Our 7 Neighbors: Religion and Resistance in America

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 6 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Pamela Cooper-White.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 8 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Leigh Eric Schmidt.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 7 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Kathleen Flake.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 6 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Lee.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 5 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Pamela Nadell.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 4 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. John T. McGreevy.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle.  Episode 3 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri.

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle.  Episode 2 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Farina King. Farina King, a ci...

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States. Episode 1 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Peter Manseau. Manseau is the Founding Director of the Center for Understanding Religion in American History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 

O7N Season 5 Religion and Resistance in America  Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Hosted by Reza Aslan.

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres. Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Aurelis Troncoso, 2024...

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres. Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Daniel White Hodge. Wi...

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres. Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Amor Craun Reyes, an Indig...

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres. Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Anandi Silva Knuppel w...

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Laura Limonic, who disc...

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Nichole M. Flores. Dr....

Our 7 Neighbors, Season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America, Hosted by Dr. José Francisco Morales Torres. Through an intersectional lens of Latinx voices, this season explores themes of immigration, mass migration and colonization and how diverse faith traditions can and do affect the story we tell. This episode features a conversation with Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre...

Sneak peek into season 4: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America

Hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, this season centers stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode features a part of an interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Rainbow PUSH Coal...

Take a quick listen to this teaser for our 6th and final episode dropping next week. Producer Kim Schultz and host Rev. Brian Smith discuss favorite parts of the season and the upcoming episode featuring Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes.

Hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, this season centers stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode features a part of an interview with Ms. Hermene Hartman, founder of Chicago's leading Black magapaper N'DIGO,...

Hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, this season centers stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode features a part of an interview with Rev. Dr. Janette Wilson, Advisor to Rev. Jesse Jackson and Director of PUS...

Hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, Season 3 centers stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode features a part of an interview with Rev. Martin Deppe. Deppe was instrumental in implementing the Chicago Breadba...

Season 3 of OUR 7 NEIGHBORS, hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, features stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode showcases a portion from an interview with Rev. David Wallace, one of the primary organizers...

Join us for Season 3 of Our 7 Neighbors! Hosted by Rev. Brian E. Smith, this season centers stories gathered for our Rev. Jesse Jackson oral archive project. Each episode includes segments from our Chicago Civil rights leaders interviews, paired with voices from modern community, faith and social justice movements. This episode features a charming interview with Mrs. Betty Massoni, wife of late Ch...