Darryl Caterine on the Paranormal and Popular Culture

Tom Krattenmaker discusses Secular Humanism: The media and religion scholars have talked quite a bit about "The Nones," those who report no religious affiliation in religion surveys. A segment of this group includes Secular Humanists, atheists and agnostics. Evangelicals need to understand this... by Multifaith Matters

52 min listen

Ryan Burge on the rise and meaning of The Nones: The growth of The Nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making The Nones as numerous as both evangelical Protes... by Multifaith Matters

49 min listen

Rev. Munther Isaac and a Palestinian Christian Perspective: Renewed conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is the background for this episode. Munther Isaac is our guest, and as his book The Other Side of the Wall: A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope describes, Christians have lived in Pa... by Multifaith Matters

26 min listen

Commentary: 9/11 Anniversary Patriots Bible - Zondervan, What Are You Thinking?: Religion Unplugged is reporting that Zondervan and Harper Collins are releasing a God Bless the USA Bible in September for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It will include "the full texts of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independ... by Multifaith Matters

5 min listen

Rachel Mikva and Dangerous Religious Ideas: Rachel Mikva is our guest discussing her book Dangerous Religious Ideas: The Deep Roots of Self-Critical Faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Her book reveals how faith traditions have always passed down tools for self-examination and debate, b... by Multifaith Matters

49 min listen

Bron Taylor and Loren Wilkinson on Dark Green Religion: Religion informs our disagreements over social and political issues, and how to care for the environment and climate change is at the top of the list. Bron Taylor, professor of religion and nature, environmental ethics, and environmental studies at ... by Multifaith Matters

70 min listen

George Draffan discusses Buddhism in America: Buddhism has been in America for quite some time, yet few evangelicals know much about it. In this conversation on American Buddhism, we talk to George Draffan. George is a Seattle-based teacher and coach who is passionately interested in bringing to... by Multifaith Matters

56 min listen

Theology for Elephants: A Metaphor for Multifaith Engagement: The metaphor of the rider and the elephant has been used in social psychology and neuroscience to illustrate how the mind works in regards to behavior. On the one hand there is the rider of the elephant, representing the conscious and rational part o... by Multifaith Matters

14 min listen

James Calvin Davis on Roger Williams and his legacy of civility through difference and religious freedom: Roger Williams is not only the founder of Rhode Island, and our forgotten Founding Father, he also left a legacy for us to consider on civility through deep religious and political difference, and religious freedom. In this podcast we discuss William... by Multifaith Matters

45 min listen

Michael McRay on Stories to Transform Enemies: Michael T. McRay is a Nashville-based writer, facilitator, and story-practitioner, and the award-winning author of I Am Not Your Enemy. In the pages of this book, visits divided regions of the world and interviews activists, peacebuilders, former com... by Multifaith Matters

46 min listen

Fred Stella on Hinduism in America: Hinduism is one of the major world religions, one with a presence in America, but about which Christians know very little. In this podcast Fred Stella joins us for a conversation about Hinduism in America. Fred Stella is a product of 16 years in the ... by Multifaith Matters

65 min listen

Ted Peters on Astrotheology and UFOs: Given the work of the Perseverance Rover on Mars, and the recent release of the Pentagon's report on UFOs or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, speculation about the possibility of the existence of alien life is on our minds. Ted Peters helps shed light ... by Multifaith Matters

41 min listen

Amos Yong on Hospitality in Multifaith Engagement: Hospitality is an ancient Christian practice that holds great potential in multifaith engagement. Amos Yong, Dean of the School of Theology and School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary, is our guest in this episode. He has written on this t... by Multifaith Matters

42 min listen

Elizabeth Drescher discusses The Nones: To the dismay of religious leaders, study after study has shown a steady decline in affiliation and identification with traditional religions in America. By 2018, twenty-six percent of adults identified as unaffiliated–up more than seventeen percent ... by Multifaith Matters

47 min listen

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler on Reading the Bible With and Without Jesus: In this episode, we discuss the book The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently with co-authors Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Stud... by Multifaith Matters

54 min listen

Bernie Sanders and lingering questions about pluralism: In 2017 Senator Bernie Sanders clashed with Russ Vought, then a nominee for the position of deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Their exchange about Christian exclusivity and religious pluralism in the public square is perhaps eve... by Multifaith Matters

15 min listen

Duerksen and Stella on Christian and Hindu Perspectives on the Meaning of Love: Darren Duerksen is a Christian who teaches at Fresno Pacific University, and Fred Stella is a Hindu affiliated with the Hindu American Foundation. Both men have been guests individuall on the podcast previously, but they come together in a conversati... by Multifaith Matters

63 min listen

David Feltmate on religious satire in adult animation: Programs like The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy include a lot of humor related to religion. But what does it mean? David Feltmate discusses his book Drawn to the Gods where he examines how these animated comedies feature Christianity, Judaism,... by Multifaith Matters

60 min listen

Andrew Perriman and Michael Cooper Conversation on Narrative-History and Missiology: How should the church engage the challenges of our present moment in the West? What is the place of narrative, history, and missiology? This episode explores these question as Andrew Perriman and Michael Cooper discuss the frameworks of narrative-his... by Multifaith Matters

65 min listen

Fred Stella on South Asian and Hindu Responses to The Simpsons' Apu: The Simpsons has been on the air for over thirty seasons, but not all of the characters have been well received. For example, Apu has generated controversy, with some Hindus and South Asians seeing him negatively as a racist stereotype, and others fi... by Multifaith Matters

50 min listen

Defending Befriending on The Wild Theology Podcast: I was a guest on Phil Wyman's The Wild Theology podcast via Facebook Live where we discussed our practice of befriending those in other religions. We shared our stories, the responses of those in other religions, the harsh criticism we've sometimes r... by Multifaith Matters

67 min listen

David Frankfurter on Demonic Conspiracies and Satanic Abuse: The QAnon conspiracy said that an underground Satanic pedophile ring of liberal Democrats was preying on our children. But such fears didn't start with them. In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about Satanic cults. Conspiracy theor... by Multifaith Matters

45 min listen

S. Jonathan O’Donnell and Phil Wyman on Pentecostalism, Demonology and Spiritual Warfare in Politics: Extensive analysis has been done trying to explain why a large percentage of White evangelicals voted in support of Trump, a candidate whose character was at odds with evangelical moral values. Scholars have identified the importance of Christian nat... by Multifaith Matters

70 min listen

Thomas Johnson and C. Holland Taylor Discuss a New Festschrift: This episode brings together Thomas K. Johnson and C. Holland Taylor to discuss the publication of the significant volume they co-edited, God Needs No Defense: Reimagining Muslim-Christian Relations in the 21st Century, a festschrift in honor of Dr. ... by Multifaith Matters

62 min listen

Ryan Burge on 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America by Multifaith Matters

41 min listen

Lilith Starr on her book ”Compassionate Satanism”: In this episode we speak with award-winning author Lilith Starr about modern nontheistic Satanism and personal Satanic practice. Her first book, The Happy Satanist: Finding Self-Empowerment, is part of The Satanic Temple's Recommended Reading list an... by Multifaith Matters

43 min listen

Darryl Caterine on the Paranormal and Popular Culture: Belief in the paranormal has remained high among Americans. What is the paranormal, what phenomena are involved, what can be said about the recent Pentagon UFO/UAP report, and why should religion scholars take the paranormal seriously? Darryl Caterin... by Multifaith Matters

56 min listen

Daniel Bar-Tal on the social psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Why is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict such an unending cycle of violence? What is the psychology underlying conflict over land and religion? Daniel Bar-Tal explores this with us in this episode. Bar-Tal is an Israeli academic, author and Branco Wei... by Multifaith Matters

64 min listen

A Conversation with a Pagan and Satanist on Christian Responses to Halloween: We can count on it every October. Not only will trick or treaters be at our door, many Christians will share their concerns about the alleged evils of Halloween, and with it, sometimes literally demonize Pagans and Satanists. David Dashifen Kees, a P... by Multifaith Matters

60 min listen

Suhag Shukla on Hindutva and Hinduphobia: A recent academic conference sparked controversy as it seemingly presented Hinduphobia rather than addressing Hindutva as its stated aim. In this episode Suhag Shukla helps us sort this out. Shukla is Executive Director and co-founder of the Hindu Am... by Multifaith Matters

37 min listen

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