ReligionWise
ReligionWise features educators, researchers, and other professionals discussing their work and the place of religion in the public conversation. Host Chip Gruen, the Director of the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding of Muhlenberg College, facilitates conversations that aim to provide better understanding of varieties of religious expression and their impacts on the human experience. For more about the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding, visit www.religionandculture.com.
Podcasting since 2021 • 44 episodes
ReligionWise
Latest Episodes
Tradition and Adaptation in Ugandan Judaism - Gershom Sizomu
In this episode, we explore the remarkable story of the Abayudaya, Uganda's Jewish community, with Chief Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the first native-born ordained rabbi in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rabbi Sizomu shares the history of his community, from it...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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41:21
The Neuroscience of Religious Experience - Jeremy Teissere
In this episode we explore the fascinating world of neuroscience with Dr. Jeremy Teissere, Stanley Road Professor of Neuroscience at Muhlenberg College, who introduces us to the discipline's key questions and recent developments. Then, we turn ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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59:28
Religion, Health, and Community - Ulysses Burley
In this episode of ReligionWise we sit down with Ulysses Burley, founder of UBtheCure, a consulting company that describes itself as being at the "intersection of Faith, Health, and Human Rights." A trained physician turned social activist, Dr....
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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46:57
Religion, Interfaith, and Public Policy - Frederick Davie (Re-Release)
This episode features Reverend Frederick Davie, who among other roles, serves as the Senior Advisor on Racial Equity for Interfaith America. In this far ranging discussion, we talk about the role of interfaith dialogue in wider public discourse...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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48:31
“Nones” and “Dones”: the Shifting Realities of Religious Identities - Susan Pizor Yoder
In today’s conversation, we talk with Susan Pizor Yoder, a researcher and faith leader who wants to understand how and why recent generations are less likely to identify with traditional religious communities. As the lead author of the recent b...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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