<a title="https://wp.nyu.edu/crm/people/" href= "https://wp.nyu.edu/crm/people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Brett Krutzsch</a> is an expert on LGBTQ politics and religion in the United States and a scholar at NYU's Center for Religion and Media, where he serves as editor of <a href= "https://therevealer.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Revealer</a>. He is the author of the 2019 book <a title= "https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dying-to-be-normal-9780190685218?cc=us&lang=en&" href= "https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dying-to-be-normal-9780190685218?cc=us&lang=en&" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics</a> from Oxford University Press. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Newsday, Medium, the Advocate, and he has been featured on <a href= "https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/03/04/united-methodist-church-same-sex-wedding-lgbtq-clergy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a> and several <a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-gag-gays-against-guns/e/64108450" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcasts</a>. Follow Dr. Brett Krutzsch on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/BrettKrutzsch">https://twitter.com/BrettKrutzsch</a> Visit the Revealer Podcast on Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rxDzi4FmQN0GYMuxseHyS">https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rxDzi4FmQN0GYMuxseHyS</a> Visit The Revealer Podcast on Apple: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-revealer/id1497578518">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-revealer/id1497578518</a>

EP 166: Jewish Sexual Ethics w/Dr. Rebecca Epstein-Levi

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!