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Dreaming America: Season 4 Trailer
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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The American Dream… is complicated. It always has been.For some - this dream has been a nightmare… a mirage in a forsaken desert.A myth.For others, it’s been an oasis from hardship, oppression, violence.… a vision realized through physical freedom and material success.This season on Complexified, we’re asking:Where did the myth of the American dream come from?What’s it got to do with religion and politics?And how is it shaping our lives, for better or worse?Coming to you from the Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture at Iliff School of Theology, I’m your host, Amanda Henderson, back with a new season of Complexified…my show about the powerful ways religion and politics intersect and affect my life. Your life. And all of our lives, together.Each week, I’ll share what I’m learning as we turn the myth of the American Dream into our multiple, honest ways of Dreaming America.Complexified: Dreaming America launches October 5th. Follow and share the show now, wherever you listen.
Released:
Sep 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (34)
Lex & Amanda talk Gender, Sexuality & Marriage: With the first two episodes under our belt, Host Amanda Henderson and Iliff graduate student Lex Dunbar dig into the key takeaways they hope our listeners come away with after the first two episodes: 1) The idea that there are clear god-ordained, universal religious teachings about gender, sexuality, and marriage as we know them today is a myth. 2) Regulation of bodies, sexuality, and marriage relationships has been a part of the business of the State since the founding of the U.S. and before. With these two realities in mind, how are we to understand and navigate the deeper questions tied to gender, sexuality, and marriage? by Complexified