Religion in Praxis is a monthly podcast hosted by Dr. Tornike Metreveli, Docent in Sociology of Religions and Associate Senior Lecturer in European Studies at Lund University. The purpose of the podcast is to enhance knowledge and understanding about the fundamental historical, political and social processes affecting the relationship between religion, nationalism and theology.
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The Polis Project, Inc is a hybrid research and journalism organization producing knowledge about some of the most important issues affecting us, by amplifying diverse perspectives from those indigenous to the conflicts and crisis affecting our world today.
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Jeremy Hildreth is a writer, contrarian, and veteran aide-de-camp to the top brass of companies, cities, countries & continents re: brand strategy and tactics. /// His ambition with the "I'm talking to who?!" conversation series is to start with a fascinating guest who's lived a remarkable life so far, then goad him or her into a ranging and elucidating conversation which is far more revelatory and instructive than it is self-promotional.
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AACE Clinical Conversation Series - Podcast
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Watch as Dr. Carlos Hamilton asks the tough questions in these 15 minute topical discussions. Each Conversation is a fast-paced discussion between leading experts and is focused on topics that are important to you. You'll hear leading experts explore new research and provide insights into how emerging data affects your clinical practice
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Providing in-depth conversations with TJ alumni throughout the school's 75-year history. Since 1946, TJ has committed to providing students with the strongest possible academic background. With a mission to create a desire to lift up the world with beauty and intellect, TJ's alumni go into the world curious to learn and eager to contribute to their communities. New interviews come out every two weeks.
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How do religious and secular ideologies shape our understanding of gender equality in diverse socio-historical contexts? What role do religious institutions play in negotiating competing gender ideologies, and how does this influence public discourse in regions with post-socialist legacies? These pressing questions are at the heart of this episode …
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Conversation with Journalist Bert Sundström on Religion and War in Ukraine
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Our special guest, renowned Swedish journalist Bert Sundström, together with our host Tornike Metreveli and scholar of religion Magdalena Dziaczkowska discuss whether religion in the war acts as a mobilizer or is largely symbolic, considering the influence of both the Russian Orthodox Church (led by Patriarch Kirill) and the Ukrainian Orthodox Chu…
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In this episode, I am joined by Aaron James Goldman (PhD from Harvard University, currently a senior researcher at Lund University), who guides us through the connections between politics, performance, and religion. We really get into his work on kayfabe, which is the theatrical framework behind professional wrestling, and how it has some interesti…
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This podcast episode, dedicated to the recent edited volume "Christian Temporalities Living Between the Already Fulfilled and the Not Yet Completed" (Palgrave 2024) examines the significant impact of Christianity on our conceptualization of time. With three authors from Australia and Canada in our virtual studio, we discuss the relationship between…
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In this thought-provoking episode, we examine the intersection of global politics and political theology, focusing on the concept of "Security after Christendom." My guest, Professor John Heathershaw elucidates the meaning of "Christendom" and the significance of "security" in its aftermath. The discussion then proceeds to examine the contrast betw…
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How do our brains naturally predispose us towards religious beliefs? In this episode of Religion in Praxis, we dive deep into the cognitive science of religion with Professor Geertz, a leading figure in the field. We start by exploring what the cognitive science of religion entails and its importance for understanding human belief systems. From the…
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In Search of Jesus: The Historical vs. Theological Christ - Interview with Professor Samuel Byrskog
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Scholars struggle to piece together the historical puzzle of Jesus' life and are faced with the task of interpreting his teachings within the cultural and political milieu of his time. In the quest to understand Jesus Christ, two distinct perspectives emerge: the "historical Jesus" and the "theological Jesus. This fascinating dichotomy presents a u…
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Nationalisation of the Sacred: Book Discussion with Professors Cyril Hovorun, Katharina Kunter and Dr. Emil Hilton Saggau
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Do the long-running conflicts over territory, saints, and sacred sites that have engulfed the Eastern Orthodox churches in post-communist Eastern Europe reflect deep-seated political and national rivalries? In this episode we discuss the book by Emil Hilton Saggau, "Nationalisation of the Sacred Orthodox Historiography, Memory, and Politics in Mont…
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Swedish Crossroads: Church, Death, and the Quest for Meaning - Interview with Dr. Jakob Wirén
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In this episode, the Conversation Series presents ‘Swedish Crossroads: Church, Death, and the Quest for Meaning’; a comprehensive examination of the interrelationship between death, societal norms, and spiritual beliefs within the distinct socio-cultural context of Sweden. The discussion critically analyzes the influence of Swedish secular values, …
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In this final episode from Religion in Praxis of this year, Professor Mikhail Suslov takes us deep into an ideological moment and situation named Putinism. In a world where the interplay of ideology, religion, and national identity shapes the contours of global politics, understanding the dynamics of Putinism and the role of the Russian Orthodox Ch…
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What happens when an ancient faith meets COVID-19 pandemic? Discussion with Professors Tymofii Brik, Vasilios N. Makrides and Stefan Radojkovic
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Can centuries-old religious practices adapt to unprecedented global challenges? I discuss the book with co-authors of chapters: Professor Tymofii Brik and Vasilios N. Makrides as well as PhD candidate Stefan Radojkovic. “Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic” chronicles the resilience and adaptation of Orthodox communities to the pandemic…
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Timeless Traditions, Changing Times: A Sociological Voyage through Orthodox Christianity with Tornike Metreveli
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In my latest research, I delve into the complex world of Orthodox Christianity and its impact on society in times of crisis. I explore how faith acts as a dual force - providing comfort and influencing political events. I focus on three distinct areas in which Orthodoxy plays a central role. First, I look at how church and state interact in Ukraine…
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In the twenty-fourth episode of the Conversations Series, our host Tornike Metreveli is joined by Professor Oliver Scharbrodt to unpack the ethical, legal, and societal ramifications of Quran burnings in Sweden. As a nation celebrated for its commitment to free speech and multiculturalism, Sweden finds itself at the intersection of a daunting dilem…
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In this episode of the Conversations Series, a final discussion takes place with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld. With a host Tornike Metreveli, Liah Greenfeld discusses key arguments from Greenfeld's book, "The Spirit of Capitalism." Greenfeld delves into a central question once explored by Max Weber: What truly dri…
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This is the twenty-third episode of the Conversations Series, and in this second episode in the ongoing triology of conversations with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld, Greenfeld unravels the dark side of the American dream. We dare to question if the very essence of the ambition-driven culture, built on limitless sel…
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National Identity, Modernity, and Power - Conversation with Professor Liah Greenfeld, Part 1
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In this edition, we embark on a trilogy of discussions with the esteemed, award-winning sociologist, Professor Liah Greenfeld. Our dialogue applies theories of nationalism and modernity to understand the motivations behind the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We first dissect the underpinnings of Russia's national identity and consciousness, exploring …
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Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The war, initiated by Putin, has seen an unexpected resistance from Ukrainians, the West's unity, and Russia's growing isolation. Harvard historian Professor Serhii Plokhy provides a comprehensive analysis of the conflict's origins and i…
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The Godless Crusade: Religion, Populism and Right-Wing Identity Politics in the West with Dr. Tobias Cremer
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How has the relationship between religion, populism, and right-wing identity politics evolved in recent years, and what are the key factors driving this change? How secularization, globalization, individualization, and rapid ethnic change have acted as demand-side developments, leading to the formation of this identity cleavages between cosmopolita…
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Beyond the Barricades: Euromaidan and the Rise of Self-Organized Ukraine - Interview with Dr. Emily Channell-Justice
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This is the seventeenth episode of the Religion in Praxis Conversations Series, and we here ask: "Have a group of citizens can come together to create change and challenge the status quo?" The 2013-14 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine serve as a powerful example of just that. Through in-depth ethnographic research, Emily Channell-Justice explores the …
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This is the sixteenth episode of the Religion in Praxis Conversations Series, in which we ask: "Is religion central or irrelevant, positive or negative in world politics today?" So much political commentary and analysis focuses on these issues. But these are the wrong questions to be asking, argues Erin K. Wilson. Designed for practitioners, policy…
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In this episode of the Praxis in Religion Conversation Series, Tornike Metreveli discusses with Professor Tamara Grdzelidze, a former Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See, how ecclesiastical borders related to national boundaries and what connections exist between Orthodoxy and national identity. Orthodox Christianity is reviewed for its capacity …
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Christianity and Crisis: Navigating Europe's Challenges: Panel Discussion with Professors Valentina Napolitano, Elisabeth Shakman Hurd, Ulrich Schmiedel and Tornike Metreveli
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In recent years, the integrity and identity of Europe have been challenged. So-called populist and nationalist movements have reshaped several European democracies’ political landscapes, the Coronavirus Pandemic has put pressure on Europe’s health care systems and economies, and a recent invasion of Ukraine has raised major questions about the bord…
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War, Faith, and Statecraft: Rethinking Europe's Political Evolution with Professor Anna Grzymala Busse
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How did the state arise in Europe? The canonical answer is Charles Tilly’s: “war made the state and the state made war.” The starting point is the fragmentation of territorial political authority in Europe after the collapse of the Carolingian empire in 888, and the ambitions of rulers in the early modern (1500-1700) era. To expand their rule, mona…
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UK’s racialized immigration policies: Francesca Recchia in conversation with Helidah Ogude Chambert
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In this podcast, Francesca Recchia sits down with Helidah Ogude Chambert to discuss the racism and xenophobia inherent in the United Kingdom’s immigration policies, where it stems from and which communities are particularly vulnerable to it and why.The Polis Project
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Suchitra Vijayan in conversation with Elizabeth Baer about her book "The Genocidal Gaze."The first genocide of the twentieth century, though not well known, was committed by Germans between 1904–1907 in the country we know today as Namibia, where they exterminated hundreds of Herero and Nama people and subjected the surviving indigenous men, women,…
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Suchitra Vijayan speaks to Darren Byler about his book Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City. In Terror Capitalism anthropologist Darren Byler theorizes the contemporary Chinese colonization of the Uyghur Muslim minority group in the northwest autonomous region of Xinjiang. He shows that the mass detention of ove…
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Twenty years after the Gujarat pogrom, Suchitra Vijayan speaks to Zahir Janmohamed about the moment, his experience on the ground and his work since. The conversation delves into the deep seated anti-Muslim sentiment in India and looks for ways to heal. The conversation was originally held as a Twitter Space session.…
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Orthodox Rebirth and Resistance: Ukrainian Struggles and Global Implications with Professor Nicholas Denysenko
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This is the twelfth episode of the Praxis in Religion Conversation Series where Tornike hosts Prof. Nicholas Denysenko. In this conversation, titled "A Rebirth of Orthodoxy: Moral and Epistemological Preliminaries," Professor Denysenko reflects on the historical tensions simmering between Ecumenical and Moscow Patriarchates since 1920s. Denysenko e…
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In this conversation, Urvi Khaitan sits down with Mytheli Sreenivas to discuss her book, "Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern India'. The book explores colonial administrators, postcolonial development experts, nationalists, eugenicists, feminists, and family planners all aimed to reform reproduction to transform both individual bodies a…
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In this conversation, Suchitra Vijayan speaks to Arvind Narrain about his book India's Undeclared Emergency: Constitutionalism and the Politics of Resistance. They touch upon the provisions in the constitution that have been interpreted to shove India into an unofficial emergency situation, reflect on how this compares to India's emergency of the 1…
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Special Edition: Tetiana Kalenychenko and Tornike Metreveli on Religion and Conflict Transformation - Points of connection
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This conversation with Dr. Tetiana Kalenychenko will give a rare insight into the current religious situation in Ukraine and situate ongoing events in the wider historical context.
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Inside Russia: Public Opinion, Nationalism, and the Future of the Ukraine War – A Dialogue with Professor Aleksandar Matovski
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Does Russian public support Ukraine war? What do they demand from Putin?What is the role of nationalists in this war? How will the war continue and can we predict the outcomes? These, and many more questions, are found in this vibrant dialogue with Aleksandar Matovsk; a top expert on electoral autocracies and Assistant Professor in the Department o…
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In this conversation with Francesca Recchia, Pakistani activist Ahmad Waqas Goraya speaks about the repercussions facing those who dare to criticize the military establishment in Pakistan, his own personal encounter with the institution and the subsequent experience of torture and exile.The Polis Project
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Rethinking Religion in Asylum: Theological and Political Dimensions with Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
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While offering important perspectives on the myriad evidentiary assessment challenges facing adjudicators, the legal and social scientific literature bypasses the political theological questions that interest me here. What are the theological and political conditions that sustain practices of political and religious asylum seeking despite the persi…
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What are the religious dimensions of an ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine? What are the global religious and theological responses to this war? In this special episode of the Religion in Praxis Conversation series, I am hosting an eminent sociologist Professor Jose Casanova to address these and some other relevant questions pertaining to the reli…
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Special Edition: Immediate Reactions from Professors Cyril Hovorun, Ulrich Schmid and Regina Elsner
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In our special series on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, I talked with three renowned scholars. In the first part, together with Cyril Hovorun, we try to understand Putin's mind, his operational tactics, and the political theology behind this invasion. In the second part, Ulrich Schmid helps us to delve deeper into the history of ideas and wider geop…
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Francesca Recchia speaks to Ashley Jackson about her book Negotiating Survival: Civilian–Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan.Based on over 400 interviews with Taliban and civilians, this book tells the story of how civilians have not only bargained with the Taliban for their survival, but also ultimately influenced the course of the war in Afghanist…
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Interwoven Forces: How Globalisation and Nationalism Shape Modern History with Professor Siniša Malešević
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Globalisation is not the enemy of nationalism; instead, Professor Malešević shows, the two forces have developed together through modern history. Malešević challenges dominant views which see nationalism as a declining social force. He explains why the recent escalations of populist nationalism throughout the world do not represent a social anomaly…
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Legacies of French colonialism in India: Suchitra Vijayan in conversation with Jessica Namakkal
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Suchitra Vijayan sits down with author Jessica Namakkal to discuss her book "Unsettling Utopia". The book presents a new account of the history of twentieth-century French India to show how colonial projects persisted beyond formal decolonization. Through the experience of the French territories, Namakkal recasts the relationships among colonizatio…
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Data privacy and surveillance in India: Suchitra Vijayan in conversation with Prasanna S.
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Suchitra Vijayan speaks to Prasanna S. about data privacy in India, the state's use of the Pegasus spyware to surveil voices of dissent and what it means for civil rights in the country. The discussion was originally held on Twitter Spaces.The Polis Project
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RAW, ISI and loss of life over the years: Francesca Recchia in conversation with Adrian Levy
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Francesca Recchia speaks to Adrian Levy, co-author of The Forever Prisoner: The Full and Searing Account of the CIA’s Most Controversial Covert Program. Based on four years of intensive reporting, on interviews with key protagonists who speak candidly for the first time, and on thousands of previously classified documents, The Forever Prisoner is a…
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In this podcast, Francesca Recchia speaks to Hassan Javid about the decision to introduce electronic voting machines in Pakistan for the general elections to be held in 2023. Javid explores the circumstances under which the legislation was passed, the viability of the plan and its impact on electoral transparency given the history of military inter…
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Reconciliation: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice with Professor Risto Saarinen
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Reconciliation is today an established practice of peace and mediation work. While the concept of reconciliation has its religious roots in the Greek and Latin New Testament, the modern practices are also indebted to Hegel’s philosophy. To understand the meaning of reconciliation properly, an interdisciplinary perspective is needed. Professor Risto…
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Harrison Yan graduated from TJ in 2015. Since then, he has used his talents to become an emerging leader in the tech and robotics industry. As of this recording, Harrison works as an Infotainment Project Manager at Mercedez-Benz, and—in true TJ fashion—he has started his own company connected to automated filmmaking. Harrison is a perfect example o…
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Orthodoxy and Memory: The Romanian Orthodox Church's Reckoning with Its Past with Professor Lavinia Stan
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After 1989, the Romanian Orthodox Church was called to re-evaluate its collaboration with the repressive communist rule, as well as the fascist regime that preceded it. However, instead of honestly assessing past wrongs and giving satisfaction to victims, this re-evaluation sought to consolidate the Church’s partnership with the Romanian state and …
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The rapidly shrinking press freedoms in Pakistan - A conversation with Abbas Nasir
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In this podcast, Francesca Recchia sits down with Abbas Nasir to discuss the rapidly deteriorating press freedoms in Pakistan. They discuss the Pakistan military's intervention into the news media industry, news outlets that provide regular platform to state propaganda and the hope for the future.Abbas Nasir is a former editor of Pakistan's English…
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The RSS and the making of the Deep Nation: A history of the RSS from fringe to State
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In this episode, Suchitra Vijayan sits down with Dinesh Narayanan to discuss the formation of the RSS, its links with the BJP, its role in violence and the distortion of history to create role models out of RSS figures like V.D Savarkar.The Polis Project
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Sacred Spaces and Affective Atmospheres: Professor Catherine Wanner on Vernacular Religious Practices in Ukraine
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This is the sixth episode of the Conversation Series, with Catherine Wanner: professor of history, anthropology, and religious studies at Penn State. In this talk, Wanner conceptualizes and analyzes how “an affective atmosphere of religiosity” can be created and made politically useful. The spaces in between institutional religion and individual, r…
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Redefining Lived Religion: Insights and Frameworks with Professor Nancy T. Ammerman
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This is the fifth episode of the Conversation Series, with the theme “Studying Lived Religion: Contexts and Practices” and with the guest Nancy T. Ammermann. Although the study of lived religion has been around for over two decades, there has not been an agreed-upon definition of what it encompasses, and we have lacked a sociological theory to fram…
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In the 26th installment of the Conversation Series, we speak with André Martin, Ph.D., Managing Director at Accenture.Kelly Reed
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