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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religion
Paul Theroux Ruined Travel Writing – By Charles Halton
Charles Halton on Paul Theroux’s Deep South After a lifetime exploring foreign lands, travel writer Paul Theroux took a trip to his backyard
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Nightmares and Dreams – By Andrew Lanham
Andrew Lanham on Salman Rushdie’s Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights There’s a lot of talk about religion in Salman Rushdie’s new
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MRBlog | Carly Fiorina’s Religious Test For Office
By Thomas J. Whitley Ben Carson has been in hot water since his comments on Meet the Press Sunday morning in which he
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MRBlog | The Birmingham Quran and the Palimpsest of History
By Aaron W. Hughes We like nothing more than a really big story about religion. If we are religious, it makes us feel good
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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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Impolite Conversation #2: Supreme Court Wrap-Up 2015
In this month’s episode, we talk to Ann Duncan of Goucher College about two big Supreme Court cases: EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Crispin Paine
Kristian Petersen talks with Crispin Paine about religion in museums, what makes objects “religious”, and whether an object’s meaning changes when it enters a museum.
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MRBlog | Religious Dog Whistling in Scott Walker’s Announcement Speech
By Thomas J. Whitley Scott Walker announced Monday that he is running to be the Republican nominee for President. He is the 15th person
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First Impressions #39 Joseph Laycock
Dave Krueger talks with Joseph Laycock about his book Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and
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