Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt is a higher education professional, researcher, and inclusion & diversity specialist based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her PhD in sociology from Fordham University. A sociologist of religion, she is an expert in systemic racism with experience researching and writing about how systemic racism impacts African-American Catholics. Follow her on Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/TiaPhD">https://www.twitter.com/TiaPhD</a> Follow Sacred Writes on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/Sacred_Writes">https://twitter.com/Sacred_Writes</a> <a href= "https://therevealer.org/black-catholics-racism-and-the-sex-abuse-crisis-a-personal-reflection/"> Read "Black Catholics, Racism, and the Sex Abuse Crisis: A Personal Reflection </a> from The Revealer. <a href= "https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/09/18/there-time-church-support-black-catholics-if-it-has-will-do-so"> Read "There is Time for the church to support black Catholics—if it has the will to do so"</a> from America: The Jesuit Review.

EP 160: Catholic Sex Abuse w/Dr. Brian Clites

Simply stated, religion matters. Religion matters not only for personal reasons, but also for social, economic, political, and military purposes. Unfortunately, studies suggest that religious knowledge and cultural literacy for any religious tradition is either in decline or is non-existent in the United States, despite being one of the most religiously diverse nation on earth. Today, religion is implicated in nearly every major national and international issue. The public arena is awash in religious explanations and arguments for nearly every issue. The goal of The Classical Ideas Podcast is to empower students with the core knowledge of major world religions to improve citizenship and agency in a diverse society. Welcome to the show!