Impolite Conversation #12: Politics and Theology at the Cinema
Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post talks to us about the political and religious messages that may (or may not) be lurking in
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Interviews
First Impressions #84: John Fea on the History of the American Bible Society
The American Bible Society and the struggle for a “Christian America.” Art Remillard talks with John Fea about his new book, The Bible
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First Impressions #83: Amira Jarmakani on Desert Romances and the War on Terror
Popular “desert romance” novels reveal some of the cultural logic in the construction of U.S. imperialism and the war on terror. Kristian Petersen
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It’s Trump–Now What? An Impolite Conversation Supplement
In this supplement to our regular monthly show, Tim Hill and Dan Clanton talk about what it means for the United States, for
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First Impressions #82: Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez on the Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-Century American Culture
In the nineteenth-century United States, the Virgin Mary appealed to Protestants just as much as she did to Catholics. Dave Krueger speaks
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Impolite Conversation #11: Fracturing of the Christian Right and the Religious “Gender Gap”
This month we talk to Carin Robinson, co-author of Onward Christian Soldiers:? The Religious Right in American Politics, about the current state of the
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First Impressions #81: Redskins: Insult and Brand by C. Richard King
Exploiting an imagined “Native Americanness” for profit or pleasure is a common feature of the American experience. Kristian Petersen talks with C. Richard
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Marla Frederick on Race, Gender, Religious Broadcasting and Social Media
Nyasha Junior talks with Marla F. Frederick Dr. Marla Frederick is Professor of African and African American Studies and the Study of Religion
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Meredith Warren on Transformational Eating in Ancient Literature
Divine food can give people access to privileged knowledge, supernatural realms, or transform them completely. Kristian Petersen talks with Meredith Warren, Lecturer
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The Writer’s Shed: Peter Enns
Charles Halton talks with Peter Enns about his new book, The Sin of Certainty, the difficulties of studying the Bible, writing trade books,
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