First Impressions #86: Moustafa Bayoumi on This Muslim American Life
We live in a “War on Terror” culture, which ascribes a malevolent aspect to all things Muslim. How has this affected the lives of
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Kristian Petersen
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 #66: James Benn on the Religious and Cultural History of Tea in China
Tea has impacted Chinese society far beyond economics and agriculture. Kristian Petersen talks with James Benn, Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University,
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Identity Formation
The malleability of identity formation: Kristian Petersen talks with Steven Ramey, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, about the new
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First Impressions #62: Gareth Fisher on Lay Buddhist Practice in Contemporary China
Lay Buddhism is a pathway to meaning in post-Maoist China. Kristian Petersen talks with Gareth Fisher, Associate Professor of Religion at Syracuse University,
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First Impressions #59: The Study Qur’an
Kristian Petersen talks with Caner Dagli of College of the Holy Cross, Maria Dakake of George Mason University, and Joseph Lumbard of American
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Ben Brazil
Kristian Petersen talks with Ben Brazil, Assistant Professor at Earlham School of Religion, about Youth Travel and Spiritual Seeking.
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First Impressions #56: Zackery Heern
Kristian Petersen talks with Zackery Heern, Assistant Professor of History at Idaho State University, about his new book The Emergence of Modern Shiʿism:
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First Impressions #53: Alicia Turner
Kristian Petersen talks with Alicia Turner, Assistant Professor at York University, about her new book, Saving Buddhism: The Impermanence of Religion in Colonial Burma.
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Rose Muravchick
Kristian Petersen talks with Rose Muravchick, Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow at Vassar College, about Textiles, Talismans, and Islam.
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