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Patrons Special: RSP Discourse #1 (September 2018)

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Welcome to "Discourse", where our editors and guests take a critical look at how the category "religion" is being used in the media, the public sphere, and the academic field. This episode, David and Chris are joined by RSP Associate Editor Breann Fallon from Sydney, Australia, to discuss new Aussy Prime Minister ScoMo's Pentacostalism, an Abductee Democratic candidate in Miami, Scottish Nationalism as "religion-like", and more.

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Breann Fallon

David G. Robertson

Christopher R. Cotter

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Welcome to “Discourse”, where our editors and guests take a critical look at how the category “religion” is being used in the media, the public sphere, and the academic field. This episode, David and Chris are joined by RSP Associate Editor Breann Fallon from Sydney, Australia, to discuss new Aussy Prime Minister ScoMo’s Pentacostalism, an Abductee Democratic candidate in Miami, Scottish Nationalism as “religion-like”, and more. Can’t access this episode? Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/projectrs Shownotes:

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