The Religious Studies Podcast

By AJ

Where did the sacred go?

This podcast is focused on the philosophical study of religion and will center on books, both historical and contemporary. Each book will get a 15 minute Book Brief episode ... more

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How many episodes does The Religious Studies Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

The Religious Studies Podcast episodes:

November 16, 2023 Friedrich Nietzsche's The Antichrist
Topics Discussed:
Sections:
Nietzsche
Jesus
Christianity
Morality
Nihilism
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15min
November 09, 2023Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 3
Topics Discussed:
Sexual identity
Jesus
Desire
Holocausts
Sections:
General Remarks (00:00:54)
The State of Desire Today (00:07:40)
Society Today and in the Future (00:46:30)
Transcript/Outline Link
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1h 19min
April 09, 2023Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 2
Topics Discussed:
Jesus
Identity
Moral Judgment
Sections:
General Remarks (00:00:54)
Girard's General Reading of the Bible (00:07:30)
Girard's Reading of Particular Bible Stories (00:18:40)
What Jesus Said and Did (00:50:05)
Outline Link
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1h 11min
March 22, 2023Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 1
Topics Discussed:
Religion
Violence
Jesus
The Matrix
Eyes Wide Shut
The Great Gatsby
Sections:
General Remarks, explaining the title of the book, and Jesus talking in parables (00:01:25)
In-depth discussion of Girard’s core argument (00:19:30)
Watching movies with Girard (00:49:00)
Outline Link
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1h 37min
March 15, 2023 Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Book Brief
Topics Discussed: mimesis, anthropology, Christianity, Religion, scapegoat, the movie I am Legend
Sections:
General Remarks (00:00:51)
Girard’s Fundamental Theory (00:03:10)
The Priority of Religion for Girard (00:13:10)
Transcript Link
Episode References:
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16min
February 27, 2023Whitney Cross' The Burned-Over District, Deep Dive
Sections:
--- General Remarks (00:00:51)
--- The Context of the Burned-Over District (00:08:57)
--- New Measures (00:27:17)
--- Apocalypticism and Heaven on Earth (00:56:05)
Outline Link
Topics Discussed:
Second Great Awakening
Christianity
Joseph Smith
Charles Finney
WIlliam Miller
American History
Slavoj Zizek
Hypnosis
Alter Call
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 20min
February 21, 2023Whitney Cross' The Burned-Over District Book Brief
Sections:
Secular or Sacred Causes of the Burned-Over District (00:07:02)
Orthodoxy and the many Sects of the Burned-Over District (00:10:20)
Topics Discussed:
Second Greak Awakening
Christianity
American History
Transcript Link
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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16min
January 30, 2023George Kovacs' The Question of God in Heidegger's Phenomenology, Deep Dive
Sections:
Intro (00:00:22)
Cause-god (00:14:40)
Godless age and Technology (00:28:06)
New Possibility (00:37:56)
Topics Discussed:
Philosophy
God
Christianity
Heidegger
Technology
Plato
atheism
Outline Link
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51min
January 11, 2023George Kovacs' The Question of God in Heidegger's Phenomenology Book Brief
Sections:
Heidegger, Western Metaphysics and his phenomenology (00:02:54)
Beyond A/theism (00:09:15)
The Notion of God (00:11:10)
Topics Discussed:
God
Heidegger
Phenomenology
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Transcript Link
Episode References:
Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast
Email: [email protected]
Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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16min
January 01, 2023Charles Taylor's A Secular Age, Deep Dive Part 2
Sections:
Intro (00:00:54)
Morality and The Modern Therapeutic Authority (00:01:35)
Meaning and Our Conception of Time (00:23:45)
Religion Today and a Path Forward (01:02:10)
Topics Discussed:
confused relationship to morality
lack of ideals or heros today
time is now flat, our past can no longer ground us
modern malaise
grand narratives
progress is a story we've told ourselves
plug and play religion
Text Outline
Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter
Email: [email protected]
Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 18min

FAQs about The Religious Studies Podcast:

How many episodes does The Religious Studies Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.