First Impressions #77: Father James Martin on the Seven Last Words of Jesus
The final utterances of Jesus Christ on the cross are particularly meaningful to his followers. Father James Martin speaks with First Impressions host
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Interviews
Theorizing the Qurʾanic Miracle – By Bruce Fudge
Bruce Fudge on al-Khaṭṭābī, al-Rummānī, and ʿAbd al-Qāhir al-Jurjānī, Three Treatises on the Iʿjāz of the Qurʾān The first time I attempted to
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First Impressions #76: Grawemeyer Award Winner in Religion: Susan R. Holman
Why is religion so important for thinking about global health today? This a special edition of First Impressions featuring the winner of the 2016
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Conversations in Black: Sylvester A. Johnson
Monica Miller and Christopher Driscoll talk with Sylvester A. Johnson Dr. Sylvester A. Johnson is Associate Professor of African American Studies and Religious
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First Impressions #75: Sean McCloud on Fighting Demons in American Culture
A haunted present is often the symptom of a repressed past. Dave Krueger speaks with Sean McCloud author of American Possessions: Fighting
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First Impressions #74: John Shelby Spong On Biblical Literalism as a “Gentile Heresy”
A close reading of Matthew’s gospel reveals that a literal understanding of Jesus’s story obscures its deep Jewish roots. John Shelby Spong joins
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Impolite Conversation #9: Paul Hanson’s Book and Antonin Scalia’s Death
In episode 9, Tim Hill and Dan Clanton talk to the eminent Bible scholar Paul D. Hanson about his new book, A
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First Impressions #73: Barbara Ambros on Women in Japanese Religions
A new look at Japanese religious history through the eyes of women. Kristian Petersen talks with Barbara Ambros, Professor of Religious Studies at
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First Impressions #72: Seth Dowland on Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right
“Family values” is more than a political slogan. It’s a core feature in the identity of conservative evangelicals born from a response to
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Directions in the Study of Religion: New Approaches to North American Religions
People make sense of their religion through food, medicine, literature, sound, nature, sports, and pilgrimage. Kristian Petersen talks with Tracy Fessenden, Laura Levitt,
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