First Impressions #63: Robert Shedinger on Jesus and Jihad
“Holy war” is only one meaning of the term jihad. In mainstream Islam, jihad is understood in terms of what Christians might understand
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First Impressions #57: Sabine N. Meyer
Dave Krueger speaks with Sabine Meyer, an assistant professor of American Studies at the Institute of English and American Studies at the University
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First Impressions #54: Heather R. White
Dave Krueger speaks with Heather R. White, visiting professor in Religion, Queer, and Gender Studies at the University of Puget Sound. Heather is the
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First Impressions #51: David M. Krueger
What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? Art Remillard talks with David
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First Impressions #49: Michael J. O’Loughlin
President Obama may have more Twitter followers, but Pope Francis has the highest retweet rate of any world leader. Dave Krueger talks with
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First Impressions #47: Steven K. Green
When did Americans start making the claim that the United States was founded as a Christian nation? Why has this myth been so
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First Impressions #41: Christian C. Sahner
Dave Krueger talks with Christian C. Sahner about his book Among the Ruins: Syria Past and Present. Sahner is a history research fellow
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First Impressions #37: Kelly Brown Douglas
Dave Krueger talks with Kelly Brown Douglas about her book Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. Douglas is an
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First Impressions #36: Allan Westphall
Dave Krueger talks with Allan Westphall about his book, Books and Religious Devotion: the Redemptive Reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England. Westphall
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First Impressions #33: Benjamin Zeller and Marie Dallam
Dave Krueger talks with Benjamin Zeller and Marie Dallam about their new book Religion, Food, and Eating in North America. Dallam is an
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