The Religious Studies Project

Podcasts and Resources on the Contemporary Social-Scientific Study of Religion

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What does religious literacy mean in your context?

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05/25/20 • 50 min

Will #religiousliteracy save Religious Studies? At the 2019 AAR in San Diego, Dave McConeghy moderated a roundtable with early career scholars about the meaning of religious literacy in their context. Join us for a lively discussion about what it means to teach religious studies with Richard Newton, Chris Jones, Rebekka King, Jenna-Gray-Hildenbrand, Kevin Minister, and Bradly Onishi.

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Religion, Education, and Politics in Australia and NZ

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11/26/18 • 44 min

Following on from the delivery of her conference paper at the EASR 2018 in Bern, in this podcast, Professor Marion Maddox of Macquarie University speaks to Thomas White regarding the historical, national and regional differences in the presence of religion in Australian and New Zealand schools.

Demystifying the Study of Religion

The Religious Studies Project

04/29/19 • 37 min

In this podcast we have a group discussion about Russell McCutcheon's new book, Religion in Theory and Practice: Demystifying the Field for Burgeoning Academics. Joining us on the podcast is not only the author himself, but two young scholars who also contributed to the book, Matt Sheedy and Tara Baldrick-Marone.

Fourteen to One! | Mid-Year Special 2015

The Religious Studies Project

12/21/15 • 48 min

Fourteen contestants. One tetchy quizmaster. Three microphones. Numerous cases of wine. One glamorous assistant. Many bruised egos. A boisterous studio audience. A splash of irreverence. Dozens of questions. Four years of podcasts! A rapidly diminishing reservoir of academic credibility. And far, far too many in-jokes...

Lived Religion: Part 2

The Religious Studies Project

09/30/15 • 31 min

In Part 2 of this week's interview, Meredith McGuire continues to speak to Martin about the multiple issues of power, normativity and embodiment of religious life that can be observed through her concept of Lived Religion. Meredith McGuire shows how Lived Religion, a concept she has coined,...

The Science of Prayer: Genealogies and Biopolitics

The Religious Studies Project

06/22/20 • 41 min

In this week's episode, John Lardas Modern discusses the genealogy and biopolitics of the scientific study of prayer from E.B. Tylor to DEVO.

AI and Religion: An Initial Conversation

The Religious Studies Project

02/13/17 • 36 min

This roundtable, in association with the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, considers the impact of recent technological advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics on religion, religious conceptions of the world, and the human. It draws attention to how such advances push religion beyond how it has been commonly defined and considered.

Communism and Catholicism: Religion and Religious Studies in Lithuania

The Religious Studies Project

10/03/16 • 37 min

What is the religious field like in a country where religion was banned for half of the 20th century? And how do you set up a Religious Studies department there? Under Communism, religion was suppressed in the formerly Catholic Eastern European country of Lithuania until the 1990s.

Sunday in the Park with Theory

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04/18/22 • 56 min

Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm and Dan Gorman discuss Storm's thoughts about the future of critical theory from his recent book Metamodernism.

Only Sixty Seconds! | Mid-Year Special 2019

The Religious Studies Project

12/23/19 • 31 min

For our eighth(!) annual special, Only Sixty Seconds returns! This time, Chris Cotter is your host, as David G. Robertson returns to defend his 2018 crown against Bettina Schmidt, Douglas Davies and Theo Wildcroft. We may not have avoided repetition, but I do not hesitate in promising you no deviation from hilarity!

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How many episodes does The Religious Studies Project have?

The Religious Studies Project currently has 316 episodes available.

What topics does The Religious Studies Project cover?

The podcast is about Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Education and Religion.

What is the most popular episode on The Religious Studies Project?

The episode title 'What does religious literacy mean in your context?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Religious Studies Project?

The average episode length on The Religious Studies Project is 40 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Religious Studies Project released?

Episodes of The Religious Studies Project are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Religious Studies Project?

The first episode of The Religious Studies Project was released on Feb 2, 2015.

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