Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Bible about their new books.

Buddhist Studies

Buddhist Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Buddhism about their new books.

Richard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)

May 5, 2024

Seeking Sakyamuni

Richard M. Jaffe
Hosted by Samee Siddiqui
Reiki and the Subtle Body, with Justin B. Stein

May 4, 2024

Reiki and the Subtle Body

Justin B. Stein
Hosted by Pierce Salguero
Catholic Studies

Catholic Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Catholicism about their new books.

Jaime M. Pensado, "Love and Despair: How Catholic Activism Shaped Politics and the Counterculture in Modern Mexico" (U California Press, 2023)

May 12, 2024

Love and Despair

Jaime M. Pensado
Hosted by Piotr Kosicki
Christian Studies

Christian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Christianity about their new books.

Siân E. Grønlie, "The Old Testament in Medieval Icelandic Texts: Translation, Exegesis and Storytelling" (Boydell & Brewer, 2024)

May 13, 2024

The Old Testament in Medieval Icelandic Texts

Siân E. Grønlie
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby, "Learning for the Love of God: A Student's Guide to Academic Faithfulness" (Brazos Press, 2014)

May 11, 2024

Learning for the Love of God

Donald Opitz and Derek Melleby
Hosted by Justin McGeary
Indian Religions

Indian Religions

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Indian religions about their new books.

Karen Pechilis et al. ed., "Devotional Visualities: Seeing Bhakti in Indic Material Cultures" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

May 9, 2024

Devotional Visualities

Karen Pechilis, Amy-Ruth Holt et al. ed.
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Richard M. Jaffe, "Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism" (U Chicago Press, 2019)

May 5, 2024

Seeking Sakyamuni

Richard M. Jaffe
Hosted by Samee Siddiqui
Islamic Studies

Islamic Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Islam about their new books.

Salar Mameni, "Terracene: A Crude Aesthetics" (Duke UP, 2023)

May 5, 2024

Terracene

Salar Mameni
Hosted by Najwa Mayer
Zahra Ayubi, "Gendered Morality: Classical Islamic Ethics of the Self, Family, and Society" (Columbia UP, 2019)

May 4, 2024

Gendered Morality

Zahra Ayubi
Hosted by Shobhana Xavier
Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Judaism about their new books.

Y. Tzvi Langermann, "Before Maimonides: A New Philosophical Dialogue in Hebrew" (Brill, 2023)

May 11, 2024

Before Maimonides

Y. Tzvi Langermann
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
David Tal, "The Making of an Alliance: The Origins and Development of the US-Israel Relationship" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

May 8, 2024

The Making of an Alliance

David Tal
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel
Religion

Religion

episodes

Interviews with scholars of religion about their new books.

Karen Pechilis et al. ed., "Devotional Visualities: Seeing Bhakti in Indic Material Cultures" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

May 9, 2024

Devotional Visualities

Karen Pechilis, Amy-Ruth Holt et al. ed.
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Secularism

Secularism

episodes

Interviews with scholars of secularism about their new books.

Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism" (Northwestern UP, 2019)

April 29, 2024

Black Freethinkers

Christopher Cameron
Stephen Bales and Wendi Arant Kaspar, "Serapis: The Sacred Library and Its Declericalization" (Library Juice Press, 2023)

October 12, 2023

Serapis

Stephen Bales and Wendi Arant Kaspar
Hosted by Jen Hoyer
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Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness

Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness

episodes

Interviews with scholars of spiritual practice and mindfulness about their new books.

Reiki and the Subtle Body, with Justin B. Stein

May 4, 2024

Reiki and the Subtle Body

Justin B. Stein
Hosted by Pierce Salguero
Holly Woods, "The Golden Thread: Where to Find Purpose in the Stages of Your Life" (New Degree Press, 2020)

March 29, 2024

The Golden Thread

Holly Woods
Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
World Christianity

World Christianity

episodes

Interviews with scholars of World Christianity about their new books.

Emily Conroy-Krutz, "Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations" (Cornell UP, 2024)

March 24, 2024

Missionary Diplomacy

Emily Conroy-Krutz
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Cristina Rocha, "Cool Christianity: Hillsong and the Fashioning of Cosmopolitan Identities" (Oxford UP, 2024)

March 24, 2024

Cool Christianity

Cristina Rocha
Hosted by Jeff Adler