Podcasting the Study of Religions

The Religious Studies
Project

Podcasting the Study of Religions

The Religious Studies
Project

Podcasting the Study of Religions

The Religious Studies
Project

Podcasting the Study of Religions

The Religious Studies
Project

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The Sacrality of the Secular and Philosophy of Religion

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Bradley Onishi David McConeghy
In this week's podcast, we speak with Bradley Onishi about the ways in which philosophy of religion has thought "with" religion rather than for or against religion. "It's possible," he says, "to hold an enchanted secularity" if we think about religions themselves as tools for questioning our basic assumptions about the world.
Max Weber
philosophy of religion
Secular
Secularism
Secularity
Secularization thesis
theories of religion

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Webs without Borders

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Mark Q. Gardiner Steven Engler
Brad Onishi asks two main questions in this podcast. First, does…
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Continental Philosophy
enchantment
philosophy of religion
Secularization thesis

Narrating Secularism in the Continental Philosophy of Religion: Onishi and the Enduring Consequences of the Secularization Thesis

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Peter Capretto
If one identifies the secularization thesis as the status quo against which contemporary scholars of religion are to rebel, then even the most critical and generative analysis will leave secularism in a default position of hostility against religion.
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Continental Philosophy
enchantment
philosophy of religion
Secularism
Secularization thesis

State Funding for Religious Schools: What the US Supreme Court Should and Likely Will Do in its Espinoza decision

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Martha McCarthy
After Espinoza v Montana, the U.S. commitment to church/state separation, which has been the strongest in the school context, no longer may be assured, writes Martha McCarthy in this week's featured response.
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church/state
First Amendment
religion and law
Religious Education
Religious freedom
Supreme Court

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Religious Studies Opportunities Digest - 8 January 2020

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Ella Bock
Welcome back to the first 2020 edition of the Religious Studies…

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The Sacrality of the Secular and Philosophy of Religion

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Bradley Onishi David McConeghy
In this week's podcast, we speak with Bradley Onishi about the ways in which philosophy of religion has thought "with" religion rather than for or against religion. "It's possible," he says, "to hold an enchanted secularity" if we think about religions themselves as tools for questioning our basic assumptions about the world.
Max Weber
philosophy of religion
Secular
Secularism
Secularity
Secularization thesis
theories of religion

Discourse! #13 | January 2020

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David Mcconeghy
This decade's first episode of Discourse! is hosted by Vivian…

Separating Religion and Government...But What Is Religion?: A Look at the US Supreme Court

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Maggie Garrett Jennifer Hawks Benjamin P. Marcus
Americans generally affirm the importance of separating "church" and "state." But what does church--or religion--mean? Hear two leading religious freedom lawyers discuss the meaning of religious freedom in key #SCOTUS cases, including one before the Court this term.
church and state
Law
Religious freedom
Supreme Court
United States

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The Religious Studies Project (RSP) is an international collaborative enterprise producing weekly podcasts with leading scholars on the social-scientific study of religion. Since January 2012 we have released over 250 interviews (of around 30 minutes) on cutting-edge theoretical, methodological and empirical issues, which is available through the website, iTunes and other portals. In addition to the podcasts, the website also features weekly essays, roundtable discussions, book reviews, resources, and conference reports, plus our weekly digest of opportunities (jobs, journals, conferences, etc). Find out more about our international team here. The Religious Studies Project is produced by The Religious Studies Project Association (SCIO), a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number SC047750). Our constitution can be viewed here.

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