EPISODE · Oct 25, 2021 · 48 MIN
Religion, Bodies, and the State | Discourse! October 2021
from The Religious Studies Project · host The Religious Studies Project
On this month’s Discourse!, join Emily D. Crews, Alison Robertson, and host Theo Wildcroft for a collection of topical stories on how religion mediates how the state treats human bodies in different ways. They discuss debates over the presence of pastors in executions in Texas, how the secularist French state is reacting to the abuse revelations in the Catholic Church, and the role of religion in legal arguments over the ownership of a site sacred to a Los Angeles Apache community. Oh – and Jesusween! Related Links On Death Row in Texas, a Last Request: A Prayer and ‘Human Contact’ Supreme Court Stays Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role in Death Chamber Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’ In Los Angeles, spiritual convoy urges unity to preserve Apache sacred site Oak Flat Need a preview? Try this!
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