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Persecution, Martyrdom, and Christian Identity: 7 Questions with Jason Bruner

January 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

Jason Bruner For Christian readers, especially those who are familiar with the literature on anti-Christian persecution, I would frame it this way: In whose suffering is Christ present, and why?

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Baptismal Fonts and Brew Halls: A Conversation With “The Church Brew Works” Founder Sean Casey

July 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Madison Tarleton Over the course of our conversation, Sean continued to ask, “what do you mean by sacred?”

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From the Madness of Reefer to the Ecstatic Bliss of Marijuana: The Rise of Cannabis Churches

April 19, 2019 1 Comment

Morgan Shipley However, at the heart of THC Ministry is not a commitment to Christ, but to a foundational and sacred right to use cannabis as a means to raise consciousness, to commune with nature, and, maybe most significantly, “live with modesty, good manners, and humbleness.”

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An Interview with Jason Francisco, Part 3: Płaszów, A Camp in Its Afterlives

April 06, 2019 Leave a Comment

  Jason Francisco’s photography spans a variety of subjects and themes, but some of his ongoing projects take on the complexities of memory and loss in Eastern Europe, particularly memory and loss related to the Holocaust. Francisco recently sat down

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An Interview with Jason Francisco, Part 2: Memory, Remembrance, and Composition

February 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Jason Francisco’s photography spans a variety of subjects and themes, but some of his ongoing projects take on the complexities of memory and loss in Eastern Europe, particularly memory and loss related to the Holocaust.

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SM Podcast: Sahil Badruddin Interviews Wajahat Ali

February 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Sahil Badruddin interviews Wajahat Ali in Sacred Matters podcast.

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An Interview with Jason Francisco, Part 1: Photographing the “Sacred” in “Alive and Destroyed”

January 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

  Jason Francisco received his MFA in Photography from Stanford University in 1998 and is presently an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Emory University. Professor Francisco’s photography spans a variety of subjects and themes, but several of

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Eddie Glaude on Black Religious Life and Politics: Parts 2 and 3

November 01, 2017 Leave a Comment

Glaude discusses here how African-American religious life can facilitate a response to political problems and he introduces a key concept called the “value gap,” or, “belief that white people are valued more than others,” from his latest book Democracy in Black. 

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Eddie Glaude on Race and The American Soul: Part 1

October 25, 2017 Leave a Comment

Beginning with a distinction between African American religions and African American religious life, Professor Glaude explains how black religious life and thought have historically entered public discourse to mediate matters of race and justice.

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7 Questions for Matthew Avery Sutton

May 31, 2016 Leave a Comment

Matthew Avery Sutton I was not terribly interested in defining religion or the sacred. My focus was on how what my subjects would define as their religious beliefs and convictions functioned. I focused on the work that their religion did.

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