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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 …
On Religion October 27, 2022

On the Unraveling of Nepal's Hindu Monarchy

A Discussion with Anne Mocko

Anne Mocko

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Anne Mocko is Associate Professor of Asian Religions at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She is a specialist in the religions of South Asia, and has spent several years living …
On Religion October 26, 2022

On Transnational Online Shinto and Educational YouTube

A Discussion with Kaitlyn Ugoretz

Kaitlyn Ugoretz

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Kaitlyn Ugoretz (she/her) is a digital anthropologist and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned a …
On Religion October 25, 2022

On Social Media and Hinduism

A Discussion with Dheepa Sundaram

Dheepa Sundaram

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Dheepa Sundaram (she/her/hers) is scholar of performance, ritual, yoga, and digital culture in South Asia at the University of Denver which sits on the unceded tribal lands of the Cheyenne …
On Religion October 24, 2022

Ecological Ethics in the Jewish Community Farming Movement

A Discussion with Adrienne Krone

Adrienne Krone

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Adrienne Krone is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Jewish Life at Allegheny College. She has a Ph.D. in American Religion from Duke University. Her research focuses on …
On Religion October 21, 2022

On Ideas about Heaven

A Discussion with Brook Wilensky-Lanford

Brook Wilensky-Lanford

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Brook Wilensky-Lanford is the author of Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden (Grove Press, 2011), and former editor-in-chief of the online magazine of religion, culture and politics Killing …
On Religion October 20, 2022

On Paid Family Leave and the Catholic Church

A Discussion with Annie Selak

Annie Selak

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Annie Selak (she/her/hers) is a systematic theologian, specializing in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. She earned her Ph.D. from Boston College, and is also a proud graduate …
On Religion October 19, 2022

On Muslim Women and French Anti-Separatism

A Discussion with Sahar Ahmed

Sahar Ahmed

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Sahar Ahmed is a PhD candidate in the School of Law at Trinity College, Dublin. Her research examines and offers a reinterpretation of the right to freedom of religion under …
On Religion October 18, 2022

On Muslim Philanthropy and the Pillars Fund

A Discussion with Kashif Shaikh

Kashif Shaikh

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Kashif Shaikh is the Co-Founder and President of Pillars Fund. In 2010, Kashif and a small group of Muslim philanthropists founded Pillars to strategically organize wealth within their communities and …