Challenges and Responsibilities for the Public Scholar of Religion [transcript]
Challenges and Responsibilities for the Public Scholar of Religion Podcast with Megan Goodwin (25 March 2019). Interviewed by Andrew Henry. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Goodwin_-_Challenges_and_Responsibilities_for_the_Public_Scholar_of_Religion_1.1 Andrew Henry (AH): Welcome Listeners. I’m recording from Boston, at Northeastern University. I’m with Dr Megan Goodwin. She’s a scholar of gender, sexuality and race, […]
Muslim Dress beyond the Headscarf [transcript]
Muslim Dress beyond the Headscarf Podcast with Liz Bucar (1 April 2019). Interviewed by Candace Mixon. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Bucar_-_Muslim_Dress_beyond_the_Headscarf_1.1 Candace Mixon (CB): Ok, so I’m Candace Mixon and I’m meeting with Dr Liz Bucar at the Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. And we are in […]
Atheism, New Religious Movements and Cultural Tension [transcript]
Atheism, New Religious Movements and Cultural Tension Podcast with Chris Silver (8 April 2019). Interviewed by Kris Black. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Silver_-_Atheism,_New_Religious_Movements_and_Cultural_Tension_1.1 Kris Black (KB): How many kinds of atheism are there? Are there different kinds of atheists, different kinds of atheism, and what’s the deal between new religious […]
What is Mindfulness? A Critical Religious Studies Approach [transcript]
What is Mindfulness? A Critical Religious Studies Approach Podcast with Ville Husgafvel (15 April 2019). Interviewed by Chris Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Husgafvel_-_What_is_Mindfulness_1.1 Chris Cotter (CC): Anyone who spends any time on line or on social media these days, hasn’t managed to avoid adverts for different mindfulness applications and […]
Nonreligion, Religion and Public Health [transcript]
Nonreligion, Religion and Public Health Podcast with David Speed (22 April 2019). Interviewed by Thomas J. Coleman III. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Speed_-_Nonreligion,_Religion_and_Public_Health_1.1 Thomas Coleman (TC): Thank you for joining us today on the Religious Studies Project. I’m Thomas Coleman. And I have an interesting topic that I don’t believe […]
Demystifying the Study of Religion [transcript]
Demystifying the Study of Religion Podcast with Russell T. McCutcheon, Matt Sheedy and Tara Baldrick- Morrone (29 April 2019). Interviewed by Tenzan Eaghll. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: McCutcheon_et_al._-_Demystifying_the_Study_of_Religion_1.1 Tenzan Eaghll: Hello. We are gathered here today, over the mighty inter-webs to discuss Russell McCutcheon’s latest book, “Religion” in Theory and […]
Critical Approaches to Pre-Islamic Arabia and Early Islam [transcript]
Critical Approaches to Pre-Islamic Arabia and Early Islam Podcast with Ilka Lindstedt (6 May 2019). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Lindstedt_-_Critical_Approaches_to_Pre-Islamic_Arabia_and_Early_Islam_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): Given the way in which many introductory courses present the history of early Islam and pre-Islamic Arabia, we may be tempted to think […]
Buddhism in the Critical Classroom [transcript]
Buddhism in the Critical Classroom Podcast with Matthew Hayes (13 May 2019). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Hayes_-_Buddhism_in_the_Critical_Classroom_1.1 David Robertson (DR): Well, I’m pleased to be speaking today to Matthew Hayes, who is a research student at UCLA – that’s the University of California and Los […]
Religion, Food Waste and Food Consumption [transcript]
Religion, Food Waste and Food Consumption Podcast with Anna Sofia Salonen (20 May 2019). Interviewed by Mariia Alekseevskaia. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Salonen_-_Religion,_Food_waste_and_Food_Consumption_1.1 Mariia Alekseevskaia (MA): Hello. This is the Religious Studies Project. My name is Maria Alekseevskaia. I’m a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. […]
Science Fiction, Video Games, and Religion [transcript]
Science Fiction, Video Games, and Religion Podcast with Benn Banasik and Tara Smith (27 May 2019). Interviewed by Raymond Radford. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Banasik_and_Smith_-_Science_Fiction_Video_Games_and_Religion_1.1 Raymond Radford (RR): My name is Ray Radford. I am the social media editor of the RSP. And today we have a couple of my […]
Philology and the Comparative Study of Myths [transcript]
A transcription of this interview is also available, and has been pasted below. Philology and the Comparative Study of Myths Podcast with Paola Corrente (3 June 2019). Interviewed by Sidney Castillo. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Corrente_-_Philology_and_the_Comparative_Study_of_Myths_1.1. Sidney Castillo (SC): Paola Corrente is Professor at Universidad del Pacífico, in the Department […]
Spatial Contestation and Conversions [transcript]
A transcription of this interview is also available, and has been pasted below. Spatial Contestations and Conversions Podcast with Daan Beekers (10 June 2019). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Beekers – Spatial Contestations and Conversions 1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): Listeners to the Religious Studies Project, particularly in […]
When Islam Is Not a Religion [transcript]
A transcription of this interview is also available, and has been pasted below. When Islam Is Not a Religion Podcast with Asma Uddin (24 June 2019). Interviewed by Benjamin Marcus. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Uddin_-_When_Islam_Is_Not_a_Religion_1.1 Benjamin Marcus (BM): Hello, Religious Studies Project Listeners! My name is Ben Marcus and I’m […]
Seasons
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Religion and Science Fiction
Learn about why SF is great material for studying religion while enjoying these episodes about Star Wars, fictional religions, and religion in SF.