Casper Ter Kuile: Religious and Non-Religious Spirituality During COVID-19

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier

Join us for a conversation with Casper Ter Kuile of The Sacred Design Lab about religious and non-religious spirituality during our pandemic, including what it means to create meaning and mark time in moments of spiritual disorientation.

Casper Ter Kuile is host of the award-winning podcaster and researcher, whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Vice, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post.

Episode Highlights Include:

• The unique spiritual challenges of living during a pandemic
• Rituals to mark time, including liturgical Mario Kart garb
• How COVID-19 has accelerated trends in religious life, for good and for ill
• How Millennial spirituality is inflected by class
• The respective strengths and weaknesses of non-religious spiritual community

If you liked this episode, check out:

• Our interview with Kenda Creasy-Dean, “Youth Spirituality and the Advent of a New Church”
• Casper’s podcast, “Harry Potter and the Sacred Text”
• Casper’s upcoming book, “The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Actiivites Into Soulful Practices.”

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Stay tuned next for: Our conversation with Rev. Kapya John Kuoma about what people from the global south can teach us about resilience during a pandemic. It’s a live podcast interview, so register for it here!