Let's Talk Religion

This podcast aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find episodes discussing the big religions of the world and historical overviews of important figures from different religious traditions.

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Episodes

Why Do People Believe?

In this episode we explore the complex world of "belief" and present one perspective on the subject, taken primarily from scholar Abby Day's book "Believing in belonging". Sources: Day, Abby (2013). "Believing in Belonging: Belief and Social Identity in The Modern World. Oxford University Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2022•13 min•Ep. 3

Do Religions Even Exist?

This episode is on the scholarly academic side. We discuss the very commonly recurring problems of essentializing, generalizing and the "No True Scotsman Fallacy" in discussions about religion. References: Coleman, Simon (2010). “Recent Developments in the Anthropology of Religion”. I The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion (red. Bryan S. Turner). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Marranci, Gabrielle (2010). ”Sociology and Anthropology of Islam – a critical debate”. I The New Blackwell C...

Jan 17, 2022•15 min•Ep. 2

Introduction & What is Religion?

A quick introduction to the podcast and what "Let's talk Religion" is about. We also explore the difficult question "What is Religion" from a scholarly perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2022•25 min•Ep. 1

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