First Impressions #87: Christopher Driscoll on White Lies, Race, and American Religion
The distinctions that we pose between ourselves and others, such as white and black, end up having a wide array of consequences. Kristian
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Interviews
Directions in the Study of Religion: Sarah Dees on The Materialization of Native American Religions
Nineteenth-century anthropological research on Native Americans communities still shapes how we understand them today. Kristian Petersen talks with Sarah Dees, Lecturer in Religious
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Impolite Conversation #13: Using the Bible in Political Debate
In this month’s episode we talk with Frances Flannery, co-editor of the forthcoming book, The Bible in Political Debate: What Does It Really
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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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Conversation with Keri Day by Nyasha Junior
Nyasha Junior talks with Keri Day about her book Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives Dr. Keri Day is Associate
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First Impressions #85: Elizabeth Pérez on Religion in the Kitchen
In Afro-Caribbean traditions, kitchen work is not merely a mundane activity. Cooking for the orishas is a means of spiritual transformation. Dave Krueger
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Directions in the Study of Religion: Deonnie Moodie on Temples, Class, and Hindu Identity
The construction of modern Hindu and Indian identities can be traced through the contestations over a contemporary temple site. Kristian Petersen talks with
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Impolite Conversation #12: Politics and Theology at the Cinema
Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post talks to us about the political and religious messages that may (or may not) be lurking in
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First Impressions #84: John Fea on the History of the American Bible Society
The American Bible Society and the struggle for a “Christian America.” Art Remillard talks with John Fea about his new book, The Bible
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First Impressions #83: Amira Jarmakani on Desert Romances and the War on Terror
Popular “desert romance” novels reveal some of the cultural logic in the construction of U.S. imperialism and the war on terror. Kristian Petersen
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