American Academy of Religion
120 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe audio feed of American Academy of Religion (AAR), the world's largest scholarly and professional association of academics, teachers, and research scholars dedicated to furthering knowledge of religions and religious institutions in all their forms and manifestations. Featuring interviews with award-winning scholars and sessions recorded during the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
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“Normativity” and the Academic Study of Religion: Theology v. Religious Studies
January 07, 2016 16:48 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis conversation focuses on one of the most enduring and difficult issues facing the Academy: what is the relationship between theology and religious studies? 2015 AAR president Tom Tweed presides over the exchange between Ann Taves, a distinguished scholar of religious studies (University of California, Santa Barbara) and Graham Ward, a distinguished scholar of theology (University of Oxford), by asking each to identify the epistemic, moral, and aesthetic values that inform their work.
Racial Injustice and Religious Response from Selma to Ferguson (2015 AAR Plenary Panel)
December 18, 2015 16:15 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBRecorded at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the AAR in Atlanta, GA. The 2015 annual meeting focused on “Valuing the Study of Religion,” which includes pondering how religion has been valued—and devalued—in public spaces. Addressing a variety of social spaces from the legislature to the streets, this panel analyzes religious responses to racial injustice. In 2015, the fiftieth anniversary of the historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, attending to injustice seems more morally urgen...
Leela Prasad, Moved by Gandhi -- A Documentary Film
December 07, 2015 18:05 - 20 minutes - 36.7 MBLeela Prasad, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, was awarded an American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Individual Research Grant. She talks to Religious Studies News about her project Moved by Gandhi -- A Documentary Film. Music is Dexter Britain, “Fresh Monday” (www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Mark Rowe, Female Priests in Japanese Temple Buddhism
November 05, 2015 22:42 - 21 minutes - 39.1 MBMark Rowe, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University, was awarded an American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Individual Research Grant. He talks to Religious Studies News about his project Female Priests in Japanese Temple Buddhism. Music is Dexter Britain, “Fresh Monday” (www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Brian Pennington, Natural Disaster and Divine Agency: Hindu Theodicies of Climate Change
September 29, 2015 21:30 - 21 minutes - 38.8 MBBrian Pennington, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society and Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, was awarded an American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Individual Research Grant. He talks to Religious Studies News about his project Natural Disaster and Divine Agency: Hindu Theodicies of Climate Change. Music is Dexter Britain, “Fresh Monday” (www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
SherAli Tareen, Islam, Tradition, and Democracy: The Case of the Deoband Madrasa
August 20, 2015 14:21 - 29 minutes - 53.1 MBSherAli Tareen, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall College, was awarded an American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Individual Research Grant. He talks to Religious Studies News about his project Islam, Tradition, and Democracy: The Case of the Deoband Madrasa. Music is Dexter Britain, “Fresh Monday” (www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Judith Butler's Parting Ways (Columbia University Press, 2012)
July 01, 2015 15:32 - 2 hours - 135 MBA panel discussion with Judith Butler about her book "Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism" (Columbia University Press, 2012). November 25, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Claire Katz, Texas A&M University Samuel Brody, University of Cincinnati Yaniv Feller, University of Toronto Mark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary Saba Mahmood, University of California, Berkeley Martin Kavka, Lehigh University Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley (Responding) ...
Plenary Panel: Public Understanding of Religion and Issues of Religious Pluralism: Plenary Panel
July 01, 2015 15:08 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBNovember 25, 2013 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Shaun Allen Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario Josef Sorett, Columbia University Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding) (Audio File: 57 minutes)
What Americans Want from Immigration Reform: Insights from the PRRI/Brookings Religion Survey
July 01, 2015 14:44 - 2 hours - 134 MBNovember 25, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Robert P. Jones, Public Religion Research Institute E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution and Washington Post Kristin Heyer, Santa Clara University Manuel A. Vasquez, University of Florida William Galston, The Brookings Institution Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 26 minutes)
Special Topics Forum: Remembering Robert N. Bellah (1927-2013)
June 30, 2015 21:30 - 1 hour - 85 MBNovember 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Harvey Cox, Harvard University David Little, Harvard University Ann Swidler, University of California, Berkeley Steven M. Tipton, Emory University Richard Madsen, University of California, San Diego Harlan Stelmach, Dominican University of California Philip Gorski, Yale University Anna Sun, Kenyon College Mark Juergensmeyer, U. of California, Santa Barbara (Presiding) (Audio File: 1 hour, 33 minutes)
Marty Forum: Wendell Berry
June 30, 2015 20:52 - 1 hour - 84 MBNovember 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Wendell Berry, Port Royal, Kentucky Norman Wirzba, Duke University Michael Kessler, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 1 hour, 32 minutes)
Presidential Address: John Esposito
June 30, 2015 20:12 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBNovember 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: John L. Esposito, Georgetown University Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding) (Audio File: 54 minutes)
Plenary: A Lifetime of Learning: An Interview with Diana Eck
June 30, 2015 19:15 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBNovember 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Diana L. Eck, Harvard University Charles A. Kimball, University of Oklahoma John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 56 minutes)
Plenary Panel: Pope Francis and the State of Global Catholicism
June 30, 2015 18:26 - 2 hours - 128 MBNovember 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Erie, PA Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario Ivan Petrella, Universidad Di Tella; Universidad San Andres Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 20 minutes)
Querying Natural Religion: Immanence, Gaia, and the Parliament of Lively Things
June 30, 2015 17:39 - 2 hours - 119 MBNovember 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Adrian Ivakhiv, University of Vermont Bron Taylor, University of Florida Daniel Deudney, Johns Hopkins University Tim Morton, Rice University William E. Connolly, John Hopkins University Sarah M. Pike, California State University, Chico (Presiding) (Audio File: 2 hours, 11 minutes)
Plenary: Karen Armstrong: The Science of Compassion
June 30, 2015 17:12 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBNovember 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Karen Armstrong, Charter for Compassion John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 58 minutes)
Andrew Quintman, The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Saint Milarepa
May 06, 2015 18:40 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBAndrew Quintman talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Great Saint Milarepa (Columbia University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Kyle Harper, From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity
April 05, 2015 19:06 - 26 minutes - 24 MBKyle Harper talks to Religious Studies News about his book From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity (Harvard University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Historical Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Anna Sun, Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities
February 06, 2015 20:24 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAnna Sun talks to Religious Studies News about her book Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities (Princeton University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions award. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)
Willis Jenkins, The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity
February 03, 2015 17:23 - 24 minutes - 22 MBWillis Jenkins talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity (Georgetown University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Constructive-Reflective Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)