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In honor of Women's History Month this March, we would like to highlight the RPLP's podcast, RELIGION UNMUTED – what religion sounds like with women's voices turned up. Our aim is to give you a fresh perspective on religion by talking with women scholars, journalists, activists, and leaders – as well as male allies – to understand the social implications of what is happening around religion right now. New episodes are released the last Friday of every month.
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All eight episodes are currently available here and on other podcast apps.
In the next episode, coming March 26th, RPLP director Elaine Howard Ecklund interviews Anne Snyder, journalist and editor-in-chief of Comment magazine. They speak about building and maintaining community during these deeply divided times.
Hosted by Elaine and by RPLP non-resident research fellow Pamela Prickett, RELIGION UNMUTED is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
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WELCOMING NEWEST GRAD FELLOW - This spring Bianca Mabute-Louie joins the RPLP as our newest graduate student fellow. Bianca's research examines how religious socialization shapes the racial consciousness of Asian Americans. Bianca earned her M.A. in Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University.
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ICYMI: The RPLP is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this year! Take six minutes to watch our anniversary compilation video by clicking above.
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"RITUALIZING NONRELIGION" - RPLP postdoctoral fellow Jacqui Frost was invited to give a virtual lecture by The Canada Research Chair in Religious Diversity and Social Change, University of Ottawa. Her presentation, “Ritualizing Nonreligion: Cultivating Rational Rituals in Nonreligious Spaces," highlighted part of her dissertation research.
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RECENT RESEARCH - "Individuals’ Experiences with Religious Hostility, Discrimination, and Violence: Findings from a New National Survey" has been published in Socius. Study findings show that, while a sizable minority of Christian adults report such experiences, a much greater share of Muslim and Jewish adults report experiences with interpersonal hostility, organizational discrimination, and violent victimization due to their religion. The article is available here.
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PRESENTING TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY - On February 8, several RPLP fellows participated in the 2021 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The session, titled "How Thinking About Religion Can Increase Racial and Gender Diversity in Science," included presentation of several RPLP papers followed by responses from formal respondents Georgia Dunston, Se Kim, and Moramay Lopez-Alonso.
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DISCUSSING COMMON VALUES - The RPLP director was interviewed for Christianity Today about her most recent book, Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us beyond Fear. Read more here.
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