American Academy of Religion

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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.

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Marty Forum: Wendell Berry 30.06.2015 1:31:42

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)

Presidential Address: John Esposito 30.06.2015 53:41

November 24, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: John L. Esposito, Georgetown University Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (Presiding) (Audio File: 54 minutes)

Plenary: A Lifetime of Learning: An Interview with Diana Eck 30.06.2015 55:18

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)

Plenary Panel: Pope Francis and the State of Global Catholicism 30.06.2015 2:19:18

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)

Querying Natural Religion: Immanence, Gaia, and the Parliament of Lively Things 30.06.2015 2:10:11

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)

Plenary: Karen Armstrong: The Science of Compassion 30.06.2015 57:48

November 23, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland Panelists: Karen Armstrong, Charter for Compassion John L. Esposito, Georgetown University (Presiding) (Audio File: 58 minutes)

Andrew Quintman, The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Saint Milarepa 06.05.2015 24:06

Andrew Quintman talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Great Saint Milarepa (Columbia University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Kyle Harper, From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity 05.04.2015 26:15

Kyle Harper talks to Religious Studies News about his book From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity (Harvard University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Historical Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Anna Sun, Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities 06.02.2015 25:07

Anna Sun talks to Religious Studies News about her book Confucianism as a World Religion: Contested Histories and Contemporary Realities (Princeton University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions award. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)

Willis Jenkins, The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity 03.02.2015 24:00

Willis Jenkins talks to Religious Studies News about his book The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity (Georgetown University Press), which won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Constructive-Reflective Studies. Music is Dexter Britain, "Fresh Monday"(www.dexterbritain.co.uk)