Bonus: Demons in QAnon & Beyond (w/Professor Jonathan O’Donnell)
Conspirituality
English - September 28, 2020 13:24 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBSpirituality Religion & Spirituality Science Social Sciences Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For our inaugural bonus episode of Conspirituality Podcast, we feature a single interview: a deep dive into the demonology of QAnon and Xtian evangelicalism with Dublin-based Religious Studies scholar Jonathan O’Donnell (pronouns: they/them).
O’Donnell took Matthew through a tour of modern demons: how they show up and how believers relate to them. They also explore the amazing world of “spiritual warfare handbooks,” which have a history in US evangelicalism, are bestsellers in Q-land, and in some ways resemble new-age self-help manuals. They discuss prophecy, speaking in tongues, and the impacts of demonology on marginalized identities.
Professor O’Donnell specializes in American Religious and Cultural Studies, with a focus on the religious right and systems of dehumanization. They study Islamophobia, antisemitism, transphobia, and religious nationalism. Their current research analyses the relation between evangelical demonology, authoritarianism, and “post-truth politics” in Trump’s America.
All music by EarthRise SoundSystem (Duke Schommer + Derek Beres)