Directions in the Study of Religion: Robert Geraci
Kristian Petersen talks with Robert Geraci, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College, about video games, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the
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First Impressions #17: Steve Almond
Art Remillard talks with Steve Almond about his new book, Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto. Almond is a literary critic and author
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ISIS, the Caliphate, and militant extremism in the Middle East: A Conversation with Carool Kersten
Carool Kersten, Senior Lecturer in the Study of Islam & the Muslim World in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King’s
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Jew and Judean: A Forum on Politics and Historiography in the Translation of Ancient Texts
Have scholars erased the Jews from Antiquity? The Marginalia Review of Books aims to host conversations about serious books and important ideas. Taking advantage of the opportunities supplied
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fergu(losta)son: mourning michael brown – By J. Kameron Carter
J. Kameron Carter performs a commentary in verse on Michael Brown and Ferguson fergu(losta)son: mourning michael brown broked up words, broked down flesh,
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A Conversation with James Crossley
In July, James Crossley joined Timothy Michael Law in Birmingham, UK to discuss his new book, Harnessing Chaos: The Bible in English Political Discourse
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Kathryn Lofton
Kristian Petersen talks with Kathryn Lofton, Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, about religion in popular culture, the culture concept of the
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First Impressions #16: Brian Catlos
Art Remillard talks with Brian Catlos about his new book available from Farrar, Straus & Giroux August 26th, Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors: Faith,
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Remembering and Forgetting the Persian Past – By Elizabeth Urban
Elizabeth Urban on Sarah Bowen Savant’s The New Muslims of Post-Conquest Iran: Tradition, Memory, and Conversion Scholars of early Islam are still seeking to
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First Impressions #15: Isaac Weiner
Art Remillard talks with Isaac Weiner about his new book Religion Out Loud: Religious Sound, Public Space, and American Pluralism. Weiner is Assistant
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