Jamie Brummitt: Relics and American Faith

Jamie is an Associate Professor of American religions and material culture at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She earned her PhD from Duke University. Her book Protestant Relics in Early America examines relic veneration, corpse inspection, and the art of

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Anthony Petro: Christianity and the Culture Wars

Anthony is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches courses in U.S. religious history, gender and sexuality studies, the long 1980s, and visual culture. His most recent book, Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars,

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Andrew Coates: Material Religion Today

Andrew is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. He is the managing editor of Material Religion: the Journal of Objects, Art, and Belief and the author of What is Protestant Art?, a short survey of Protestant images and visual cultures from

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[Transcript] Arthur Aghajanian: Being in Contemplative Art

Radix: Well, Arthur, first of all, thank you so much for your willingness to do this. I really appreciate being able to talk to you because of your background with contemplative issues, with your interest in various aspects of religion, and also your teaching. I would dare say that you deal with things in a complex way, but it’s not unapproachable. I’m really grateful to be able to pick your brain and to share this with the Radix audience. So thank you very much for being willing to do this. AA: Well, thanks for the invitation. I think it’s going

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