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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
- The Classical Ideas Podcast
Ep 66: An Introduction to Shinto with Eric Lancaster
Eric Lancaster is an instructor of Japanese at the University of Missouri and an instructor of religious studies at Columbia College. He is a member of Bunraku…
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Ep 65: Sita's Ramayana with Samhita Arni
Samhita Arni is the author of the NYT Bestselling graphic novel, Sita's Ramayana, (collaboration with Patua artist Moyna Chitrakar) available from Tara Books…
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Ep 64: Sanctuary Churches and the Role of Christianity with Rev. Sarah Klaassen
Sarah Klaassen is the pastor of Rock Bridge Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri. In September 2017, her church congregation voted to become a sanctuary…
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Ep 63: Why Socrates Died and the Context of Ancient Athens w/ Robin Waterfield
Robin Waterfield is the author of numerous books about ancient Athens including Xenophon's Retreat, Why Socrates Died, Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens, and…
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Ep 62: "Is Belief in God Good, Bad, or Irrelevant?" w/ Dr. Preston Jones
This episode is a discussion with Dr. Preston Jones about the book "Is Belief in God Good, Bad, or Irrelevant: A Professor and a Punk Rocker Discuss Science…
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Ep 61: St. Francis of Assisi, Sultan Malik al-Kamil, and the Crusades with Paul Moses
Paul Moses, former Newsday city editor and senior religion writer, is a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York…
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Ep 60: A Conversation with Twin Temple
TWIN TEMPLE dwells within a dark legacy of classic American music; from the funeral jazz & Voodoo of New Orleans, to the haunting sounds of Delta blues murder…
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Ep 59: Middle Eastern Archaeology and the Historical Jesus with Dr. Carrie Duncan
Dr. Carrie Duncan is an Assistant Professor of ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of Missouri. She is a senior staff member on the following…
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Ep 58: Mary Democker on Climate Change, Spirituality, and Parenting
Mary DeMocker is cofounder and creative director of 350.org's Eugene, Oregon, chapter. She has written about conscious parenting and climate activism for the…
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Ep 57: Dr. Francis Stewart on the Religious Surrogacy of Straight Edge Punk
Dr. Francis Stewart completed her doctoral thesis on punk rock as a surrogate for religion, with a particular emphasis on Straight Edge punk, in 2011 at the…
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Ep 56: Dr. Michael R. Cohen and "Cotton Capitalists: American Jewish Entrepreneurship in the Reconstruction Era"
Michael R. Cohen is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, where he holds a Sizeler Professorship. He is the author of the newly…
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Ep 55: Dr. Pablo Mendoza on Taoist Practice
Dr. Pablo Mendoza is Assistant to the President for Social Equity at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He received his PhD from the University of Missouri…
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Ep 54: Michael Downing on Zen in America, Shunryu Suzuki, and S.F. Zen Center
Michael Downing teaches creative writing at Tufts University. This conversation features a deep dive into Michael's nonfiction book "Shoes Outside the Door…
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Ep 53: Linda K. Wertheimer and Teaching About Religion in an Age of Intolerance
A veteran journalist, essayist, and award-winning education writer, Linda K. Wertheimer is the author of Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of…
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Ep 52: Raghunath on ashram life, the Bhagavad Gita, and teaching yoga
Raghunath tours the world, leading yoga workshops, yoga teacher trainings, kirtans, & the practical applications of yogic philosophy. He annually takes a group…
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Ep 51: Shulem Deen on leaving Hasidism and "All Who Go Do Not Return"
Shulem Deen is a writer, journalist, and author of the award-winning memoir "All Who Go Do Not Return." He is a regular contributor to the Forward, and in 2015…
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Ep 50: The Death Penalty With Griffin Hardy (MADP)
Griffin Hardy is the Communications Director for Ministry Against the Death Penalty (MADP), founded by Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking."…
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Ep 49: Dr. Daniel Hummel on Israel, Palestine, and Christian Zionism
Dr. Daniel Hummel is a Scholar, writer, researcher, and teacher of religion, politics, and foreign policy in the United States and the modern Middle East. He…
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Ep 48 Meido Moore Roshi on the Rinzai Way and Korinji Monastery
Meido Roshi is the abbot of Korinji monastery in Wisconsin. In 2008 Meido Roshi received inka shomei ("mind seal"), designating him an 86th-generation Zen…
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Ep 47: Japanese Buddhist art with Michael Vanhartingsveldt
Michael Vanhartingsveldt is a contributing columnist at Buddhistdoor Global. He works full-time at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art. He did his masters in…
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Ep 46: Hugo Bernard on "Naked Monk," Diligence, and Buddhist Practice
Hugo Bernard is the author of "Naked Monk." His first work of Buddhist fiction was a short story written in high school. He is working on several novels, in…
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Ep 45: Dr. Rabia Gregory on Medieval Christianity and Monastic Worlds
Professor Rabia Gregory's primary research interest is the history of Christianity in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. She approaches the study of religion…
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Ep 44: Sonny Zaide of The Purple Cloud Center for Eastern Medicine
Sonny Zaide is a 23rd Generation Quanzhen Longmen (Qingcheng Shan) Taoist / Daoist Initiate and the owner of the Purple Cloud Center for Eastern Medicine. He…
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Ep 43: Dr. Peter Adamson and the History of Philosophy...Without Any Gaps!
Professor Peter Adamson holds a joint appointment with the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King's College London. His primary areas of interest are…
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Ep 42: Janica Anderson on the Zen Odyssey of Ruth and Sokei-an Sasaki
Janica Towne Anderson (author of "Zen Odyssey)" is a master falconer and has been a student and teacher of esoteric traditions for fifty years. She has worked…
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Ep 41: Miguel Chen on "I Wanna Be Well," punk, meditation, and yoga
Miguel Chen is the bass player for long-running Fat Wreck Chords punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket. He is the author of I Wanna Be Well, out 2/20/2018 on…
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Ep 40: Shozan Jack Haubner on the Writing and Monk Life
Shozan Jack Haubner is the pen name of a Zen monk whose essays have appeared in The Sun, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and the New York Times, as well as in the Best…
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Ep 39: Honest conversations about American Evangelicalism w/ Kevin Singer
Kevin Singer is co-host of the Neighborly Faith Podcast. After graduating from college at N. Illinois University, he planted (a term indicating the…
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Ep 38: Fr. Robert Kennedy, Roshi, on the meeting place of the Jesuits and Zen
Robert Kennedy, S.J. is one of several practicing Catholic men and women who are recognized by the Buddhist community as zen teachers. He is a licensed…
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Ep 37: Yujiro Seki on Bushi sculpting, Filmmaking, and "Carving the Divine"
Born and raised in Japan, Yujiro Seki discovered his passion for film-making when he was in high school. Yujiro earned a BA Degree in Film from the University…
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Ep 36: Guo Gu on Chan Buddhism and NYHC
Guo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) is the founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center (www.tallahasseechan.com) and is also the guiding teacher for the Western Dharma Teachers…
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Ep 35: Linda Kohanov on Master Herders and Pastoral Social Roles
The author of The Five Roles of the Master Herder and the bestseller The Tao of Equus, Linda Kohanov speaks and teaches internationally. She established…
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Ep 34: Queer and Feminist Religious Studies with Dr. Melissa Wilcox
Melissa M. Wilcox received her doctorate in Religious Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara in 2000. Her transdisciplinary research program focuses on gender studies…
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Ep 33: The Life of Alan Watts (Part Two with Anne Watts)
Anne Watts is one of the co-editors of the new book, "The Collected Letters of Alan Watts," released in January 2018 from New World Library. Anne Watts is a…
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Ep 32: The Life of Alan Watts (Part One With Joan Watts)
Alan Watts was one of the first to interpret Eastern wisdom for a Western audience. Joan Watts, Alan's eldest daughter, is the co-editor (along with her…
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Ep 31: Korean (Soen) Zen Buddhism with Anita Feng (Jeong Ji)
Anita Feng (Zen Master Jeong Ji) serves as the guiding teacher at Blue Heron Zen Community in Seattle, Washington. She has practiced Zen in the lineage of Zen…
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Ep 30: Sufism, Mysticism, and Esoteric Practices with Patricia Riely
Patricia Riely is a student in the Ruhaniat, a universal Sufi order founded by Samuel Lewis, whose teacher, Inayat Khan, lived from 1882-1927. Riely also is an…
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Ep 29: Ian Johnson on resurgence of Taoism and Christianity in China
A Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Ian Johnson is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the New York Times; his work has also appeared in…
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Ep 28: Dr. Max Perry Mueller on Mormonism, Race, and Politics
Max Perry Mueller received his PhD from Harvard University. He is a historian of American religion and an assistant professor of religious studies at the…
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Ep 27: Dinty W. Moore on Accidental Buddhism and the Writer's Life
Dinty W. Moore is author of The Accidental Buddhist and The Mindful Writer. He is a professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University, the editor of Brevity…
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Ep 26: Leaving Apocalyptic Splinter Groups
Brandon used to be a member of a church called the "Church of God Preparing for The kingdom of God." The group holds an apocalyptic view of end times prophecy…
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Ep 25: Podcasting, Publishing, and New World Library with Kim "Skipper" Corbin
Kim 'Skipper' Corbin is the host of the New World Now podcast at New World Library, where she serves as a senior publicist/social media manager. She has also…
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Ep 24: Gregg Deal on Indigenous America, Art, Activism, & Stereotypes
Gregg Deal is an artist, a husband, a father and a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
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Ep 23: Confucius and Confucian Values with Dr. Li Dan
Dr. Li Dan is professor of Chinese Literature in the College of Humanities and Communications at Shanghai Normal University, China. She was appointed the…
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Ep 22: Brad Warner on Soto Zen, Writing, and Dogen
Brad Warner is most recently the author of It Came from Beyond Zen! and numerous other titles including Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down & Shut Up, Zen Wrapped in…
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Ep 21: Unitarian Universalism with Rev. Molly Housh Gordon
Rev. Molly Housh Gordon started her tenure as the third settled minister of the Columbia, Missouri Unitarian Universalist congregation 2012. She holds a…
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Ep 19: Indigenous American Religion with Dr. Dennis Kelley
Dennis Kelley is an associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He received his Master's and Doctorate from the…
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Ep 18: United Church of Christ, Liberation, Theology, and Ferguson with Rev. Josh Privitt
Rev. Josh Privitt was called as Associate Pastor at St. Peter's UCC in Ferguson, Missouri in August of 2014 after graduating from Eden Theological Seminary…
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Ep 17: Baha'u'llah 200th birthday with Dr. Sahba Jalali & Kurt Saxton
Baha'u'llah is the founder of the Baha'i Faith. 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of his birth. This discussion with Dr. Sahba Jalali and Kurt Saxton offers…
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Ep 16: Rinzai Zen Buddhism with Seido Ray Ronci
Seido Ray Ronci is a Rinzai Zen monk and the director of the Hokoku-An Zendo meditation center in Columbia, Missouri. He is the author of the poetry collection…
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Ep 15: Brahma Kumaris with Dr. Sheetal Dharmadhikari
Dr. Sheetal Dharmadhikari is a member of the Brahma Kumaris. The Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement associated with the United Nations and are present in…
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Ep 14: Hinduism with Dr. Gopal and Anantha Gopalaratnam
Dr. Gopal and Anantha Gopalaratnam are founding members of the Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center of Mid-Missouri.
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EP 13: Discussing Quakers with Jessie Starbuck
Jessie Starbuck, a Columbia, Missouri native, grew up attending the Columbia Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). She went on to study art at the Rhode…
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Ep 12: Islam, Palestinians, Al-Aqsa, and Peace Fellowship
This is a discussion about Islam, Palestinians, Al-Aqsa, and Peace Fellowship.
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EP 11: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints & Mormonism with Ryan Jenkins
Ryan is the author of "The Assassination of Joseph Smith: Innocent Blood on the Banner of Liberty," published in 2015. After obtaining his Master of Education…
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EP 10: Travel, Teaching, Exploration, and Spirituality with Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti
Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti serves as Director of Global Engagement and Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Missouri College…
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Ep 9: Jainism and Ahimsa with Nishant Jain
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion emphasizing non-violence. This conversation is an introduction and a deep dive all at once with Nishant Jain. Suggested…
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EP 8: Discussing Judaism, Conversion, and Israel with Mary Hartigan
Mary Hartigan is a conservative Jewish woman and has been an ardent Zionist since age 15. She converted to Judaism in the 1980's and is an active presence in…
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Ep 7: Brahma and Sarasvati (Hindu Creation)
This episode features the Hinduism creation story. The story features Brahma, the creator god, and Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, music, and art.
The Classical Ideas PodcastEp 6: The Euthyphro Dilemma w/ Mackenzie Everett-Kennedy
Script: https://genius.com/Plato-euthyphro-full-text-annotated Episode 6 is a full cast performance of Plato's classic text, Euthyphro. The questions…
