The Religious Studies Project
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Harm, AI, and Religion | Discourse! June 2023
In our final #RSPdiscourse of the season, editor Andie Alexander, Craig Martin, and Paul-Franois Tremlett consider the concept of "harm" & religion in recent legislation, Scotland elections, and AI &
Mediatizing “Evangelicalism”: Authenticity, Identity, and Power
In today's episode, Daniel Jones talks with Travis Warren Cooper about Cooper's recent book, _The Digital Evangelicals_, and they discuss how issues of authenticity, authority, and power are deeply in
What’s Sincerity Got to Do With American Secularism?
Join Matt Sheedy and Charles McCrary as they discuss a cultural history of "sincerely held religious beliefs." McCrary explores how SCOTUS has determined who and what gets to count as 'religious' and
What’s Happening Down Under? | Discourse! May 2023
RSP discourse heads Down Under once again as 2/3 of the usual suspectsCarole Cusack & Raymond Radforddiscuss religion, politics, life and death in the Australian religious sphere. Be sure to tune in
Charting the Playful & Proper Study of Religion
Andie Alexander is joined by Sam Gill to talk about his recent book _The Proper Study of Religion_, and they discuss questions of comparison, difference, storytracking, and playfulness in the academic
Supreme Court to Coulter: Negotiating Religion in the Public Sphere | Discourse! April 2023
Join Matt Sheedy, Tyler Tully, and host Candace Mixon as they discuss the ramifications of the in-progress Supreme Court case Groff vs. Dejoy, the Catholic Churchs decision to rescind the Doctrine of
Keep Hope Alive: Preparing for White Christian Nationalism
Tune in this week with Raymond Radford and Bradley Onishi as they discuss white Christian nationalism, evangelicalism, the Jan. 6 insurrection, and much more!
Religion under Attack? | Discourse! March 2023
Join host Suzanne Newcombe, Carmen Becker, and Michael Munnik for this month's episode of Discourse! They discuss discrimination in a few European cases, including the SNP, protests at an abortion cli
The Church of Saint Thomas Paine: Religion without God
Tune in for today's #RSPmonday featuring Leigh Eric Schmidt and Dan Gorman discussing religion without God and the use of Thomas Paine as a symbol of atheism.
Spitting on the Sacred: Politics and Redefining Profanation
In this episode, Jacob Noblett talks to Dr. Finbarr Curtis about his recent book, Going Low: How Profane Politics Challenges American Democracy, to help breakdown the rejuvenation of populist politica