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As we reach the conclusion of the current Series, Amanda and Sher take a deep dive into the thematic framework for binding the previous eight episodes: synthetic religions. Tune into to hear about the story behind the term, works such as Christ
The advent of new digital technologies has made surveillance ubiquitous and inconspicuous. From facial recognition software designed to detect your mood to social media apps that track your daily shopping habits, we are now constantly surveille
More religious spaces are currently closing than opening in America today. Another recent study found that over 50% of religious communities are facing financial difficulties and hardships. In some cities, nearly 20-30% of churches have closed
This episode is an exploration of deafness away from a loss of hearing to a hearing faculty and a practice of attuning to the harmonic sounds of everyday life that travel in between shortcomings of contemporary urban soundscapes. Joining us on
Anger can be a crippling emotion when we are forced to consider the limitations of our body. Perhaps no one else can better testify to this predicament than people with disabilities who routinely hear jeers and jokes about the assistance they d
From skyrocketing medical bills to medical error and nursing/physician burnout, the US healthcare system incurs great costs to our health and well-being. While we might be healed from illness, our experiences with the healthcare system routinel
We purge our trash yet trash never disappears. It travels from the recycle bin to the dark abyss of rivers and oceans and returns to us as toxic contaminants in the fist we eat. As a consequence, we now face ecological hazards that are far wors
Amidst the pending Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court case, how does miscarriage disrupt the ongoing debates over abortion rights? Fears over the potential demise of the famous 1973 Roe v. Wade has galvanized contempora
Crossing Borders is the inaugural episode of the Assembly Podcast Season 4 “Synthetic Religions” that explores how political theology is an expression of a contestation over the natural and the unnatural, pivoting ever so intensively since the
In this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah talk with Anthony Paul Smith about his Contending Modernities piece, Provincializing Theodicy. Drawing on Sylvia Wynter, Fanon, Laruelle, and others, Smith discusses the relationship between this pie
On this episode, Amaryah and Zac speak with Mona Siddiqui and Joshua Ralston about their individual approaches and collaborative work on Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh's Divinity School and Christian-Muslim Studies N
On this episode of Assembly Zac and Amaryah discuss the latest book by Ashon Crawley, The Lonely Letters, the winner of the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards in LGBTQ Nonfiction. We discuss Ashon's play with style and form in his writing and art, the
In this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah discuss prison abolition and religion with Joshua Dubler and Vincent Lloyd, authors of the recent book "Break Every Yoke:Religion, Justice, and the Abolition of Prisons." Among other things, they dis
In this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah discuss Linn Tonstad's latest book, Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics. They talk to Dr. Tonstad about the intersections of queerness and theology, writing an introductory book, and the legacy of Mar
In this episode, Zac and Amaryah discuss Willie Jennings' latest book, After Whiteness:An Education in Belonging. They get into theological education and its relationship to racial formation, as well as the role of the erotic in pedagogy and tr
Zac and Amaryah talk with tabletop RPG game designer Avery Alder(@lackingceremony) on games, community, and imagination in apocalyptic times.You can find more about Avery and her games here. You can read Avery's piece on emotional labor her
In this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah chat about the 2019-2020 movie season with Liam O'Donnell of the film podcast Cinepunx. They talk about Parasite, Uncut Gems, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire as well as some other favorites over the p
In this episode of Assembly, we talk with Adam Kotsko about his reconceptualization of Carl Schmitt's idea of political theology in his latest book, Neoliberalism's Demons. We also talk about pedagogy and teaching difficult figures.
On this episode of Assembly, Amaryah and Zac chat with Matthew M. Harris and Tyler B. Davis about their essay "In the Hope That They Can Make Their Own Future: James H. Cone and the Third World". They discuss understanding Cone as a part of the
On this episode of the Assembly Podcast, Zac and Amaryah talk with Nathan Kalman-Lamb about his work on sports, race, and social reproduction. Zac also gets Amaryah to break down her understanding of the relationship between social reproduction
In this episode, Zac and Amaryah discuss Michelle Sanchez's recent book, Calvin and the Resignification of the World: Creation, Incarnation, and the Problem of Political Theology in the 1559 Institutes. And in discussion with the author, we get
On this episode of the ASSEMBLY podcast, we pick up where we left off in sharing our interviews from 2019's PTN Conference. Here, Amaryah interviews two of the conference keynotes, Najeeba Syeed and Lap Yan Kung on topics like race and religion
On this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah discuss the work of Gil Anidjar, especially his book, Blood, and his critique of Christianity and political theology. Stay tuned for more conference interviews with Najeeba Syeed and Lap Yan Kung.
On this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah talk with the poet, essayist, and professor Ross Gay about his recent Book of Delights, and the explorations of politics, finitude, and meaning present there.
In this episode, we pull Houria Bouteldja's 2018 PTN Conference keynote out the PTN vault as a complement to the previous episode's discussion of Bouteldja's book, Whites, Jews, and Us. Jeremy Posadas was also able to interview Bouteldja at the
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