In this episode, Dr. Finbarr Curtis joins Jacob Noblett to discuss the growing phenomena of profanation as it concerns American politics and culture. Rather than define a holistic movement, Dr. Curtis explores the relationship between certain “forbidden” taboos and how they affect democracy in both a theoretical and very real sense. Using his book, Going Low: How Profane Politics Challenges American Democracy, as a guide, the “shock” culture of modern politics is broken down into digestible insights regarding the nature of “winning” and the fundamental conflict between private and public spheres of government influence as it pertains to religion.
Melodies of Change: Music and Progressive Judaism
America’s Changing Religious Landscape
America’s Dark Theologian Stephen King: A Religious Imagination Explored
Slenderman and online mythology
The Study of Religion and National Identity in Estonia
Religion as a Tactic of Governance
Young People and Religion in a Global Perspective
The Therwil Affair: Handshakes in Swiss Schools
Negotiating Gender in Contemporary Occultism
A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion
Religion, Education, and Politics in Australia and NZ
New Directions in the Study of Scientology
The Hugging Guru: Amma and Transnationalism
RE Commission report: A Way Forward?
Preserving identity and empowering women. How do Canadian Muslim schools affect their students?
The ‘secular’, the ‘religious’, and the ‘refugee’ in Germany
A Dark Goddess: An inter-religious language for feminine spirituality
Representations of Religious Studies in Popular Culture
Ecospirituality, Gender and Nature
What is the point of of academic conferences?: A roundtable discussion
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