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The Religious Studies Podcast

Where did the sacred go? This podcast is focused on the philosophical study of religion and will center on books, both historical and contemporary. Each book will get a 15 minute Book Brief episode and then a Deep Dive episode. The Book Briefs are high-level overviews of the main arguments of the book and why the book is relevant to us today. The Deep Dive episodes will not have the time constraint and will be where I spend time discussing various arguments and themes from the book, as well as offering critiques if I have them. Twitter: https://twitter.com/therspod Substack: https://thereligiousstudiespodcast.substack.com/ Email: [email protected]

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Rene Girard's The Scapegoat, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: The Bible John the Baptist Rene Girard Freud Psychology Sections: Intro (00:01:05) Girard's General Theory and the story of Caiaphas (00:05:20) The Beheading of John the Baptist (00:34:05) Peter's Denial (01:02:03) Demons of Gerasa (01:18:09) The Supernatural Inspiration of the Bible (01:48:45) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Mar 8, 2024

Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: God Psychoanalysis Moses Judaism Religion Freud Atheism Darwin Sections: Intro (00:00:55) I. Moses the Egyptian (00:05:24) II. Psychoanalyzing Human History (00:24:56) III. Why Freud Wrote about Moses (00:57:53) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Feb 11, 2024

Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Book Brief

Topics Discussed: Psychoanalysis Freud Girard Moses Judaism Sections: Intro: 00:00:53 Freud's Method: 00:03:34 Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Jan 26, 2024

Rene Girard, Barbie, and Identity

Topics Discussed: Barbie movie Identity Girard Feminism Sections: intro (00:00:20) Girard and Identity (00:16:15) Jokes reveal the truth (00:31:30) The Daughter (00:46:50) Motherhood (00:54:20) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Nov 29, 2023

Friedrich Nietzsche's The AntiChrist Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: Nietzsche Jesus Atheism Christianity Sections: Intro (00:04:33) Nietzsche's Philosophy and Christianity (00:10:37) Jesus (00:37:15) Power and Christianity (00:44:16) The Antichrist (01:00:15) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Nov 25, 2023

Friedrich Nietzsche's The Antichrist

Topics Discussed: Sections: Nietzsche Jesus Christianity Morality Nihilism Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Nov 16, 2023

Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 3

Topics Discussed: Sexual identity Jesus Desire Holocausts Sections: General Remarks (00:00:54) The State of Desire Today (00:07:40) Society Today and in the Future (00:46:30) Transcript/Outline Link Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Nov 9, 2023

Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 2

Topics Discussed: Jesus Identity Moral Judgment Sections: General Remarks (00:00:54) Girard's General Reading of the Bible (00:07:30) Girard's Reading of Particular Bible Stories (00:18:40) What Jesus Said and Did (00:50:05) Outline Link Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Apr 9, 2023

Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Deep Dive Part 1

Topics Discussed: Religion Violence Jesus The Matrix Eyes Wide Shut The Great Gatsby Sections: General Remarks, explaining the title of the book, and Jesus talking in parables (00:01:25) In-depth discussion of Girard’s core argument (00:19:30) Watching movies with Girard (00:49:00) Outline Link Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Mar 22, 2023

Rene Girard's Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Book Brief

Topics Discussed: mimesis, anthropology, Christianity, Religion, scapegoat, the movie I am Legend Sections: General Remarks (00:00:51) Girard’s Fundamental Theory (00:03:10) The Priority of Religion for Girard (00:13:10) Transcript Link Episode References: Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Mar 15, 2023