The Classical Ideas Podcast

Andrew M. Henry (M.A.) is a Ph. D. candidate in the Department of Religion at Boston University and founder of the educational YouTube channel, Religion for Breakfast. Andrew has produced over 50 video lectures on a variety of religious studies topics, used by educators worldwide. You can follow him on twitter @andrewmarkhenry. Religion for Breakfast on YouTube can be found here:  https://www.yout...

DEBORAH EDEN TULL is the founder of Mindful Living Revolution . She is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, public speaker, author, activist, and sustainability educator. She trained for seven years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery in Northern California, and she has been traveling to, living in, or teaching about conscious, sustainable communities internationally for the last 25...

Corey Ichigen Hess is an ordained Zen monk and body therapist. He lived a monastic life for many years at Sogenji Zen Monastery in Okayama, Japan. He teaches meditation classes and works with individual clients doing private embodiment process coaching sessions, Sourcepoint Therapy®, Structural Integration®, and Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy at his home on Whidbey Island in Langley, Washington. ...

Tahil Sharma grew up in an interfaith family and practices Sikhism and Hinduism. He is a Program Manager for Faith Outreach at Brave New Films and an Interfaith Minister in Residence at the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. You can find him at:  https://twitter.com/interfaithman

Matthew Bowman received his PhD. in history from Georgetown University. He is associate professor of history at Henderson State University, where he teaches courses in American history since the Civil War, race, and American religion. He is the author of "Christian: The Politics of a Word in America," out now from Harvard University Press, and several other books.  Find him online here:  http://ww...

Danielle Dulsky is the author of "The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman," out now from New World Library. Visit her online: https://www.danielledulsky.com https://www.instagram.com/wolfwomanwitch/

Margaret Arnold is the Associate Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Medford, Massachusetts. She received her PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from Boston University. Her new book, "The Magdalene in the Reformation" is out now from The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Get the book here:  The Magdalene in the Reformation from Harvard University Press

Mark Van Buren is a Mindful Living Trainer, yoga/meditation instructor, personal trainer, and musician, that has been promoting health and wellness for over a decade. He has run dozens of workshops and retreats all over the tri-state area, and has been asked to speak at numerous colleges including Columbia, Montclair State, and Bergen Community. A handful of yoga studios have already opened their...

This episode introduces Sikhism, including an overview of the basic beliefs, practices, important people, and specific goals of the Sikh religion, practiced by around 25 million people worldwide, with its spiritual home in Amritsar in Northwestern India in the state of Punjab. My guests are Dr. Harbaksh & Jasmine Sangha, and Dr. Chetan and Ranjana Hans.

Benjamin P. Marcus is the religious literacy specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, where he examines the intersection of education, religious literacy, and identity formation in the United States. He has developed religious literacy programs for public schools, universities, U.S. government organizations, and private foundations, and he has delivered presentations...

DEBORAH EDEN TULL , founder of  Mindful Living Revolution , teaches the integration of compassionate awareness into every aspect of our lives. She is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, public speaker, author, activist, and sustainability educator. She trained for seven years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery in Northern California, and she has been traveling to, living in, or tea...

The topic of this episode focuses on Dr. Daniel Hummel's piece, "The Limits of Evangelical Christian Nationalism during the Cold War," which appears in the new book "North American Churches and the Cold War," out now on Eerdsman Publishing. Dr. Daniel Hummel is a Scholar, writer, researcher, and teacher of religion, politics, and foreign policy in the United States and the modern Middle East. Dr....

Randall J. Stephens is an Associate Professor of British and American Studies at the University of Oslo. He previously taught at Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne) and Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, Massachusetts). He is a historian of religion, conservatism, the South, environmentalism, and popular culture. He is the author of  The Fire Spreads: Holiness and Pentecostalism in the Ame...

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is an author, Zen priest, teacher, divine seer, artist, and Drum medicine woman. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, CNN, CBS NEWS, KPFA Radio, Buddhadharma, and Lion's Roar. She holds a M.A. from UCLA and a Ph. D. in Transformative Learning from California Institute of Integral Studies. She spoke to me from Green Gulch Farm, a Zen practice center within the San F...

John Camardella teaches religion and social studies at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. This conversation touches on the organization, implementation, and day-to-day operations inside a high school course focused on world religions.  You can read more about Mr. Camardella here:  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/07/viewing-religion-through-a-cultural-lens/ or on Twitter...

A native of Connecticut, Sarah Anne Shockley is a multiple award winning producer and director of educational films, including   Dancing From the Inside Out , a highly acclaimed documentary on disabled dance. She holds an MBA in International Marketing and has worked in high-tech management, as a corporate trainer, and teaching undergraduate and graduate business administration. As the result of a...

This bonus episode is a recording of me reading the Gospel of Mark in its entirety. This is meant to serve as a classroom or educational resource.  You can find the text I read here:  https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Mark&qs_version=ESV

Eric Lancaster is an instructor of Japanese at the University of Missouri and an instructor of religious studies at Columbia College. He is a member of Bunraku Bay Puppet Theatre troupe, whose film, "Kaiju Bunraku," was screened at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Samhita Arni is the author of the NYT Bestselling graphic novel,  Sita's Ramayana,  (collaboration with Patua artist Moyna Chitrakar) available from Tara Books. She is also the author of  The Mahabharata-A Child's View  and  The Missing Queen.  You can find her online here:  https://www.samarni.com https://www.samarni.com

Sarah Klaassen is the pastor of Rock Bridge Christian Church in Columbia, Missouri. In September 2017, her church congregation voted to become a sanctuary church and seeks to protect those at risk of deportation.  You can read more about her church's decision here:  Rock Bridge Christian Church

Robin Waterfield is the author of numerous books about ancient Athens including  Xenophon's Retreat, Why Socrates Died, Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens,  and more. He has also translated the works of Aristotle, Plato, Xenophon, and more from ancient Greek. You can find him online at:  http://www.robinwaterfield.com/

This episode is a discussion with Dr. Preston Jones about the book "Is Belief in God Good, Bad, or Irrelevant: A Professor and a Punk Rocker Discuss Science, Religion, Naturalism, and CHristianity." Jones is the editor and co-author of the volume with Dr. Greg Graffin, singer for Bad Religion. The book was released in 2006.  Dr. Preston Jones is a professor at John Brown University in Arkansas. Hi...

Paul Moses, former  Newsday  city editor and senior religion writer, is a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College and the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He was the lead writer on a  Newsday  team that won the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of The Saint the Sultan (2009, Doubleday) and An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians (2015, N...

TWIN TEMPLE dwells within a dark legacy of classic American music; from the funeral jazz & Voodoo of New Orleans, to the haunting sounds of Delta blues murder ballads, to the noir-1920's big band sounds of smoky Prohibition speakeasies. And yet, they inject America's hallowed musical heritage with a surprising blend: gothic romance, ritual, macabre humor, and brash contemporary topics inspired by...

Dr. Carrie Duncan is an Assistant Professor of ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of Missouri. She is a senior staff member on the following projects in Jordan: the Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project, the Petra North Ridge Project, and the Madaba Plains' excavation. She teaches courses on the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, the Jesus of history, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and more.