Profs. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst and Megan Goodwin

Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast

Education EN ↓ 104 episodes

Keeping it 101 is the podcast that helps our nerdy listeners make sense of religion. Why religion? Well, if you read the news, have a body, exist in public, or think about race, gender, class, ability, or sexuality, you likely also think about religion — even if you don’t know it yet. Let us show you why religion is both a lot more important and a little easier to understand than you might think. Put us in your earholes and let us show you why religion isn’t done with you — even if you’re done with religion.

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Profs. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst and Megan Goodwin

Episodes

World religions: shall we not 27.02.2020 32:14

In which we talk about WHY we're still talking about "major," "minor," or "world" religions -- because despite those models being racist and imperialist and white supremacist, "religion" can also help minoritized religion access rights and legal protections. Keywords: Native/Indigenous religions; social construct; agency Storytime: Wenger, " We Are...

Major religions? Minor religions? Must we? 12.02.2020 40:37

In which we discuss the imperialist history of "religion," and ask why it's so major that some religions get minoritized. Keywords: imperialism; minoritization; structural/epistemic violence Storytime: JZ Smith, "Religion Is Not a Native Category" Homework: Tomoko Masuzawa's Invention of World Religions , plus Ilyse and Megan have both written shorter pieces on this t...

Who gets left out of "religion?" 29.01.2020 34:20

In which we discuss why we have to define religion in order to protect it, and who gets left out of those definitions & protections. Keywords: disestablishment; free exercise Show & tell: the Satanic Temple's statue of Baphomet Homework: Sullivan's Impossibility of Religious Freedom ; Barringer Gordon's Mormon Question ; Cusack's Invented Religions PLUS the documentary...

What the heck is religion, and what the heck is this podcast? 14.01.2020 44:03

Our very first episode! In which we talk about what the heck religion is, why you should know more about it, and why it's probably more complicated than you think. Keywords : prescriptive; descriptive; creedal; votive Storytime: Bellah, from Habits of the Heart Homework: Nye, Religion: The Basics ; Martel, Life of Pi; Walker, The Color Purple ____ Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction...