/him/his) is a scholar and comedian based in Durham, North Carolina. He is the Consulting Scholar of Religion and Science for the Religion in America Initiative at …
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