American Academy of Religion
The audio feed of American Academy of Religion (AAR), the world's largest scholarly and professional association of academics, teachers, and research scholars dedicated to furthering knowledge of religions and religious institutions in all their forms and manifestations. Featuring interviews with award-winning scholars and sessions recorded during the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
Latest episodes
May 16, 2025 • 29min
The RSN Podcast: In Conversation with William Calvo-Quirós
William Calvo-Quirós, associate professor of American culture at the University of Michigan and winner of the 2023 Best First Book in the History of Religions Award from AAR speaks to Kristian Petersen about his book, Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Migrating Devotions (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Apr 9, 2025 • 30min
The RSN Podcast: In Conversation with AAR Book Award Winner Mary Dunn
Mary Dunn — professor of Modern Christianity in the department of theological studies at Saint Louis University, director of the Center for Research on Global Catholicism, and winner of the 2023 AAR Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Historical Studies — discusses her book Where Paralytics Walk and the Blind See with Kristian Petersen.
Dec 18, 2024 • 31min
American Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCrary
American Secularism and Its Believers with Charles McCrary by American Academy of Religion
Oct 3, 2024 • 25min
The Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas
The Role of Western Universities in Modern Islamic Thought with Megan Brankley Abbas by American Academy of Religion
Sep 4, 2024 • 26min
A Comparative Study of the Cántico Espiritual and the Rāsa Līlā with Gloria Maité Hernández
A Comparative Study of the Cántico Espiritual and the Rāsa Līlā with Gloria Maité Hernández by American Academy of Religion
Aug 8, 2024 • 28min
Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh
Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh by American Academy of Religion
Jul 2, 2024 • 35min
Metamodernism and the Future of Theory with Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm
Metamodernism and the Future of Theory with Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm by American Academy of Religion
Jun 4, 2024 • 23min
Art as Embodied Experience with Kathryn R. Barush
Art as Embodied Experience with Kathryn R. Barush by American Academy of Religion
May 6, 2024 • 49min
2023 AAR Presidential Address - Amir Hussain
2023 AAR Presidential Address - Amir Hussain by American Academy of Religion
May 6, 2024 • 24min
Buddhist Chaplaincy in Japan with Adam Lyons
Adam Lyons joins Kristian Petersen to discuss his award-winning book "Karma and Punishment: Prison Chaplaincy in Japan" (Harvard University Press).
