

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
Mentioned books

Jul 1, 2015 • 2h 28min
Judith Butler's Parting Ways (Columbia University Press, 2012)
A panel discussion with Judith Butler about her book "Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism" (Columbia University Press, 2012).
November 25, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Claire Katz, Texas A&M University
Samuel Brody, University of Cincinnati
Yaniv Feller, University of Toronto
Mark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary
Saba Mahmood, University of California, Berkeley
Martin Kavka, Lehigh University
Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley (Responding)
Rebecca Alpert, Temple University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 2 hours, 28 minutes)

Jul 1, 2015 • 57min
Plenary Panel: Public Understanding of Religion and Issues of Religious Pluralism: Plenary Panel
November 25, 2013
American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Shaun Allen Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary
Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario
Josef Sorett, Columbia University
Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 57 minutes)

Jul 1, 2015 • 2h 26min
What Americans Want from Immigration Reform: Insights from the PRRI/Brookings Religion Survey
November 25, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Robert P. Jones, Public Religion Research Institute
E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution and Washington Post
Kristin Heyer, Santa Clara University
Manuel A. Vasquez, University of Florida
William Galston, The Brookings Institution
Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding)
(Audio File: 2 hours, 26 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 1h 33min
Special Topics Forum: Remembering Robert N. Bellah (1927-2013)
November 24, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Harvey Cox, Harvard University
David Little, Harvard University
Ann Swidler, University of California, Berkeley
Steven M. Tipton, Emory University
Richard Madsen, University of California, San Diego
Harlan Stelmach, Dominican University of California
Philip Gorski, Yale University
Anna Sun, Kenyon College
Mark Juergensmeyer, U. of California, Santa Barbara (Presiding)
(Audio File: 1 hour, 33 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 1h 32min
Marty Forum: Wendell Berry
November 24, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Wendell Berry, Port Royal, Kentucky
Norman Wirzba, Duke University
Michael Kessler, Georgetown University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 1 hour, 32 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 54min
Presidential Address: John Esposito
November 24, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
John L. Esposito, Georgetown University
Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 54 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 55min
Plenary: A Lifetime of Learning: An Interview with Diana Eck
November 23, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Diana L. Eck, Harvard University
Charles A. Kimball, University of Oklahoma
John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 56 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 2h 19min
Plenary Panel: Pope Francis and the State of Global Catholicism
November 23, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Erie, PA
Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario
Ivan Petrella, Universidad Di Tella; Universidad San Andres
Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter
George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Erik Owens, Boston College (Presiding)
(Audio File: 2 hours, 20 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 2h 10min
Querying Natural Religion: Immanence, Gaia, and the Parliament of Lively Things
November 23, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Adrian Ivakhiv, University of Vermont
Bron Taylor, University of Florida
Daniel Deudney, Johns Hopkins University
Tim Morton, Rice University
William E. Connolly, John Hopkins University
Sarah M. Pike, California State University, Chico (Presiding)
(Audio File: 2 hours, 11 minutes)

Jun 30, 2015 • 58min
Plenary: Karen Armstrong: The Science of Compassion
November 23, 2013
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelists:
Karen Armstrong, Charter for Compassion
John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding)
(Audio File: 58 minutes)


