Worldviews and Ways of Life [transcript]
Worldviews and Ways of Life Podcast with Ann Taves (21 May 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Taves_-_Worldviews_and_Ways_of_Life_1.1 David Robertson (DR): It’s my pleasure to be joined here today by Professor Ann Taves from the Religious Studies Department and the University of California, Santa Barbara. It’s not […]
Muslim Superheroes [transcript]
Muslim Superheroes Podcast with A. David Lewis (28 May 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: Lewis- Muslim Superheroes 1.1 David Robertson (DR): Well, it’s my pleasure to welcome A. Dave Lewis to the podcast once again. Dave is one of the few, if not the only one of our […]
Soka Gakkai, Kōmeitō and the Religious Voices of Japan’s Political Arena [transcript]
Soka Gakkai, Kōmeitō and the Religious Voices of Japan’s Political Arena Podcast with Levi McLaughlin (28 May 2018). Interviewed by Paulina Kolata. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Transcript available at: McLaughlin – Soka Gakkai, Komeito and the Religious Voices of Japan’s Political Arena 1.1 Paulina Kolata (PK): Throughout Japanese history religion has always coloured and influenced […]
Spirituality [transcript]
Spirituality Podcast with Boaz Huss and Steven Sutcliffe (11 June 2018). Interviewed by David G. Robertson. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Huss and Sutcliffe – Spirituality 1.1 David Robertson (DR): Spirituality is a term with enormous currency in contemporary discourse in religion but, despite this, it remains under-theorised. Little consideration is given […]
What Can We Learn from Our Founding Fathers? [transcript]
What Can We Learn from Our Founding Fathers? Podcast with Bettina Schmidt (18 June 2018). Interviewed by Jonathan Tuckett. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Schmidt – What Can We Learn from Our Founding Fathers 1.1 Jonathan Tuckett (JT): Hello. And welcome to an entirely new format of interview with the Religious Studies […]
The Gods of Indian Country [transcript]
The Gods of Indian Country Podcast with Jennifer Graber (17 September 2018). Interviewed by Daniel Gorman Jr. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Graber_-_The_Gods_of_Indian_Country_1.1 Daniel Gorman (DG): So I understand it’s very hot in Texas, Dr Graber! Jennifer Graber (JG): It is! It’s about 100 degrees here, today! DG: Now it’s making […]
EASR Roundtable 2018: What is the Point of Academic Conferences? [transcript]
EASR Roundtable 2018: What is the Point of Academic Conferences? Podcast with Chris Cotter, Sammy Bishop, Moritz Klenk, Angela Puca and Tom White (24 September 2018). Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: EASR_Roundtable_2018_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): Welcome to the podcast studio in Bern, Switzerland, on the final day of the European Association […]
Ecospirituality, Gender and Nature [transcript]
Ecospirituality, Gender and Nature Podcast with Susannah Crockford (1 October 2018). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Crockford_-_Ecospirituality,_Gender_and_Nature_1.1 Christopher Cotter (C.C.): In some contexts, asking the question “what gender is nature?” might provoke a condescending response – “of course nature doesn’t have a gender”. Yet, despite this naturalistic […]
Representations of Religious Studies in Popular Culture [transcript]
Representations of Religious Studies in Popular Culture Podcast with Brian Collins and Kristen Tobey. (8 October 2018) Interviewed by Christopher Cotter Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Collins_and_Tobey_-_Representations_of_Religious_Studies_in_Popular_Culture_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): Many of our discussions at the Religious Studies Project focus upon the complex intersections between religion – whatever that is – […]
A Dark Goddess: an inter-religious language for feminine spirituality [transcript]
A Dark Goddess: an inter-religious language for feminine spirituality Podcast with Áine Warren (15 October 2018). Interviewed by Ross Downing. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Warren-_A_Dark_Goddess_1.1 Ross Downing (RD): My name is Ross Downing. We are at the BASR conference in Belfast. And I’m speaking to Áine Warren, also known as […]
The ‘secular’, the ‘religious’ and the ‘refugee’ in Germany [transcript]
The ‘secular’, the ‘religious’ and the ‘refugee’ in Germany Podcast with Carmen Becker (22 October 2018). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Becker_-__The_Secular,_The_Religious,_and_The_Refugee_in_Germany_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): We are recording this interview on what I believe is the International Day of the Refugee. And I’m joined in Bern, at […]
Preserving Identity and Empowering Women: How Do Canadian Muslim Schools Affect Their Students? [transcript]
Preserving Identity and Empowering Women: How Do Canadian Muslim Schools Affect Their Students? Podcast with Jasmin Zine (29 October 2018). Interviewed by Mariia Alekseevskaia. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Zine_-_Preserving_Identity_and_Empowering_Women_1.1 Mariia Alekseevskaia (MA): Hello. My name is Mariia Alekseevskaia. I’m here in Ottawa, at the Summer Feminist Festival, and it’s my […]
RE Commission Report: A Way Forward? [transcript]
RE Commission Report: A Way Forward? Podcast with Joyce Miller, Eleanor Nesbitt, Celine Benoit (5 November 2018). Interviewed by Wendy Dossett Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: RE_Commission_Report_1.1 Wendy Dossett (WD): Hello everybody, and welcome to the Religious Studies Project! My name’s Wendy Dossett and I’m senior lecturer in Religious Studies at […]
The Hugging Guru: Amma and Trans-nationalism [transcript]
The Hugging Guru: Amma and Trans-nationalism Podcast with Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger (12 November 2018). Interviewed by Sammy Bishop. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Qvortrup_Fibiger-_The_Hugging_Guru_1.1 Sammy Bishop (SB): Hello. I’m Sammy Bishop. I’m here at the EASR conference in Bern. I am here with Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, who is Associate Professor at […]
New Directions in the Study of Scientology [transcript]
New Directions in the Study of Scientology Podcast with David Robertson, Carole Cusack, Stephen Gregg and Aled Thomas (19 November 2018). Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Robertson_-_New_Directions_in_the_Study_of_Scientology_1.1 David Robertson (DR): So we’re here at the BASR Conference 2018, in Belfast. And I have gathered several colleagues together today to have a […]