Gather ‘round for an episode recorded in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE in Portland, Oregon! We take a piece of listener (e)mail and answer the call: to talk about books that have been deeply impactful for our lives and research—books that anyone could read and learn a lot. From classics in the early history of sociology to ritual to women in the church to child sacrifice, it’s a magic carpet ride of books.
Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism
Émile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elementary_Forms_of_the_Religious_Life
Gianni Vattimo, ideas in this book about the incarnation Brian mentioned: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-future-of-religion/9780231134941
On the “deep incarnation” idea: https://inters.org/gregersen-incarnation
Catherine Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ritual-theory-ritual-practice-9780199733620
Jon Levenson, The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300065114/the-death-and-resurrection-of-the-beloved-son
Anthea Butler, Women in the Church of God in Christ: https://uncpress.org/book/9780807858080/women-in-the-church-of-god-in-christ/
Brian’s third book that we didn’t have time to talk about! Mark Smith, The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-origins-of-biblical-monotheism-9780195134803
075 THE FORGERIES (Biblical controversy around the Shapira Scroll and Gospel of Jesus' Wife)
074 THE FLEABAG (transgressive devotion and Fleabag with author Natalie Wigg-Stevenson)
073 THE NEWS (#5: Damon-Affleck curse, Britney goes Catholic, beyond yoga)
072 THE LAMB (Brian subjects Leah to an intriguing art-horror film trailer)
071 THE XFILES (superfan and radio host David Dault on Mulder and Scully)
070 THE NEWS (#4: marrying God, TikTok translators, Instagram SkyMall)
069 THE MOTHER! (Darren Aronofsky's 2017 film mother!, Leah not impressed, Joel Mayward enlightens us)
068 THE JAVIER (remembering our friend and colleague Javier Garcia, who died recently)
067 THE KADDISH (the spirituality of the biggest financial scam in history in A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff)
066 THE BAPTISTS (newsdesk deep dive: SBC convention, history, gender, #metoo, voting)
NON-OMINOUS PROGRAMMING NOTE
065 THE HAPPYCLOUDS (a postmodern capitalist horror show about disrespecting Bob Ross' ghost)
064 THE ERUV (was Mother Theresa a cult leader, and an 18 mile wire above Manhattan)
063 THE CONSPIRACY (toucans are fake, interview with psychologist Dr. Michael Wood)
062 THE MARK (Vaccine passports and Marjorie Taylor Greene's Mark of the Beast)
061 THE NEWS (Roundup #1: Foxmania, halal tacos, mummified bodies, politics as religion, and emotional men)
060 THE REVIEW (internet review culture invades the classroom)
059 THE LICENSE (X-Files maybe-psychic killer sings a song that is sort of like another song)
058 THE CROWN (death of Prince Philip, religious dimensions of monarchies ancient and modern, royal etiquette)
057 THE QISAPPOINTMENT (failed QAnon prophecies, prediction disappointment)
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