American Academy of Religion
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.
Episodes
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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).
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
