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Directions in the Study of Religion: Sarah Dees on The Materialization of Native American Religions

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

Nineteenth-century anthropological research on Native Americans communities still shapes how we understand them today. Kristian Petersen talks with Sarah Dees, Lecturer in Religious ... [Read More]

Impolite Conversation #13: Using the Bible in Political Debate

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016

In this month’s episode we talk with Frances Flannery, co-editor of the forthcoming book, The Bible in Political Debate: What Does It Really ... [Read More]

First Impressions #86: Moustafa Bayoumi on This Muslim American Life

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

We live in a “War on Terror” culture, which ascribes a malevolent aspect to all things Muslim. How has this affected the lives of ... [Read More]

Conversation with Keri Day by Nyasha Junior

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Nyasha Junior talks with Keri Day about her book Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives Dr. Keri Day is Associate ... [Read More]

First Impressions #85: Elizabeth Pérez on Religion in the Kitchen

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016

In Afro-Caribbean traditions, kitchen work is not merely a mundane activity. Cooking for the orishas is a means of spiritual transformation. Dave Krueger ... [Read More]

Directions in the Study of Religion: Deonnie Moodie on Temples, Class, and Hindu Identity

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

The construction of modern Hindu and Indian identities can be traced through the contestations over a contemporary temple site. Kristian Petersen talks with ... [Read More]

Impolite Conversation #12: Politics and Theology at the Cinema

June 7, 2016June 14, 2016

Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post talks to us about the political and religious messages that may (or may not) be lurking in ... [Read More]

First Impressions #84: John Fea on the History of the American Bible Society

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016

The American Bible Society and the struggle for a “Christian America.” Art Remillard talks with John Fea about his new book, The Bible ... [Read More]

First Impressions #83: Amira Jarmakani on Desert Romances and the War on Terror

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016

Popular “desert romance” novels reveal some of the cultural logic in the construction of U.S. imperialism and the war on terror. Kristian Petersen ... [Read More]

It’s Trump–Now What? An Impolite Conversation Supplement