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ReligionWise features educators, researchers, and other professionals discussing their work and the place of religion in the public conversation. Host Chip Gruen, the Director of the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding of Muhlenberg College, facilitates conversations that aim to provide better understanding of varieties of religious expression and their impacts on the human experience. For more about the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding, visit www.religionandculture.com.
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Reading America Together: Faith, Democracy, and the Nation's 250th
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May 15, 2026 |
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Faith, Failure, and Humanitarian Work - Maurice Bloem
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Rethinking Religion, Nationalism, and Pluralism - Slavica Jakelic
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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The Nonviolent Jesus: A Conversation with John Dear
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Religion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Mark Graves
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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A Systems Approach to Faith and Pluralism - Michael Trice
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Beyond Belief: Considering the World's Religious "Nones" - Jonathan Evans
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Breaking Records and Building Bridges: A Tale of Religious Diversity - Vicki Garlock
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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From Theory to Practice: Academic Expertise and Counter-Extremism - Damon Berry
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Since You Asked: More on Our Methods and Mission
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Mysticism and Crisis - Hartley Lachter
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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At the Crossroads of Journalism and Faith - Sharlee DiMenichi
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Analytical Approaches to Pagan Worldviews - Eric Steinhart
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May 15, 2025 |
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Tradition and Adaptation in Ugandan Judaism - Gershom Sizomu
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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The Neuroscience of Religious Experience - Jeremy Teissere
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Religion, Health, and Community - Ulysses Burley
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Religion, Interfaith, and Public Policy - Frederick Davie (Re-Release)
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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“Nones” and “Dones”: the Shifting Realities of Religious Identities - Susan Pizor Yoder
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Practice and Performance of Afro-Caribbean Religions - Lilianne Lugo Herrera
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Identity, Vocation, and Contemporary Christianity - Guy Erwin
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Religion and the Alt-Right - Damon Berry
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Politics, Polling, and Religious Identity - Chris Borick (Re-Release)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Religion, Animals, and the Bible - Arthur Walker-Jones, Suzanna Millar
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Hinduism in the Public Conversation - Abhishek Ghosh
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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The Shifting Landscape of American Funerary Practice - Dustin Grim
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May 15, 2024 |
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Kids and Religious Literacy - Vicki Garlock
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Religion at the Opera - Jane Fitzpatrick
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Muslim Leadership and Higher Education - Adeel Zeb
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Spirituality and Philosophy - Tad Robinson
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Religion, Politics, and Vocation - Sarah Trone Garriott
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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On Monsters and Medicine: What can spooky stories tell us about health and disease? - Lorenzo Servitje
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Alternative Visions for Understanding Religions - Jessica Cooperman
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Religion and Public Education - Nicole McGalla
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Religious Diversity, Ethics, and Healthcare - Bob Machamer
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Belief, Conspiracy, and Identity - Dustin Nash (Re-Release)
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Varieties of African Religious Experience - Falres Ilomo
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Recognizing Caste Discrimination in the American Context - Sonja Thomas
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May 15, 2023 |
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Selling the Humanities - Michal Bar-Asher Siegal
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Religion, Education, and the Courts - Dena Davis
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Post Colonialism and Global Mission in the Contemporary World - Janelle Neubauer
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Politics, Polling, and Religious Identity - Chris Borick
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Religion, Interfaith, and Public Policy - Frederick Davie
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Islam, Education, and Politics in Afghanistan - Rangina Hamidi
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Beyond the Headlines - The Fall of Kabul - Matthieu Aikins
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Discourse, Science, and Religion - Kocku von Stuckrad
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The Narratives of Buddhism - Tim Loftus
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Distinguishing the Academy From the Temple - Tom Robinson and Hillary Rodrigues
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Storytelling, Trauma, and Meaning - Jodi Eichler-Levine
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Does religious studies have a place in public education? - Greg Soden
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May 15, 2022 |
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Religion from the Ground Up - Jessica Cooperman
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Islam, Humanism, and the Good Life - Khurram Hussain
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Disney as religion? - Jill Peterfeso
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Belief, Conspiracy, and Identity - Dustin Nash
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Philosophy of Religion - Tad Robinson
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Antisemitism - Hartley Lachter
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Simran Jeet Singh
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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ReligionWise Introduction
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Oct 11, 2021 |