Religion & Teologi

Religion in Praxis Conversations Series | Liah Greenfeld

This is the twentieth episode of the Conversations Series, and in this  episode a triology of conversations with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld is introduced, where we apply theories on nationalism and modernity to the Russion invasion of Ukraine. 
First, we probe Russia's national identity and consciousness, seeking to understand how its historical and cultural roots may shape its ambition to 'reclaim' territories perceived as inherently Russian. This analysis sets the stage for understanding the invasion within the 'Greater Russia' narrative.
Next, we explore the influence of modernity on Russia's geopolitical power dynamics, viewing the Ukrainian invasion as a manifestation of Russia's power assertion in the modern world. We then contrast Russia's and Ukraine's unique paths to nationhood. The distinct trajectories, influenced by historical, cultural, and institutional contexts, illuminate the tensions between the two nations.
Finally, we delve into the role of elites. We discuss how fluid societal norms and elite strategies in Russia shape national goals, such as the narrative of reclaiming Ukraine.
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Music for the Conversation Series is generously provided by the Shavnabada Choir . The project author and the host of the Conversation Series is Dr. Tornike Metreveli.
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Valborg Lindgärde | Om att läsa, lära & närvara i en bibelberättelse

Valborg Lindgärde tilldelades 2023 års Anders Nygrenpris, ett pris som delas vart tredje år ut av teologiska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Lindgärde föreläste i samband med överlämnandet på temat "'Ty skyndar iag mig tijt...' – Om att läsa, lära och närvara i en bibelberättelse."
Anders Nygrenpriset är inrättat av Stiftelsen Birgit och Sven Håkan Ohlsson till minne av Anders Nygren, inflytelserik professor i systematiskt teologi vid Teologiska fakulteten i Lund 1924-1949.
 
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"Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi & Religionsvetenskap. För kritik eller kommentarer till avsnittet, skriv gärna en rad till religionochteologi@outlook.com, eller på Twitter till @reloteol.
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Christine Hayes | Radical Rabbis & Other Serendipities

At the annual doctoral conferment ceremony on 26 May, 2023, Lund University conferred more than 200 doctors. One of them was the Faculty of Theology's honorary doctor, Professor Christine Hayes. This is a recording of her honorary doctoral lecture, held at LUX in Lund on 25 May. The title of the lecture is, "Radical Rabbis and Other Serendipities".
Christine Hayes is an American academic and scholar of Jewish studies, currently serving as the Sterling Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica at Yale University.
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Music for the R&T is generously provided by the Nous 
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Johannes Anyuru | Den andra tomma graven - Jesus i islam

Den 25:e maj 2023 gav författare Johannes Anyuru en föreläsning vid CTR med rubriken "Den andra tomma graven - Jesus i Islam", med anledning av tilldelning av hedersdoktorat vid Lunds universitet och den teologiska fakulteten.
Föreläsningen går även att se här: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psp-_yCIZo&t=11s&ab_channel=Religion%26Teologi
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"Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi & Religionsvetenskap. För kritik eller kommentarer till avsnittet, skriv gärna en rad till religionochteologi@outlook.com, eller på Twitter till @reloteol.
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Religion in Praxis Conversations Series | Serhii Plokhy

This is the nineteenth episode of the Conversations Series.
Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The war, initiated by Putin, has seen an unexpected resistance from Ukrainians, the West's unity, and Russia's growing isolation. 
Harvard historian Professor Serhii Plokhy provides a comprehensive analysis of the conflict's origins and its likely future impacts. Although the full-scale conflict began with the 2014 Russian seizure of the Crimean parliament, its roots lie in post-Soviet tensions and imperial collapse of earlier centuries. Plokhy points out that this new Cold War was predictable, not inevitable. 
Ukraine has been central to Russia's self-conception, even as Ukrainians chart a different course. Amid nuclear proliferation, a crumbling post-Cold War international order, and rising populist nationalism, Ukraine now marks a critical divide between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 
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Music for the Conversation Series is generously provided by the Shavnabada Choir . The project author and the host of the Conversation Series is Dr. Tornike Metreveli.
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Richard Ohlsson & Roger A. Ritvo | The Legacy of the White Bus Rescue

How could a jar of potato salad ultimately result in 15,345 lives being saved from the Nazi death machine at the very end of the Second World War?
On the 25th of April, 2023, the departments of History and CTR organized an event under the rubric "A Jar of Potato Salad Can Save lives: The Legacy of the White Bus Rescue Actions in March-May 1945." Two invited guest-presenters, Richard Ohlsson (President, Better Futures Foundation), Roger A. Ritvo (Distinguished Professor, Auburn University, Montgomery), took a closer look at these so called "White Bus rescue."
Organized by Count Folke Bernadotte with the agreement of Heinrich Himmler, the White Bus rescue had little to do with ‘winning the war,” but remains one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history. The Swedish Red Cross applied the principles of human rights in an era when these were trampled by power, delusional dreams of conquest, and inhumanity. Inspired by these events, Richard Ohlsson founded the Better Futures Foundation to carry on this legacy of courage by ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Roger Ritvo's recent research highlighted some of those rescued and how they went on to make major contributions to politics, the arts, business, and other humanitarian programs.
For a video-recording of this occasion, see https://youtu.be/4-f8z95eMpY
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Music for the R&T is generously provided by the Nous 
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Aaron Goldman | Donald Trump as a Religious Hero

In this episode of R&T, CTR-researcher in Philosophy of Religion, Aaron Goldman, gives a talk entitled "Investigating QAnon as a Quasi-Religious Movement - Donald Trump as a Religious Hero", recorded from the annual "HT-dagarna" or Humanities and Theology days at the Joint Faculties.
With reference to classic theories of myth and religion, Goldman investigate QAnon – a decentralized right-wing conspiracy movement which emerged in the United States during Donald Trump’s presidency – as a quasi-religious response to Trump’s irruption into American political discourse. Further, Goldman hypothesize that a confluence of factors pertinent to the American cultural landscape generated conditions for a cult – merging the horizons of the religious and political – to coalesce around Trump as a religious hero figure.
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Music for the R&T is generously provided by the Nous 
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Yonatan Adler | The Origins of Judaism

In this episode, Professor Yonatan Adler (Ariel University) summarizes the findings of his latest book, "The Origins of Judaism—An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal,"  presentin archaeological discoveries and ancient texts which may revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism. 
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Religion in Praxis Conversations Series | Tobias Cremer

In the eighteenth part of the conversations series, we ask: "How has the relationship between religion, populism, and right-wing identity politicsevolved in recent years, and what are the key factors driving this change? How secularization, globalization, individualization, and rapid ethnic change have acted as demand-side developments, leading to the formation of this identity cleavages between cosmopolitans and communitarians?"
In this episode, we meet with Dr. Tobias Cremer to discuss his book “The Godless Crusade Religion, Populism and Right-Wing Identity Politics in the West.” Cremer postulates that the rise of right-wing populism in the West and its references to religion are less driven by a resurgence of religious fervor, than by the emergence of a new secular identity politics. Based on exclusive interviews with 116 populist leaders, key policy makers and faith leaders in the USA, Germany, and France, Cremer shows how right-wing populists use Christianity as a cultural identity marker of the 'pure people' against external 'others' while often remaining disconnected from Christian values, beliefs, and institutions. However, right-wing populists' willingness and ability to employ religion in this way critically depends on the actions of mainstream party politicians and faith leaders. They can either legitimize right-wing populists' identitarian use of religion or challenge it, thereby cultivating 'religious immunity' against populist appeals. As the populist wave breaks across the West, a new debate about the role of religion in society has begun.
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Music for the Conversation Series is generously provided by the Shavnabada Choir . The project author and the host of the Conversation Series is Dr. Tornike Metreveli.
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Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please contact us via the podcast's twitteraccount: @reloteol.

Gud, andra orsaker & Pascal | Svante Nordin

I detta avsnitt får vi den sista delen i en kort serie av fördrag & samtal, arrangerade fredagen den 31 mars, mellan tidskriften "Signum" och Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap vid Lunds universitet.
Föredraget "Blaise Pascal – fortfarande aktuell jubilar" framfördes av Svante Nordin, professor i idé- och lärdomshistoria. 
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"Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi & Religionsvetenskap. För kritik eller kommentarer till avsnittet, skriv gärna en rad till religionochteologi@outlook.com, eller på Twitter till @reloteol.
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