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The Classical Ideas Podcast
Simply stated, religion matters. Religion matters not only for personal reasons, but also for social, economic, political, and military purposes. Unfortunately, studies suggest that religious knowledge and cultural literacy for any religious tradition is either in decline or is non-existent in the United States, despite being one of the most religiously diverse nation on earth. Today, religion is implicated in nearly every major national and international issue. The public arena is awash in…
Episodes
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Ep 125: The Myth of Disenchantment w/ Dr. Jason Storm
Jason Josephson-Storm is Professor of Religion and Chair of Science and Technology Studies at Williams College in Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in…
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Ep 124: The Enchanted Politics of Marianne Williamson and Jonathan Cahn w/Sam Kestenbaum
Sam Kestenbaum is an independent religion journalist. He writes for The New York Times and is a contributing editor and former staff writer for The Forward. He…
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Ep 123: Dr. Judith Weisenfeld on Black Religion and Racial Identity
Dr. Judith Weisenfeld teaches in the Department of Religion at Princeton University where she is the Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion…
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Ep 122: Dr. Brett Grainger on "Church In The Wild"
Dr. Brett Malcolm Grainger is a scholar of American religion and an award-winning journalist. He is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at…
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Ep 121: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of the Religious Left w/ Dr. L. Benjamin Rolsky
L. Benjamin Rolsky received his PhD from Drew University in American Religious Studies. His work has appeared in a variety of academic and popular venues…
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EP 120: Dr. Anthony Kaldellis on Byzantium and "Romanland"
Anthony Kaldellis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University. He is the author of many books, including The Christian…
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Ep 119: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness w/Ben Connelly
Ben Connelly is a Minneapolis-based Soto Zen teacher in the Katagiri-lineage. He offers a wide variety of secular mindfulness trainings, including for police…
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Ep 118: Taoism, Martial Arts, and Mad Monk Manifesto with Monk Yun Rou
Monk Yun Rou was ordained in China as a Taoist monk in 2012. His writings and teachings propagate Taoist ideas and focus on environmental conservation, and…
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Ep 117: A Discussion on Plural Marriage w/Philippa J. Meek
Philippa J. Meek is a Doctoral fellow at the University of Exeter. Meek researches public perceptions versus the realities of plural marriage within…
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Ep 116: The Lives of Spiritually Fluid People w/ Dr. Duane Bidwell
Dr. Duane Bidwell works to reduce suffering and promote abundant life in all of his teaching, writing, and research. Experiences as chaplain, pastor, spiritual…
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Ep 115: Mitch Horowitz on The New Age and Gnosticism
Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, a lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and…
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Ep 114: WWII, Religious Freedom, and the Occupation of Japan w/Dr. Jolyon Thomas
Dr. Jolyon Thomas is the author of "Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan," out now from the University of Chicago Press. Dr. Thomas…
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Ep 113: Religion, Food, and Eating with Dr. Nora Rubel and Dr. Ben Zeller
Dr. Nora Rubel is the Jane and Alan Batkin Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair of the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester in…
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Ep 112: Eric Ripert on Buddhism, Adventures, and Cooking Ethics
Eric Ripert is chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin on 7th Avenue in Manhattan's Theater District, author of the autobiography "32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table…
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Ep 111: Early American Yoga w/Philip Deslippe
Philip Deslippe is a historian of American religion with a background in American Studies and literature. His research focuses on Asian, metaphysical, and…
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Ep 110: Exorcism w/Dr. Kate Kingsbury and Dr. Andrew Chesnut
Dr. Kate Kingsbury obtained her doctorate in Anthropology from Oxford University. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches…
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Ep 109: Dr. Ann Gleig and Buddhism Beyond Modernity
Dr. Ann Gleig is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Central Florida. She is co-editor of Homegrown Gurus: From Hinduism in America…
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Ep 108: Koans with Corey Ichigen Hess
Corey Ichigen Hess is an ordained Zen monk and body therapist. He lived a monastic life for many years at Sogenji Zen Monastery in Okayama, Japan. He teaches…
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Ep 107: Should you do a PhD? with Michael Van Hartingsveldt
Michael Vanhartingsveldt (featured in episode 47 & 92) is a contributing columnist at Buddhistdoor Global. He works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art…
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Ep 106: Dr. Rachel Lindsey on "Communion of Shadows" and Arch City Religion
Dr. Rachel Lindsey is Assistant Professor in Saint Louis University's Department of Theological Studies. She has a Ph.D. and M.A. in American Religion from…
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Ep 105: Teaching College Religious Studies w/Dr. Chris Jones
Dr. Chris Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oklahoma Baptist University, a Master of Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and a PhD from…
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Ep 104: Myth of Divine Chosenness w/Dr. Michael Coogan
Dr. Michael Coogan is lecturer on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Harvard Divinity School and the director of publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. He is…
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Ep 103: Wanamaker's Temple w/Dr. Nicole Kirk
Dr. Nicole Kirk is a historian of American religious history, associate professor, and the Frank and Alice Schulman Chair of Unitarian Universalist History at…
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EP 102: Santa Muerte w/ Dr. Andrew Chesnut
Dr. Andrew Chesnut earned his Ph.D degree in Latin American History from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995 and joined the History Department…
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Ep 101: The Saint John's Illuminated Bible w/ Jonathan Homrighausen
Jonathan Homrighausen is an Episcopal writer and scholar on Scripture, art, and interreligious dialogue. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old…
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Ep 100: The Epistle of James with Dr. Alicia Batten
Alicia Batten received her BA in Humanistic Studies from McGill University, and completed an MA and PhD in Theology, with a focus on the New Testament, at the…
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Ep 99: Rima Fujita on Nibiiro Art, the Dalai Lama, and Buddhism
Rima Fujita was born in Tokyo and now resides in Southern California. She graduated from Parsons School of Design with her B.F.A. and has exhibited her work…
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Ep 98: Inter-religious Diplomacy and Jain Plurality w/ Dr. Melanie Barbato
Dr. Barbato researches the mechanisms and strategies of interreligious communication with a focus on high-level actors and cultural diplomacy, such as the…
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Ep 97: Ásatrúarfélagið w/Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson is the elected Allsherjargoði (high priest) of the Icelandic pagan group, Ásatrúarfélagið, or Ásatrú Association. He is also a musician…
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Ep 96: "Blogging My Religion" and Media w/ Dr. Giulia Evolvi
Dr. Giulia Evolvi is the author of "Blogging My Religion: Secular, Muslim, and Catholic Media Spaces in Europe," out now from Routledge. Evolvi is a Research…
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Ep 95: Japanese Buddhist WWII Internment w/Duncan Ryūken Williams
Buy American Sutra from Harvard Press here Bio from: https://www.duncanryukenwilliams.com/ Duncan Ryuken Williams was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Japanese mother…
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Ep 94: "Gurdjieff Reconsidered" with Dr. Roger Lipsey
Roger Lipsey is a biographer, art historian, translator, and, for many decades, a participant in the Gurdjieff teaching. Among his recent books is…
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EP 93: Tao Te Ching with Sean Michael Wilson
Sean Michael Wilson is an award-winning Scottish graphic novel/comic book writer. He has written more than 30 books, published by a variety of US, UK and…
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Ep 92: Gyotaku w/Dwight Hwang and Michael Vanhartingsveldt
Dwight Hwang is a California-based Gyotaku artist. His notable artistic achievements include a 2018 solo showcase by Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The…
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Ep 91: The Lessons We Learn From Animals w/ Dr. Margaret Winslow
Dr. Margaret Winslow is Professor Emeritus of Earth and Atmospheric Science at City College of New York. She was a field geologist for three decades and is the…
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Ep 90: Teaching High School Religious Studies with George Coe (Teaching Series)
George Coe is a religious studies, current events, and world history teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia. He runs a popular blog with teaching resources at…
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Ep 89: Travels in Haiti with Allison Coffelt
Allison Coffelt lives and writes in Columbia, Missouri. She works as the director of education and outreach for the annual documentary-based True/False Film…
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Ep 88: Hiking as Pilgrimage with Dr. Chris Ives
Dr. Christopher Ives teaches in the area of Asian Religions at Stonehill College in Massachusetts. In his scholarship, he focuses on modern Zen ethics. In 2009…
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Ep 87: Sam Kestenbaum and Religion Journalism
Sam Kestenbaum is an independent religion journalist. He writes for The New York Times and is a contributing editor and former staff writer for The Forward…
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Ep 86: Dr. Sylvia Chan-Malik on "Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color in American Islam"
Sylvia Chan-Malik is Associate Professor in the Departments of American and Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She talks, teaches…
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Ep 85: Dr. Charles Haynes on the Religious Freedom Center and the First Amendment
Charles C. Haynes is vice president of the Freedom Forum Institute / Religious Freedom Center and a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center. Haynes is…
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Ep 84: A Conversation with Chris Grosso
Chris Grosso is a youth mental health group facilitator with Newport Academy, public speaker, writer, and author of Indie Spiritualist (Beyond Words/Simon &…
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Ep 83: Andrea Miller on Children's Books, Pilgrimage, and Lion's Roar
Andrea Miller is the deputy editor of Lion's Roar magazine (formerly the Shambhala Sun), a publication force within Buddhism that so many of you will already…
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Ep 82: Religion for Breakfast with Andrew M. Henry
Andrew M. Henry (M.A.) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion at Boston University and founder of the educational YouTube channel, Religion for…
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Ep 81: Impermanence, Embodiment, and Conscious Intention with Deborah Eden Tull
DEBORAH EDEN TULL is the founder of Mindful Living Revolution. She is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, public speaker, author, activist, and…
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Ep 80: A Rinzai Zen Life in Japan w/ Corey Ichigen Hess
Corey Ichigen Hess is an ordained Zen monk and body therapist. He lived a monastic life for many years at Sogenji Zen Monastery in Okayama, Japan. He teaches…
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Ep 79: Interfaith Activism, Sikhism, and Hinduism w/Tahil Sharma
Tahil Sharma grew up in an interfaith family and practices Sikhism and Hinduism. He is a Program Manager for Faith Outreach at Brave New Films and an…
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Ep 78: "Christian: The Politics of a Word in America" w/ Dr. Matthew Bowman
Matthew Bowman received his PhD. in history from Georgetown University. He is associate professor of history at Henderson State University, where he teaches…
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Ep 77: Witchcraft and The Holy Wild w/Danielle Dulsky
Danielle Dulsky is the author of "The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman," out now from New World Library. Visit her online…
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Ep 76: Mary Magdalene w/Dr. Margaret Arnold
Margaret Arnold is the Associate Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Medford, Massachusetts. She received her PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from…
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Ep 75: Mark Van Buren and "A Fool's Guide to Actual Happiness"
Mark Van Buren is a Mindful Living Trainer, yoga/meditation instructor, personal trainer, and musician, that has been promoting health and wellness for over a…
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EP 74: An Introduction to Sikhism with Special Guests
This episode introduces Sikhism, including an overview of the basic beliefs, practices, important people, and specific goals of the Sikh religion, practiced by…
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EP 73: Ben Marcus on Religious Literacy in American Education
Benjamin P. Marcus is the religious literacy specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, where he examines the intersection of…
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Ep 72: Deborah Eden Tull on Relational Mindfulness
DEBORAH EDEN TULL, founder of Mindful Living Revolution, teaches the integration of compassionate awareness into every aspect of our lives. She is a Zen…
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Ep 71: Dr. Daniel Hummel on Evangelical Christian Nationalism in the Cold War
The topic of this episode focuses on Dr. Daniel Hummel's piece, "The Limits of Evangelical Christian Nationalism during the Cold War," which appears in the new…
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Ep 70: "The Devil's Music" w/ Dr. Randall J. Stephens
Randall J. Stephens is an Associate Professor of British and American Studies at the University of Oslo. He previously taught at Northumbria University…
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Ep 69: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel on Sanctuary and San Francisco Zen Center
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS…
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Ep 68: High School Religious Studies w/ John Camardella
John Camardella teaches religion and social studies at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. This conversation touches on the organization…
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EP 67: Living With Pain w/ Sarah Anne Shockley
A native of Connecticut, Sarah Anne Shockley is a multiple award winning producer and director of educational films, including Dancing From the Inside Out, a…
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Gospel of Mark (BONUS EPISODE)
This bonus episode is a recording of me reading the Gospel of Mark in its entirety. This is meant to serve as a classroom or educational resource. You can find…