Harm, AI, and Religion | Discourse! June 2023
In our final #RSPdiscourse of the season, editor Andie Alexander, Craig Martin, and Paul-François Tremlett consider the concept of “harm” & religion in recent legislation, Scotland elections, and AI & Religion.
Mediatizing “Evangelicalism”: Authenticity, Identity, and Power
In today’s episode, Daniel Jones talks with Travis Warren Cooper about Cooper’s recent book, _The Digital Evangelicals_, and they discuss how issues of authenticity, authority, and power are deeply intertwined with US “evangelicalism” and its mediatization. Be sure to tune in!
What’s Sincerity Got to Do With American Secularism?
Join Matt Sheedy and Charles McCrary as they discuss a cultural history of “sincerely held religious beliefs.” McCrary explores how SCOTUS has determined who and what gets to count as ‘religious’ and traces the historical development of American secularism. Be sure to tune in!
What’s Happening Down Under? | Discourse! May 2023
RSP discourse heads Down Under once again as 2/3 of the usual suspects—Carole Cusack & Raymond Radford—discuss religion, politics, life and death in the Australian religious sphere. Be sure to tune in!
Charting the Playful & Proper Study of Religion
Andie Alexander is joined by Sam Gill to talk about his recent book _The Proper Study of Religion_, and they discuss questions of comparison, difference, storytracking, and playfulness in the academic study of religion. Be sure to tune in!
Supreme Court to Coulter: Negotiating Religion in the Public Sphere | Discourse! April 2023
Join Matt Sheedy, Tyler Tully, and host Candace Mixon as they discuss the ramifications of the in-progress Supreme Court case Groff vs. Dejoy, the Catholic Church’s decision to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery, and a recent controversial tweet by the conservative media pundit, Ann Coulter. In threading these discussions together, they consider religion as negotiated in the public sphere and the limits of accommodations across religious boundaries.
Keep Hope Alive: Preparing for White Christian Nationalism
Tune in this week with Raymond Radford and Bradley Onishi as they discuss white Christian nationalism, evangelicalism, the Jan. 6 insurrection, and much more!
Religion under Attack? | Discourse! March 2023
Join host Suzanne Newcombe, Carmen Becker, and Michael Munnik for this month’s episode of Discourse! They discuss discrimination in a few European cases, including the SNP, protests at an abortion clinic, and more!
The Church of Saint Thomas Paine: Religion without God
Tune in for today’s #RSPmonday featuring Leigh Eric Schmidt and Dan Gorman discussing religion without God and the use of Thomas Paine as a symbol of atheism.
Spitting on the Sacred: Politics and Redefining Profanation
In this episode, Jacob Noblett talks to Dr. Finbarr Curtis about his recent book, Going Low: How Profane Politics Challenges American Democracy, to help breakdown the rejuvenation of populist political narratives and movements.
Religious Literacy and Its Discontents | Discourse! February 2023
Join Benjamin P. Marcus, Paulina Gruffman, and Charles McCrary for this month’s #RSPdiscourse as they discuss a recent Pew survey on religious literacy and the so-called Asbury revival. Be sure to tune in!
Navigating the Discursive Study of Religion
In today’s episode, Teemu Taira and Andie Alexander discuss how social groups negotiate the category ‘religion’ and the relevance of the discursive methods in the study of religion.
Where was God?: Jewish Theological Responses to the Holocaust
Where was God during the Holocaust? There is no straightforward answer to this and there are different viewpoints across the different streams of Judaism. Join Dr. Breann Fallon as she speaks with Dr. Barbara Krawcowicz on her recent monograph exploring Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust.
Critical Approaches to Studying Religion in Film
Ting Guo chats with Rebekka King and Tenzan Eaghall about their new edited volume, Representing Religion in Film (Bloomsbury 2022), and they explore the “ideological blindspot” of existing studies on religion and film, have a listen!
Oversimplified Binaries | Discourse! January 2023
This month’s Discourse! features our co-founder Chris Cotter, Lauren Horn Griffin, and Kristi Boone complicating and unpacking oversimplified binaries—be sure to tune in!