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
Mar 18, 2024 • 22min
Rape, Sexual Violence, and the Hebrew Bible with Rhiannon Graybill
Rhiannon Graybill joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book, Texts after Terror: Rape, Sexual Violence, and the Hebrew Bible (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Dec 21, 2022 • 43min
AAR 2022 Presidential Address - Mayra Rivera
AAR 2022 Presidential Address - Mayra Rivera by American Academy of Religion
Dec 15, 2022 • 43min
AAR Presidents Address - Mayra Rivera
AAR Presidents Address - Mayra Rivera by American Academy of Religion
Dec 12, 2022 • 33min
Women, Prayer, and Poetry in Iran with Niloofar Haeri
Women, Prayer, and Poetry in Iran with Niloofar Haeri by American Academy of Religion
Sep 13, 2022 • 26min
Building on Jonathan Z. Smith's Study of Religion with Sam Gill
Sam Gill joins Kristian Petersen to discuss his award-winning 2021 book, The Proper Study of Religion: Building on Jonathan Z. Smith (OUP, 2020).
May 16, 2022 • 32min
Artistic Devotion of Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China
Yuhang Li joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book, Becoming Guanyin: Artistic Devotion of Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China (Columbia University Press, 2021).
Apr 4, 2022 • 28min
The Death of Children in Late Antiquity with Maria E. Doerfler
Maria E. Doerfler joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning book, "Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son: The Death of Children in Late Antiquity"(University of California Press, 2020). Through the book, Doerfler plumbs the fragmentary historical record for evidence of how members of Christian communities in Late Antiquity responded to the deaths of children.
Jan 27, 2022 • 29min
Aztec Religion and Art of Writing with Isabel Laack
Aztec Religion and Art of Writing with Isabel Laack by American Academy of Religion
Dec 9, 2021 • 19min
Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism with Kathryn Tanner
Kathryn Tanner joins Kristian Petersen to discuss her award-winning 2020 book, "Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism." Through the book, Tanner suggests Christianity can challenge the culture of finance capitalism that permeates our lives by guiding us to reflect on social inequalities and identity-building—concepts which she argues are at the core of Christian faith and practice. In the interview, she discusses how "Christianity and specific forms of it could gum up the works of capitalism."
Tanner's book won AAR's 2020 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in the constructive-reflective studies category. She is Frederick Marquand Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School.
Dec 9, 2021 • 1h
AAR 2021 Presidential Address - Marla Frederick
2021 AAR President Marla Frederick delivers her presidential address to a crowd at the 2021 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
