146 episodes
Religion Unplugged The Media Project
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4.9 • 10 Ratings
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Religion explored through candid conversations and original reporting. This podcast is powered by The Media Project, a network of more than 1,000 journalists worldwide. TMP acknowledges that religion is growing and becoming more, not less important in the world.
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Why the Bible Began: Interview with Jacob L. Wright
Matthew Peterson speaks with Emory Professor Jacob L. Wright about peoplehood, the role of women in the Bible, and more subjects covered in his recent book Why The Bible Began.
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Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film - Director Joseph Josselyn Interview
Joseph Holmes interviews Joseph Josselyn, director of the new Jesus film done entirely through American Sign Language. They discuss the making of the film, what they hope to convey about Jesus, and what the church can do better to partner with the deaf community.
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Interview with Vanessa Rosa
Joseph Holmes interviews online influencer Vanessa Rosa (known online as "Gothix") on the new documentary about her, and how she went from being canceled to becoming Christian.
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The Moral Challenges Posed By AI
Machines all around us are becoming more intelligent. Like all technology, this can be used for good or evil. Matthew Peterson interviews Religion Unplugged Executive Editor Clemente Lisi this week about whether artificial intelligence can change humanity for the better, what people of faith think about it and how journalism can play a role.
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Great American Pure Flix: Interview with Bill Abbot
CEO of Great American Media explains why his company merged with Pure Flix to launch Great American Pure Flix and how they plan to raise the quality of family-friendly faith-based content.
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Taking the Church’s Temperature on the Climate Crisis
Religion Unplugged’s Matthew Peterson talks to several Christians affiliated with organizations that are dealing with climate change to evaluate their nuanced perspectives on the issue.
Customer Reviews
Shai Held Judaism is About Love
I just watched someone criticizing Christian Nationalism. What was wrong with Christian Nationalism? It is “Judaizing!” So here’s anti-Judaism disguised as progressive. Atheists have absorbed anti-Judaism too and they don’t see it. Israel means God wrestler in Hebrew. Jews don’t believe in original sin. I went to a laughing yoga class with a friend. We all started with forced laughing but it eventually became real laughter. One thing you both ignored is the Christian belief that Christianity replaced Judaism and corrects Judaism flaws. Augustine called Jews “living fossils.” It’s the original replacement theory. Augustine believed Jews should be allowed to exist but only as examples of the wretchedness of those who reject Jesus.
Jews never had the power to persecute anyone during the beginning of Christianity or when Jesus was alive.
Substantive thought
This podcast features a wide array of interesting guests and conservations. The common thread seems to be that it all relates to religion in society and peoples lives. That’s a theme few people focus on or cover the way this podcast and website does.
Talking religion in the public square
The Media Project leads an organic conversation with journalists and educators about religion and how it affects different nations. Some of the best episodes include the interview with Clemente Lesi about his experience reporting the 9/11 event and the so-called “preppers” for disasters. The interviews feature honest questions from the interviewer and carefully detailed answers from the interviewee.
Unfortunately, the podcast airs only once a month and varies in length. For example, the conversation with David Blevins lasted only about 25 minutes, while the interview about Christianity in Africa lasted over 40 minutes.
Overall, the podcast brings a conclusive and accurate interview about how religion affects the world. A great work of audio journalism and hopefully, a podcast that will only improve!
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