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 • 46 episodes
ReligionWise
Latest Episodes
At the Crossroads of Journalism and Faith - Sharlee DiMenichi
How do religious journalists navigate the intersection of faith values and public issues? Sharlee DiMenichi of Friends Journal discusses her reporting on a variety of contemporary issues, including Quaker responses to immigration policy, climat...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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42:45
Analytical Approaches to Pagan Worldviews - Eric Steinhart
On this episode of ReligionWise Philosophy Professor Eric Steinhart joins us to discuss how his work on contemporary paganism challenges traditional boundaries in the philosophy of religion. We consider the historical limitations of the field, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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57:50
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