Thinking About Religion Podcast
1) S1 E9 Benjamin Sommer on God’s Bodies
Could a human being literally shake hands with God? If so, then God must have at least one hand – and one would think, not only a hand, but a complete humanoid body. While sophisticates have lon...Show More
2) S1 E8 Graham Oppy on Atheism and Agnosticism
Dr. Graham Oppy is an atheist and a leading philosopher of religion. He has a lot to add to recent discussions about atheism and agnosticism. When it comes to the reality of gods, Dr. Oppy argues that...Show More
3) S1 E7 Jonathan A. C. Brown on the Qur’an and the Hadith
When many of us think of a scripture, we think of the Protestant Christian Bible: a well-defined, reasonably small library of writings which can be printed in a single, thick volume..It’s not th...Show More
4) S1 E6 Donald Lopez on A Jesuit’s Quest for the Soul of Tibet
In 1712 Italian Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri set off an dangerous mission to Tibet, his goal to win souls to Roman Catholic Christianity. But his plan was not to merely preach the gospel, or to com...Show More
5) S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on Hinduism
Dr. Wendy Doniger’s On Hinduism is a sort of captstone on an epic career exploring Hindu literature, religion, and history. In this conversation we discuss a number of themes from the book, incl...Show More
6) S1 E3 Amy-Jill Levine on The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Typically religious scholars will comment on the scriptures of their own religion. But sometimes, bold scholars will go where others fear to tread, commenting the scriptures of another religion. The s...Show More
7) S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion
The ghost of Hitler has been drafted into the culture wars – for the other team. Christian leaders have suggested that Nazism was a variety of “atheist extremism.” Atheist champion R...Show More
8) S1 E1: David McMahon on Buddhist Modernism
Before recent times, most Buddhists, and even most Buddhist monks, did not meditate. Yet today, many consider sitting meditation to be the essence of Buddhist practice. How does the Buddhism one encou...Show More
9) S1 E5 – Andrei Buckareff on Alternative Concepts of God
Dr. Andrei Buckareff and some of his co-authors are convinced that in recent times philosophers of religion have been too traditional, focusing too much of their attention on an understanding of God a...Show More