Politics of this world: Protestant, evangelical, and Pentecostal movements in Peru [transcript]

Podcast with Juan Fonseca Interviewed by Sidney Castillo. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock  and revised by  Sidney Castillo. Sidney Castillo (SC): Professor Juan Fonseca is Licentiate in History for Pontificia Universidad Catholica del Peru. He’s also Master in History at this university. His work focuses on the historical development of non-Catholic Christian movements in Peru, mainly […]

Minority Religions in the Secret Police Archives [transcript]

Minority Religions in the Secret Police Archives Podcast with James Kapaló Interviewed by David Robertson Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. David Roberston (DR): I’m here in Edinburgh, on a beautiful sunny day, and I’m pleased to be joined by Dr James Kapaló from the University College, Cork, where he’s Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religion. […]

Jesuits, Mormons and American Religion in the World [transcript]

Jesuits, Mormons and American Religion in the World Podcast with Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp Interviewed by Daniel Gorman Jr. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock Audio and transcript available at: Maffly-Kipp_-_Jesuits,_Mormons_and_American_Religion_in_the_World_1.1 Daniel Gorman (DG): Dr Maffly-Kipp, welcome to the Religious Studies Project Laurie Maffly-Kipp (LMK): Thank you. DG: We’re here at the Morris Inn, at the University of […]

Evangelical Yoga: Cultural Appropriation and Translation in American Religions [transcript]

Evangelical Yoga: Cultural Appropriation and Translation in American Religions Podcast with Candy Gunther-Brown (19 June 2017). Interviewed by Daniel Gorman Jr Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Gunther-Brown – Evangelical Yoga 1.1 Daniel Gorman (DG) : Dr Candy Gunther-Brown, welcome to the Religious Studies Project! Candy Brown (CB): Thank you. DG: So, I’m […]

‘Good’ Grief? Rituals of World Repairing [transcript]

‘Good’ Grief? Rituals of World Repairing Podcast with Douglas Ezzy (5 March 2018). Interviewed by Breanne Fallon. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Ezzy- Good Grief- Rituals of World Repairing 1.1 Breann Fallon (BF): How do we deal with death and grief in our contemporary contexts? Do we avoid talking about death and […]

Worldviews and Ways of Life [transcript]

Worldviews and Ways of Life Podcast with Ann Taves (21 May 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Taves_-_Worldviews_and_Ways_of_Life_1.1 David Robertson (DR): It’s my pleasure to be joined here today by Professor Ann Taves from the Religious Studies Department and the University of California, Santa Barbara. It’s not […]

Navigating the Religious Worlds of Science Fiction and Video Games

There’s always another thing to see as data for religious studies, but widening the boundary for what counts as data comes with a price. Every new category is a multiplication. When your choices are infinite, then explaining your choices becomes an obligation.  

Worldviews and Ways of Life

Ann Taves joins us to discuss her work arguing that we should study religions under the broader rubric of “worldviews” and “ways of life”. This ambitious interdisciplinary project aims to place a micro-level analysis of individual worldviews into a broader evolutionary perspective.

Complications and Contradictions in the Usage of ‘Indigenous Religions’

One of the most challenging and enlightening aspects of my fieldwork among the Adi of Arunachal Pradesh, India, in the far eastern Himalayan foothills, has been considering the concept of ‘indigenous religions’: as a phrase, as a classification, as a rallying point for activism.

Jesuits, Mormons, and American Religion in the World

My conversation with Maffly-Kipp begins with McGreevy’s book, expands to include her work on Mormonism in contrast to Catholicism, and ends with a discussion of evangelical historian Mark Noll, in whose honor Notre Dame was originally going to host a conference, but was cancelled at the last minute.

No, Secularism is not a World Religion

Once we acknowledge that the invention of religion as a universal category and its subsequent critique by the forces of secularism took place under a certain Western provenance, why would we continue expanding the scope and reach of the world religion paradigm?

Is Secularism a World Religion?

Discussion starts with the entanglement of the concepts ‘religion’ and ‘secularism’, a brief discussion of the problems associated with the World Religions Paradigm, and then moves to the pedagogical merits and challenges of teaching ‘secularism/s’ within a World Religions model. We hope you enjoy this experiment!

Minority Religions and the Law

Surely we have moved past the idea of sinister cults brainwashing innocent victims? When it comes to the law, not so, Susan Palmer tells David G. Robertson.cult” and “sect” uncritically. Nevertheless, outside of academia, the language of “cults” continues to be used,…

Mysticism, Spirituality, and Boats at the IAPR 2015 World Congress

The International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) 2015 World Congress was held on August 17th-20th. Conference report for The Religious Studies Project by Alex Uzdavines, a PhD student at Case Western Reserve University.
The International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) 2015 World Congress was held on August 17th-20th. Conference report for The Religious Studies Project by Alex Uzdavines, a PhD student at Case Western Reserve University.

“The Study of Religions in Ireland: People, Places, Projects” – 2015 ISASR Conference Report

The Study of Religions in Ireland: People, Places, Projects” Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (ISASR), Trinity College Dublin, May 11th 2015. Conference report for The Religious Studies Project by Dr. Eoin O’Mahony, Department of Geography, St Patrick’s College DCU