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The Religious Studies Project (RSP) features weekly conversations with leading scholars of Religious Studies and related fields. Our aim is to provide engaging, concise, and reliable accounts of the most important concepts, traditions, scholars, and methodologies in the contemporary study of religion. Episodes are produced by The Religious Studies Project Association (SCIO), a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number SC047750).



RSP material is disseminated under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and can be distributed and utilised freely, provided full citation is given.

The Religious Studies Project The Religious Studies Project

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.6 • 28 Ratings

The Religious Studies Project (RSP) features weekly conversations with leading scholars of Religious Studies and related fields. Our aim is to provide engaging, concise, and reliable accounts of the most important concepts, traditions, scholars, and methodologies in the contemporary study of religion. Episodes are produced by The Religious Studies Project Association (SCIO), a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number SC047750).



RSP material is disseminated under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License and can be distributed and utilised freely, provided full citation is given.

    Harm, AI, and Religion | Discourse! June 2023

    Harm, AI, and Religion | Discourse! June 2023

    In our final #RSPdiscourse of the season, editor Andie Alexander, Craig Martin, and Paul-François Tremlett consider the concept of "harm" & religion in recent legislation, Scotland elections, and AI & Religion.

    • 50 min
    Mediatizing “Evangelicalism”: Authenticity, Identity, and Power

    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 intertwined with US "evangelicalism" and its mediatization. Be sure to tune in!

    • 40 min
    What’s Sincerity Got to Do With American Secularism?

    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 traces the historical development of American secularism. Be sure to tune in!

    • 42 min
    What’s Happening Down Under? | Discourse! May 2023

    What’s Happening Down Under? | Discourse! May 2023

    RSP discourse heads Down Under once again as 2/3 of the usual suspects—Carole Cusack & Raymond Radford—discuss religion, politics, life and death in the Australian religious sphere. Be sure to tune in!

    • 44 min
    Charting the Playful & Proper Study of Religion

    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 study of religion. Be sure to tune in!

    • 52 min
    Supreme Court to Coulter: Negotiating Religion in the Public Sphere | Discourse! April 2023

    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 Church’s decision to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery, and a recent controversial tweet by the conservative media pundit, Ann Coulter. In threading these discussions together, they consider religion as negotiated in the public sphere and the limits of accommodations across religious boundaries.

    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

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Essential listening if you’re interested in the interface of faith and public discourse

I haven’t invested enough time in this series till today.

But, in the face of #BlackLivesMatter and our own work-based explorations in creating better post ‘colonially’ aware resources (whatever that may mean to me on the day I’m working on it!) these snippets into other scholars minds and research are a stimulating delight!

They remind me of the power and the complexity of interdisciplinary research. Of the wealth of riches that come from conversation and exploration.

My grateful thanks to the hosts and the guests. I’m now subscribed on ITunes and need to prioritise listening to the back catalogue at this essentially formative time for our subjects.

Thank you all! ❤️❤️❤️

RachelSomething ,

Pays to be keen

Samuel Ward is a friend and was my tutor for my first anthropology tutorial. He introduced me to this podcast, and I’m so glad he did. It’s a challenging listen, and not something I can put on if I’m feeling absent minded, but it is informative and accessible. I’d love some book recommendations to accompany the episodes of thats something you guys would do. Keep it up!

Quinnie32 ,

Great way to continue interest in religious studies

Having read theology and religious studies at university, these podcasts are a great way to keep in touch with current discussions. Many thanks.

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