Dr. Meredith Minister is Assistant Professor of Religion at Shenandoah University. In this episode we discuss the intellectual transition from theology to religious studies, graduate school to professorship and much more. She also helps us understand the role of the teacher-scholar in bringing theory to undergraduate students and using theory to un…

Dr. Nyasha Junior is Associate Professor of Religion at Temple University. A biblical studies scholar with interests in Hebrews Bible, cultural politics, and women and gender studies, Dr. Junior helps us think through how biblical studies scholars can engage their publics in a substantive way.By Richard Newton

Dr. Phillip Luke Sinitiere introduces us to the story behind Lakewood Church, one of America's larges and most controversial congregations. Sinitiere is the author of Salvation with a Smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity (New York University Press: 2015).By Richard Newton

Historian of American Religion, Dr. Edward J. Blum helps us read Jesus iconography to better understand the role race and the Christian faith have had in shaping the meaning ascribed to American bodies. Blum co-authored (with Paul Harvey) the acclaimed book, The Color of Christ: The Saga of Race in America (UNC Press, 2012).…

Dr. Rita Shah(Elizabethtown College)discusses "law and order," the nature of crime, and the emerging field known as critical criminology. Shah is winner of the 2016 Praxis Award from the ASC's Division on Critical Criminology.By Richard Newton

Acclaimed writer and biblical scholar Dr. Jennifer Grace Bird considers the possibilities for reading the Bible in light of modern ethics and historical insights. Her book, Permission Granted: Take the Bible Into Your Own Hands (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2015)inquires what the text says about women, sex, sin and more.…

Photographer and Hamilton College professor Robert Knight shares insights gained from an aesthetic approach to religion. Knight invites us to view "In God's House: The Religious Landscape of Utica, NY" a documentary film directed by him and produced by S. Brent Plate. Learn more about his work at http://www.robertknight.com/igh-trailer.html…

Writer and historian Dr. Kelly J. Baker discusses her insights into the Ku Klux Klan as a reflection of Protestant America's deep-seeded racism. Dr. Richard Newton and his Ethnicity, Gender, and Religion seminar speak with Dr. Baker about her award-winning book, Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK's Appeal to Protestant American, 1915-1930 (Unive…

Writer and theologian Drew Hart speaks with us about race and the politics of the Christian witness in America. Co-founder of the Anablacktivist Movement, Drew also shares a bit about his new book, Trouble I've Seen: Changing the Way the Church Sees Racism (Herald Press: 2016)By Richard Newton

Broadcast Seeding Episode 2-Conflict Becomes Us-Jon Rudy by Richard NewtonBy Richard Newton

A discussion on privilege and the sociology of advantage with Richard Newton, PhD and Don Kraybill, Distinguished Professor and Senior Fellow at Elizabethtown College's Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. ConversationBy Richard Newton