Podcasts about contemporary religion

Stefanie is Professor of Constructive Theology in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. Her teaching and research focus on religion, media and gender, the role of body in religious traditions, issues of gender and sexuality in theology, and the theological engagement with visual arts, film and other visual media. Stefanie has served on ecumenical juries at film festivals in Fribourg, Locarno and Venice. She is the co-chief editor of the Journal for Religion, Film and Media and coordinator of the editorial board of the book series Research in Contemporary Religion.​ In this episode, Stefanie and I delve into religion, spirituality, and their interaction with media representation. We explored the importance of challenging prevailing narratives, talked about how contemporary artists and filmmakers influence the mediascape, and considered strategies for promoting accurate depictions of spiritual life in media.

In this interview, Prof Bettina Schmidt talks about: - How to understand Spirit Possession using a context-sensitive approach (deictic) - The difference between how scholars and practitioners define religious experiences - How to define Shamanism and the evolution of its semantics - Her Fieldwork in Brazil with ecstatic religions. CONNECT & SUPPORT

Massimo Introvigne discusses the Korean cultural context of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, as well as various developments within the church, its mention in the news in connection with the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan, as well as questions related to deprogramming and brainwashing. Introvigne is an Italian sociologist, the managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), in Torino, Italy, and the author of some 70 books in the fields of new religious movements and pluralism. “The Unification Church: Studies in Contemporary Religion” by Massimo Introvigne https://www.amazon.com/Unification-Church-Contemporary-Religion-Religions/dp/1560851457/ “'Brainwashing:'” Career of a Myth in the United States and Europe” by Massimo Introvigne https://www.cesnur.org/conferences/BrainWash.htm “The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing?” by Eileen Barker https://www.amazon.com/Making-Moonie-Choice-Brainwashing/dp/0631132465 CESNUR: https://www.cesnur.org/ Bitter Winter: https://bitterwinter.org/ Learn more about our work at https://www.multifaithmatters.org. Support this work: One-time donation: https://multifaithmatters.org/donate Become my patron: https://patron.podbean.com/johnwmorehead #MassimoIntrovigne #UnificationChurch #FamilyFederationWorldPeaceUnification #brainwashing #deprogramming

What happens when we define ourselves in terms of group memberships? How does culture and society affect our capacity for self-control and self-regulation? Why does the toxic binary of “us” versus “them” seem to be so powerful these days? How can we instead use our shared identities to improve our wellbeing and work toward harmony and flourishing?  My guest for this episode of Flourishing After Addiction is Dr. Jay Van Bavel, a social psychology researcher who studies questions like these in his Social Identity and Morality Lab at NYU. “From neurons to social networks,” he investigates how culture and group identities influence our feelings, self-control, and even our sense of morality. We talk about the relevance of his work for addiction and recovery: how to harness his findings to work toward personal change, why to be skeptical of the usual narrative about self-control, and the urgent need to wake up to the “gravitational pull” of social groups.    Jay Van Bavel, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University, an affiliate at the Stern School of Business in Management and Organizations, and Director of the Social Identity & Morality Lab. He is the co-author of “The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony." Find him on Twitter, and see more at his personal page, his lab website, and his book website. In this episode: - See this page on Jay's lab website for his publications -note in particular Jay's research on maple syrup, and what that means for the relationship between food and identity - Against Willpower, my article about why we should be skeptical about the usual model of self-control - Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being. George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton - Conspirituality: “a neologism portmanteau describing the overlap of conspiracy theories with spirituality”. - Ward, Charlotte and Voas, David (2011) ‘The Emergence of Conspirituality', Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26(1): 103-121.  - See also the Conspirituality podcast by Julian Walker, Matthew Remski, and Derek Beres: “A weekly study of converging right-wing conspiracy theories and faux-progressive wellness utopianism.” - Jay on polarization in the Guardian: The big idea: are we really so polarised? - My interview with addiction recovery advocate Ryan Hampton on ideology and recovery Sign up for my newsletter for regular updates on new interviews, material, and other writings.

The term, conspirituality, entered my radar from a Los Angeles Times article about California's yoga and wellness community having a QAnon problem which tripped my insatiable curiosity wire. Why would a community that represents connection, love, and acceptance adopt an ideology opposite to that? What's the human behavior aspect behind that? I want to talk about conspirituality as a foundational whole, not about specific ideologies that grow from it per se, and am sharing what I found. Most of this episode will dive into the human behavior aspect and at the end, I'll share some action ideas. As a disclaimer: This article isn't here to place shame or cause division.RESOURCES AND LINKS:Order our productivity eBookArticle in the Journal of Contemporary Religion by Charlotte Ward and David Voas2015 article written by Egil Apsrem and Asbjorn DyrendalThree rules of conspiracism by Cult dynamics researcher and co-host of the Conspirituality podcast, Matthew RemskiJulie Evans suggests four questions to ask yourself when faced with new informationDM me with thoughts or questions on InstagramJoin our club on Clubhouse!Join our private Facebook group hereWant a life-changing morning routine? Download it free here _________FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: Click Here_________THIS WEEK'S INTENTIONI stay positively planted in the present and embrace both the socratic and ecstatic part of my being.THIS WEEK'S WRITING PROMPTWhat ideologies or practices have I felt uncomfortable with? After hearing more about conspirituality is it that I'm afraid? Or they truly don't feel right?_________LET'S STAY CONNECTEDSubscribe: Apple, Spotify, StitcherFollow us on Instagram: click hereGet free weekly emails on spirituality: click hereVisit our website: click hereNEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY*This is an affiliate link that helps support the podcast at no extra cost to you!

The term, conspirituality, entered my radar from a Los Angeles Times article about California's yoga and wellness community having a QAnon problem which tripped my insatiable curiosity wire. Why would a community that represents connection, love, and acceptance adopt an ideology opposite to that? What's the human behavior aspect behind that? I want to talk about conspirituality as a foundational whole, not about specific ideologies that grow from it per se, and am sharing what I found. Most of this episode will dive into the human behavior aspect and at the end, I'll share some action ideas. As a disclaimer: This article isn't here to place shame or cause division.RESOURCES AND LINKS:Order our productivity eBookArticle in the Journal of Contemporary Religion by Charlotte Ward and David Voas2015 article written by Egil Apsrem and Asbjorn DyrendalThree rules of conspiracism by Cult dynamics researcher and co-host of the Conspirituality podcast, Matthew RemskiJulie Evans suggests four questions to ask yourself when faced with new informationDM me with thoughts or questions on InstagramJoin our club on Clubhouse!Join our private Facebook group hereWant a life-changing morning routine? Download it free here _________FOR FULL SHOW NOTES: Click Here_________THIS WEEK'S INTENTIONI stay positively planted in the present and embrace both the socratic and ecstatic part of my being.THIS WEEK'S WRITING PROMPTWhat ideologies or practices have I felt uncomfortable with? After hearing more about conspirituality is it that I'm afraid? Or they truly don't feel right?_________LET'S STAY CONNECTEDSubscribe: Apple, Spotify, StitcherFollow us on Instagram: click hereGet free weekly emails on spirituality: click hereVisit our website: click hereNEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY*This is an affiliate link that helps support the podcast at no extra cost to you!

Science and spirituality — are they opposing concepts? This episode dives into the use of the term woo-woo, conspirituality and the rise of the Qanon goddess, the energetics of intention and the science of intuition, and what happens when science can't prove your spiritual beliefs.Referenced in this episode:"The complexities of the menstrual cycle are considered major barriers to the inclusion of women in clinical trials." British Journal of Sports Medicine."The Emergence of Conspirituality." Journal of Contemporary Religion."TheThe Only Way Out Is Through: The Peril of Spiritual Bypass." Counseling and Values."The Science of Spiritual Narcissism." Scientific American. Sci-HubUnderstanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong (FREE on Coursera)"The Energetic Heart: Biolectromagnetic Interactions Within and Between People." The Neuropsychotherapist."Modulation of DNA Conformation by Heart-Focused Intention." HeartMath Research Center.Village SilversmithKeep in touch!WebsiteInstagramSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kristenc)

Dr. Bishop Minnie L. MitchellWoman BishopA native of Tampa, FL, Pastor Minnie L. Mitchell was born March 7, 1951 to Willie and Leola Edwards. She attended Middleton High School in Tampa, but moved to South Carolina and there, graduated from Robert Smalls High School in Beaufort. After graduating high school, she married Clarence Mitchell Jr., her husband of 35 years. She remained a faithful and dutiful wife until "Deacon Mitchell" passed away in 2003. Four children were born of their union: Dale, Terrence, Charlotte, and Mara. All of her children continue to support her and love her. In 1994, Bishop Mitchell received both a bachelor's and master's degree of Theology from the Kentucky College of Contemporary Religion in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2006 she changed the name of the church to New Life Thru Christ Ministries. Also, in that year Bishop Mitchell and the New Life family became a part of a brotherhood, formally known as Saints of God in Christ under the leadership of the late Bishop David W. Grayson, Sr. Under his leadership she was ordained a Bishop on January 30, 2011. In 2016 she received her Doctorate degree in Theology from the Practical Christianity Institute of Evangelism. Bishop Mitchell believes and teaches from her favorites passage of scripture, I Corinthians 13th chapter, and her favorite exhortation: " To Love ANOTHER is to Love GOD". Bishop Mitchell is a member of Nashville's Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship for 20 serving as a board member for 16 of those years. Bishop Mitchell is also very active in the community helping and assisting where needed.  Bishop Mitchell retired from pastoring in 2017, after 20 years of service. She continues to travel the United States teaching and preaching the love of Christ. More than that, she is mindful to live in such a way that her life is an example of what the love of Christ is all about. When not involved in her ministerial and community activities, Bishop Mitchell enjoys traveling, spending time with her sisters and brother, her grandchildren, and a host of extended family members across the country. Another one of her favorite saying is, “I love you and there is nothing you can do about it, because Love never fails!”To pre-purchase a copy of the BH365 curriculum visit at:https://www.blackhistory365education.com/joannescaife.Follow Us weekly, every Friday at www.BHM365.com Email us at info@bhm365.comEpisodes Edited by: Juels N. Evans, Tech Engineer EditorPodcast music: Soundstrips.com, Title-Bitz*This is apart of BH365 Education posted for the public.

In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway. I absolutely loved his recent trilogy of books and was thrilled to have him return to the podcast! In the conversation we talk about... the pragmatic dimension of theology the symbol-deficit disorder of contemporary theology the connection between religious studies, philosophy of religion, and confessional theology "God doesn't need to exist to have an impact on people's lives" religion as a lived mode of being in the world how to understand the ambiguities of religion how religious symbols and metaphors function the narrative nature of the self getting over the super ego God reframing nature symbolically in order to survive on this planet the semiotics of nature Check out Henriksen's first visit to the podcast where we discuss Christology & Postmodern Philosophy. Dr. Henriksen's Recent Books Christianity as Distinct Practices: A Complicated Relationship Religion as Orientation and Transformation: A Maximalist Theory Relating God and the Self: Dynamic Interplay Religious Pluralism and Pragmatist Theology Representation and Ultimacy: Christian Religion as Unfinished Business Resurrection: Texts and Interpretation, Experience and Theology Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway. I absolutely loved his recent trilogy of books and was thrilled to have him return to the… Read more about Jan-Olav Henriksen: Symbol-Deficit Disorder and other Theological Predicaments

Sam and McArthur review an ethnographic article examining the 'bush doof' culture, in the context of the current War on Festivals raging in Australia. Main article: Tramacchi, D. (2010). Field Tripping: Psychedelic communitas and Ritual in the Australian Bush. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 15(2), 201-213. doi:10.1080/13537900050005976 Other papers: Smith, D. (2017). What is the body without organs? Machine and organism in Deleuze and Guattari. Continental Philosophy Review, 51(1), 95-110. doi: 10.1007/s11007-016-9406-0 Luckman, S. (2010). Going Bush and Finding One's 'Tribe': Raving, escape and the bush doof. Continuum, 17(3), 315-330. doi: 10.1080/10304310302729 *** Et Al is a qualitative research podcast by two PhD students. Sam is studying public health, and McArthur is studying cognitive science. Email: etal.phdpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @etalpodcast / @s_brookfield / @mc4rthur Instagram: @s_brookfield Music by InSpectr Photo by David Calderon on Unsplash

In this discussion, Professor Schmidt discusses her keynote lecture at the Open University's "Contemporary Religion in Historical Perspectives: Publics and Performances". We turn back to discuss some of the "founding fathers" of the discipline of Religious Studies: Rudolf Otto, R.R. Marrett, and Andrew Lang. http://media.blubrry.com/the_religious_studies_project/p/www.religiousstudiesproject.dream.press/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bettina-Interview.mp3

Ryan Cragun is a sociologist of religion. Originally from Utah, he now lives in Florida and works at the University of Tampa. His research and writing focuses on religion, with an emphasis on Mormonism and the nonreligious. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals, including: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Nova Religio, Journal of Religion and Health, and Journal of Contemporary Religion. When he's not working, he's spending time with his wife and son, watching science fiction or tinkering with open source software and computer hardware.

In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington speak with Associate Professor of Sociology Ryan T. Cragun about the sociology of religion. Are religious people more generous than the non-religious? Smarter? Better looking? (Actually, we don't ask that last one) Ryan T. Cragun is a husband, father, and sociologist of religion (in order of importance). Originally from Utah, he now lives in Florida and works at the University of Tampa. His research and writing focuses on religion, with an emphasis on Mormonism and the nonreligious. His research has been published in a variety of academic journals, including: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Nova Religio, Journal of Religion and Health, and Journal of Contemporary Religion. When he's not working, he's spending time with his wife and son, watching science fiction, hiking, playing soccer, or tinkering with FOSS, Gnu/Linux, or computer hardware. Cragun is the author of two books: What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should) (2013), and How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps: A Toolkit for Secular Activists (2015).

Kathmandu was a city of temples. Now it is a city of tents." That was the comment of one observer after the two recent earthquakes which struck Nepal. Thousands have died; many more made homeless in one of the world's poorest countries. Nepal is overwhelmingly Hindu; central to the Hindu belief is karma, the conviction that every action produces an equal reaction; that suffering in this life is a consequence of your actions in a previous life. How do such beliefs sit alongside an understanding of plate tectonics? After the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 which killed an estimated 60,000 people, many theologians abandoned the attempt to explain such disasters in terms of God. What might be the effect of this disaster on the religious beliefs of people in Nepal? Joining Ernie to discuss how religious responses to earthquakes and other Natural Disasters are Edward Simpson, Professor of Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, author of "the Political biography on an earthquake" about the aftermath of earthquakes in Western India: Atreyee Sen, Lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at the University of Manchester; and The Rev David Chester, Professor of Environmental Sciences at Liverpool Hope University.

Kathmandu was a city of temples. Now it is a city of tents." That was the comment of one observer after the two recent earthquakes which struck Nepal. Thousands have died; many more made homeless in one of the world's poorest countries. Nepal is overwhelmingly Hindu; central to the Hindu belief is karma, the conviction that every action produces an equal reaction; that suffering in this life is a consequence of your actions in a previous life. How do such beliefs sit alongside an understanding of plate tectonics? After the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755 which killed an estimated 60,000 people, many theologians abandoned the attempt to explain such disasters in terms of God. What might be the effect of this disaster on the religious beliefs of people in Nepal? Joining Ernie to discuss how religious responses to earthquakes and other Natural Disasters are Edward Simpson, Professor of Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, author of "the Political biography on an earthquake" about the aftermath of earthquakes in Western India: Atreyee Sen, Lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at the University of Manchester; and The Rev David Chester, Professor of Environmental Sciences at Liverpool Hope University.

David Robertson speaks to two remarkable scholars, Carole Cusack and Steven Sutcliffe, on the significance of G. I. Gurdjieff to the study of religion. How do we approach figures like Gurdjieff whose legacies (and archives) are tightly controlled by their followers, and who often aren't seen as worthy of study by the academy and publishers?

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India is about to go to the polls. 788 million people are eligible to vote in the world's largest democracy. The role of regional, local and caste-based parties is important in Indian politics where Governments tend to rule by coalition, but this election is being represented as an epic struggle between the Indian National Congress party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by the controversial figure of Narendra Modi, a Hindu Nationalist. Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the role of religious nationalism in Indian politics are William Gould, Professor of Indian History at the University of Leeds, Atreyee Sen, lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at the University of Manchester, and Zoya Hasan formerly Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and currently National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Producer: Amanda Hancox, Rosie Dawson.

India is about to go to the polls. 788 million people are eligible to vote in the world's largest democracy. The role of regional, local and caste-based parties is important in Indian politics where Governments tend to rule by coalition, but this election is being represented as an epic struggle between the Indian National Congress party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by the controversial figure of Narendra Modi, a Hindu Nationalist. Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the role of religious nationalism in Indian politics are William Gould, Professor of Indian History at the University of Leeds, Atreyee Sen, lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at the University of Manchester, and Zoya Hasan formerly Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and currently National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Producer: Amanda Hancox, Rosie Dawson.

The 1960s and 70s saw a proliferation of New Religious Movements in this country. Perhaps the best known is the Unification Church founded by the Rev Sun Myung Moon which attracted world wide attention because of mass weddings where couples who had often never met were paired together. The Rev Moon died last September and the movement is struggling to come to terms with his departure. So what will happen now? How do New Religious Movements survive when their founder dies? Joining Ernie to discuss the Unification Church are Professor Eileen Barker, Director of Inform, an Information Network focusing on New Religious Movements, George Chryssides, Honorary Research Fellow in Contemporary Religion at the University of Birmingham and Jack Corley, Director of the UK branch of the Unification Church.

The 1960s and 70s saw a proliferation of New Religious Movements in this country. Perhaps the best known is the Unification Church founded by the Rev Sun Myung Moon which attracted world wide attention because of mass weddings where couples who had often never met were paired together. The Rev Moon died last September and the movement is struggling to come to terms with his departure. So what will happen now? How do New Religious Movements survive when their founder dies? Joining Ernie to discuss the Unification Church are Professor Eileen Barker, Director of Inform, an Information Network focusing on New Religious Movements, George Chryssides, Honorary Research Fellow in Contemporary Religion at the University of Birmingham and Jack Corley, Director of the UK branch of the Unification Church.

The story of Ram and Sita - told in the Hindu epic, the Ramayan - is known to every Hindu and - more indirectly - to the millions who have seen the film Slumdog Millionaire. The hero of the film, like Ram, takes control and conquers in adversity. The heroine - the love interest - is a passive figure , in need of rescue. There are around a million Hindus living in Britain and they take many of their values from the story of Ram. But are some of those values demeaning to women? There are many gods and goddesses in Hinduism but do they provide good role models for modern women? What does Hinduism teach about how women are supposed to live their lives? Joining Ernie Rea to discuss a woman's place in Hindu society are Atreyee Sen, Lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at Manchester University; Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies; and Padma Anagol, Senior Lecturer in History at Cardiff University.

The story of Ram and Sita - told in the Hindu epic, the Ramayan - is known to every Hindu and - more indirectly - to the millions who have seen the film Slumdog Millionaire. The hero of the film, like Ram, takes control and conquers in adversity. The heroine - the love interest - is a passive figure , in need of rescue. There are around a million Hindus living in Britain and they take many of their values from the story of Ram. But are some of those values demeaning to women? There are many gods and goddesses in Hinduism but do they provide good role models for modern women? What does Hinduism teach about how women are supposed to live their lives? Joining Ernie Rea to discuss a woman's place in Hindu society are Atreyee Sen, Lecturer in Contemporary Religion and Conflict at Manchester University; Shaunaka Rishi Das, Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies; and Padma Anagol, Senior Lecturer in History at Cardiff University.