David Atwood – Religion and the Politics of Time

Our guest in this episode of the podcast is David Atwood, Professor of Religion in the Public Sphere at the University of Zurich and Director of the Center for Religion, Economy and Politics. David will help us understand how the act of organizing history has political implications and how historiography can give rise to new myths. This conversation serves as an introduction to his book Schwellenzeiten (2019). David also summarises some of his key ideas in a short article in English in the Bulletin for the Study of Religion. Text alternative to the episode