Islamic Millennialism [transcript]

Islamic Millennialism Podcast with Rob Gleave (18 September 2017). Interviewed by David Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Gleave – Islamic Millennialism 1.1 David Robertson (DR): I’m here in Bedford at the CenSAMM Conference on Millennialism and Violence and I’m joined by Rob Gleave, who is the Director  for the Study of Islam […]

Modelling Religion and the Integration of the Sciences and the Humanities in the Bio-cultural Study of Religion [transcript]

Modelling Religion and the Integration of the Sciences and the Humanities in the Bio-cultural Study of Religion Podcast with Wesley J. Wildman (9 October 2017). Interviewed by Thomas White. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Wildman-_Modelling_Religion_1.1 Thomas White (TW): Hello. I’m here in Dunedin, on the South Island of New Zealand at Otago University’s recording […]

Muslim NGOs and Civil Society in Indonesia [transcript]

Muslim NGOs and Civil Society in Indonesia Podcast with Robert Hefner (16 October 2017). Interviewed by Giuseppe Bolotta and Catherine Scheer. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Hefner_-_Muslim_NGOs_and_Civil_Society_in_Indonesia Giuseppe Bolotta (GB): Welcome to the Religious Studies Project. We are Giuseppe Bolotta Catherine Scheer (CS): And Catherine Scheer GB: And this is the first instalment in […]

Muslims, NGOs and the Future of Democratic Space in Myanmar [transcript]

Muslims, NGOs and the Future of Democratic Space in Myanmar Podcast with Melissa Crouch (13 November 2017). Interviewed by Giuseppe Bolotta and Catherine Scheer. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Crouch-_Muslims,_NGOs_and_the_Future_of_Democratic_Space_in_Myanmar Catherine Scheer (CS): Welcome to the Religious Studies Project. We are Catherine Scheer Giuseppe Bolotta (GB): And Giuseppe Bolotta CS: And this is […]

Christian Evangelical Organisations in Global Anti-trafficking Networks [transcript]

Christian Evangelical Organisations in Global Anti-trafficking Networks Podcast with Elena Shih (27 November 2017). Interviewed by Giuseppe Bolotta and Catherine Scheer. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Shih- Christian Evangelical Organisations in Global Anti-Trafficking Networks 1.1 Giuseppe Bolotta (GB): Welcome to the Religious Studies Project. We are Giuseppe Bolotta Catherine Scheer (CS): And Catherine […]

Children in New Religious Movements [transcript]

Children in New Religious Movements Podcast with Susan Palmer (4 December 2017). Interviewed by David Robertson Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Palmer_-Children_in_New_Religious_Movements_1.1 DR: I’m here in Bedford. It’s a beautiful sunny afternoon at the last day of the CenSAMM conference on Millenarianism and violence. I’m happy to be speaking today with Susan Palmer, […]

Drawn to the Gods: Religion, Comedy and Animated Television Programmes [transcript]

Drawn to the Gods: Religion, Comedy and Animated Television Programmes Podcast with David Feltmate (11 December 2017). Interviewed by Breann Fallon. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Feltmate_-_Drawn_to_the_Gods_1.1 Breann Fallon (BF): If you were asked to name the TV programmes that were most religious, had the most religious content and references, which ones would […]

Muslim Superheroes [transcript]

Muslim Superheroes Podcast with A. David Lewis (28 May 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Lewis- Muslim Superheroes 1.1 David Robertson (DR): Well, it’s my pleasure to welcome A. Dave Lewis to the podcast once again. Dave is one of the few, if not the only one of our […]

Spirituality [transcript]

Spirituality Podcast with Boaz Huss and Steven Sutcliffe (11 June 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Huss and Sutcliffe – Spirituality 1.1 David Robertson (DR): Spirituality is a term with enormous currency in contemporary discourse in religion but, despite this, it remains under-theorised. Little consideration is given […]

The Gods of Indian Country [transcript]

The Gods of Indian Country Podcast with Jennifer Graber (17 September 2018). Interviewed by Daniel Gorman Jr. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Graber_-_The_Gods_of_Indian_Country_1.1 Daniel Gorman (DG): So I understand it’s very hot in Texas, Dr Graber! Jennifer Graber (JG): It is! It’s about 100 degrees here, today! DG: Now it’s making […]

The ‘secular’, the ‘religious’ and the ‘refugee’ in Germany [transcript]

The ‘secular’, the ‘religious’ and the ‘refugee’ in Germany Podcast with Carmen Becker (22 October 2018). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Becker_-__The_Secular,_The_Religious,_and_The_Refugee_in_Germany_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): We are recording this interview on what I believe is the International Day of the Refugee. And I’m joined in Bern, at […]

Preserving Identity and Empowering Women: How Do Canadian Muslim Schools Affect Their Students? [transcript]

Preserving Identity and Empowering Women: How Do Canadian Muslim Schools Affect Their Students? Podcast with Jasmin Zine (29 October 2018). Interviewed by Mariia Alekseevskaia. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Zine_-_Preserving_Identity_and_Empowering_Women_1.1 Mariia Alekseevskaia (MA): Hello. My name is Mariia Alekseevskaia. I’m here in Ottawa, at the Summer Feminist Festival, and it’s my […]

New Directions in the Study of Scientology [transcript]

New Directions in the Study of Scientology Podcast with David Robertson, Carole Cusack, Stephen Gregg and Aled Thomas (19 November 2018). Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Robertson_-_New_Directions_in_the_Study_of_Scientology_1.1 David Robertson (DR): So we’re here at the BASR Conference 2018, in Belfast. And I have gathered several colleagues together today to have a […]

A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion [transcript]

A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion Podcast with Katayoun Kishi (3 December 2018). Interviewed by Benjamin P. Marcus. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Kishi_-_A_Global_Study_of_Government_Restrictions_and_Social_Hostilities_Related_to_Religion_1.1 Benjamin Marcus (BM): My guest today is Dr Katayoun Kishi, a research associate at Pew Research Centre. She oversees the Centre’s […]

Religion as a Tactic of Governance [transcript]

Religion as a Tactic of Governance Podcast with Naomi Goldenberg (21 January 2019). Interviewed by David G. Robertson Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Goldenberg_-_Religion_as_a_Tactic_of_Governance_1.1 DR: We’re still here in Belfast at the BASR conference, in 2018. And I am privileged to be joined today by our keynote speaker from last night, […]