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S1 E7 Jonathan A. C. Brown on the Qur’an and the Hadith
November 17, 2018
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Christian Bible, Hadith, Islam, Qur’an, Religious Reform
01:00:00 0 CommentsWhen many of us think of a scripture, we think of the Protestant Christian Bible: a well-defined, reasonably small library of writings which can be printed in a single,…
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S1 E6 Donald Lopez on A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet
November 10, 2018
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Buddhism, Christianity, God, philosophy, Religious Diversity
01:00:00 0 CommentsIn 1712 Italian Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri set off an dangerous mission to Tibet, his goal to win souls to Roman Catholic Christianity. But his plan was not to…
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S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on Hinduism
October 25, 2018
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atheism, God, Hinduism, Judaism, pantheism
01:00:00 Comments Off on S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on HinduismDr. Wendy Doniger’s On Hinduism is a sort of captstone on an epic career exploring Hindu literature, religion, and history. In this conversation we discuss a number of themes…
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S1 E3 Amy-Jill Levine on The Jewish Annotated New Testament
October 20, 2018
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Christian Bible, Christianity, Jewish Bible, Judaism
01:00:00 Comments Off on S1 E3 Amy-Jill Levine on The Jewish Annotated New TestamentTypically religious scholars will comment on the scriptures of their own religion. But sometimes, bold scholars will go where others fear to tread, commenting the scriptures of another religion….
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S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion
October 12, 2018
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atheism, Christianity, God, naturalism, pantheism
1:00:00 Comments Off on S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s ReligionThe ghost of Hitler has been drafted into the culture wars – for the other team. Christian leaders have suggested that Nazism was a variety of “atheist extremism.” Atheist…
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S1 E1: David McMahon on Buddhist Modernism
September 24, 2018
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Buddhism, Christianity, God, naturalism
01:00:00 Comments Off on S1 E1: David McMahon on Buddhist ModernismBefore recent times, most Buddhists, and even most Buddhist monks, did not meditate. Yet today, many consider sitting meditation to be the essence of Buddhist practice. How does the…
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S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on Hinduism
October 25, 2018
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atheism, God, Hinduism, Judaism, pantheism
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Dr. Wendy Doniger’s On Hinduism is a sort of captstone on an epic career exploring Hindu literature, religion, and history. In…
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S1 E3 Amy-Jill Levine on The Jewish Annotated New Testament
October 20, 2018
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Christian Bible, Christianity, Jewish Bible, Judaism
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Typically religious scholars will comment on the scriptures of their own religion. But sometimes, bold scholars will go where others fear…
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S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion
October 12, 2018
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atheism, Christianity, God, naturalism, pantheism
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The ghost of Hitler has been drafted into the culture wars – for the other team. Christian leaders have suggested that…
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S1 E1: David McMahon on Buddhist Modernism
September 24, 2018
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Buddhism, Christianity, God, naturalism
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Before recent times, most Buddhists, and even most Buddhist monks, did not meditate. Yet today, many consider sitting meditation to be…
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S1 E5 – Andrei Buckareff on Alternative Concepts of God
August 28, 2018
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atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, God, Hinduism, Judaism, naturalism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy
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Dr. Andrei Buckareff and some of his co-authors are convinced that in recent times philosophers of religion have been too traditional,…
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Coming Soon – Thinking About Religion Season 1!
August 28, 2018
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Is this the podast you’ve been praying for? If you are curious about religions and want to know what leading scholars…
Did you know that we’re living in the Golden Age of scholarship about religions?
Whether you embrace a religion yourself, try to embrace them all, or hold them all at arm’s length, Thinking About Religion will illuminate your thoughts on this fascinating subject.
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