The World Religions Paradigm: An RSP Remix [transcript]

The World Religions Paradigm: An RSP Remix Presented by David McConeghy (22 November 2021) Includes clips from the following previous episodes:– “The World Religions Paradigm”, featuring James L. Cox interviewed by David G. Robertson Transcribed by Jacob Noblett Audio and transcript available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcasts/the-world-religions-paragdigm-an-rsp-remix KEYWORDS World Religions Paradigm, Essentialism, Colonialism, Imperialism, world religions, Study of […]

On Human Remains | Discourse! May 2021 [transcript]

On Human Remains | Discourse! May 2021 Podcast with David G. Robertson, Breann Fallon, David McConeghy, & Andie Alexander (1 June 2021). Transcribed by Andie Alexander Audio and transcript available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcasts/on-human-remains-discourse-may-2021/ KEYWORDS Ritual, Death, Burial Sites, Commodification, Discourse David Robertson (DR)  00:05 Welcome, welcome, welcome to Discourse! for May 2021. I’m your host, David […]

Conspiracy Theories, Public Rhetoric, and Power [transcript]

Conspiracy Theories, Public Rhetoric, and Power Podcast with David G. Robertson (17 May 2021). Interviewed by Andie Alexander Transcribed by Andie Alexander Audio and transcript available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcasts/conspiracy-theories-public-rhetoric-and-power/ KEYWORDS Conspiracy Theories, Categorisation, Public Rhetoric, Ideology, Governance, Boundary Formation, Knowledge, Authority Andie Alexander (AA)  00:00 Hi, I’m Andie Alexander. And I am very pleased to be […]

Master Archive

The Religious Studies Project Master Archive Below is the abstracted data from our episodes, presented text-only to be used in data-validation by our web team.  If images or audio players appear, it is because they are contained WITHIN an episode’s post content in WordPress. The goal of this item is to be able to make […]

Thanks for Listening! Celebrating 10 Years of the RSP

10 years in the making! Celebrate our decade of scholarship with this special episode, “Thanks for listening!”

Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 23 December 2020

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! In this edition, you will find four conference call for papers, one prize, three post-doctoral positions, one conference, one job, one event, and one journal call for papers opportunities. Be sure to check out the newest edition of Implicit Religion, edited by our […]

Rhizomes, Assemblages, & Religious Change [transcript]

Rhizomes, Assemblages, & Religious Change Podcast with Paul-François Tremlett (9 November 2020). Interviewed by David G. Robertson Transcribed by Andie Alexander Audio and transcript available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/rhizomes-assemblages-and-religious-change KEYWORDS Secularization, Sociology, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Assemblage David Robertson (DR)  00:02 I’m David Robertson. And today I very pleased to be joined by Paul-François Tremlett, my colleague, […]

Developing a Critical Study of Non-Religion [transcript]

Developing a Critical Study of Non-Religion Podcast with Christopher R. Cotter (23 August 2020) Interviewed by Breann Fallon Transcribed by Savannah H. Finver Audio and Transcript Available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/developing-a-critical-study-of-non-religion/ KEYWORDS Non-Religion, Atheism, Agnosticism, Discourse Analysis Breann Fallon (BF)  0:05  Hi, everyone, as you just heard, it is indeed me, Bre Fallon, and I am joined […]

The Secularisation Thesis [transcript]

Podcast Transcript Podcast with Linda Woodhead on the Secularisation Thesis (16 April 2012). PDF. Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Martin Lepage. David Robertson: The secularisation thesis is probably the biggest central theme and certainly the most hotly debated in the sociology of religion, certainly since the 1960’s. Why is it so important and how has […]

Invented Religions [transcript]

Podcast Transcript Podcast with Carole M. Cusack on Invented Religions (30 January 2012). PDF. Interviewed by David G. Robertson (with Chris Cotter). Transcribed by Martin Lepage. David Robertson (DR): What if you choose to believe in a faith that you knew had been made up? And what if it worked all the same? That’s what Carole Cusack, Associate Professor […]

The Phenomenology of Religion [transcript]

Podcast Transcript Podcast with James L. Cox  on The Phenomenology of Religion (14 January 2012). PDF. Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Martin Lepage. David Robertson: The phenomenology of religion has been one of the most influential approaches to studying religion in recent decades. To discuss it, we are joined today by professor emeritus James Cox […]

Is Secularism a World Religion? [transcript]

A transcription of this interview is also available as a PDF, and has been pasted below. Podcast with Donovan Schaefer (28th November 2016) Interviewed by Christopher R. Cotter Transcribed by Catrin J. Sawford Audio and transcript available at: https://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/is-secularism-a-world-religion/ Christopher R. Cotter (CC): Regular listeners to the Religious Studies Project will know that we’re not […]

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. […]

Millennialism and Violence? [transcript]

Millennialism and Violence? Podcast with Eileen Barker, Moojan Momen, Joseph Webster and Tristan Sturm (22 May 2017). Interviewed by David Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available CenSAMM conference – Millennialism and Violence 1.1. David Robertson (DR): Welcome to the Religious Studies Project. I’m here today, in the grounds of the Panacea Museum in sunny […]

Angel Spirituality [transcript]

Angel Spirituality Podcast with Tehri Utriainen (5 June 2017). Interviewed by David Robertson Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Utriainen_-_Angel_Spirituality_1.1 David Robertson (DR): I’m here in Edinburgh today. I’m joined by Tehri Utriainen, from the University of Helsinki, where she is Professor in the Study of Religions. And today, we’re going to be talking about […]