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
056 THE BUFFALO (Capitol riot, Jake Angeli, QAnon, apocalypse, epiphany, and iconography of the insurrection)
055 THE SOUND (The Sound of Music is a Christmas movie fight us)
054 THE HEX (witches hex trump, Paula White-Cain summons African angels)
053 THE UPLOAD (crossover with Bioethics for the People on the Amazon show Upload)
052 THE RETREAT (the Kitsch Corner is back, with two personal accounts of a men's retreat)
051 THE GRANDPA (Grandpa Kitchen, food memories, death ritual, Orientalism)
050 THE FIANCÉ (90 Day Fiance, Biblical marriage patterns, "hot ladies" and "dumpy dudes")
049 THE MILITIAS (Rick Joyner's call for new militia-based wars based on a dream)
048 THE DICTATOR (BRIAN AND LEAH DISCUSS HOT NEW CAREER FIELDS IN THE 2020S)
047 THE COUNTERPART (LEAH SHARES A NEW FAV SHOW)
046 THE CARPET (A DREAM INVOLVING HERACLITUS)
045 THE CHARACTERS (BRIAN REVEALS THAT HE HATES MOST BATTLESTAR CHARACTERS SO FAR)
044 THE EXCITEMENT (THINGS ARE HAPPENING FILL YOUR LAMP WITH OIL)
043 THE GROCERIES (RUSH THE STORE SCRATCH YOUR EYE)
042 THE TEACHOUT (WE'RE WORKING FROM HOME NOW)
041 THE COMFORTS (WHAT WE WATCH IN TROUBLED TIMES)
040 THE DREAM (LIVIN IN THE LAND OF NOD)
TRAILER: WEIRD RELIGION IN THE AGE OF THE VIRUS (PASS THE MIC)
039 THE PREMIUM (class war; bigfoot; Jordache jeans; expensive shirts; sneakers; mean girls)
BONUS: ANNA MERLAN ON REPUBLIC OF LIES
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