In this episode, Laura Lieber, Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, discusses her current research on the intersection between synagogue practices and the theatre in late antique Judaism. She highlights theatrical features especially in Jewish liturgical poetry, explaining how such features can be identified and what they suggest for understanding ancient Jewish communities. Her goal, she says, is a lively, dynamic reconstruction of what synagogue life. Lieber also explains that the intersection between synagogue and theatre is just one of the ways that Jews engaged in what she describes as the glittering cultural moment that was late antiquity.
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In this episode, Laura Lieber, Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, discusses her current research on the intersection between synagogue practices and the theatre in late antique Judaism. She highlights theatrical features especially in Jewish liturgical poetry, explaining how such features can be identified and what they suggest for understanding ancient Jewish communities. Her goal, she says, is a lively, dynamic reconstruction of what synagogue life. Lieber also explains that the intersection between synagogue and theatre is just one of the ways that Jews engaged in what she describes as the glittering cultural moment that was late antiquity.
Episode 8: Jesus Springs, CO, and American Evangelicalism, featuring William Schultz
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Episode 8: Jesus Springs, CO, and American Evangelicalism, featuring William Schultz
In this episode, we talk with William Schultz, Fellow in the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University, about his forthcoming book, Jesus Springs: How Colorado Springs Became the Capital of the Culture Wars (University of North Carolina Press). Schultz describes the rise of Colorado Springs, CO, as a stronghold of Evangelical Christianity in the late 20th century and explains the confluence of economic, social, and political factors that contributed to the city's new identity. He also discusses the ways that this Christian identity intersected with other major cultural forces in Colorado Springs, including the city's substantial military presence. The conversation concludes with Schultz’s comments on contemporary Evangelical Christianity in America and its enduring political significance.
The Biggest Questions Podcast
In this episode, Laura Lieber, Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University, discusses her current research on the intersection between synagogue practices and the theatre in late antique Judaism. She highlights theatrical features especially in Jewish liturgical poetry, explaining how such features can be identified and what they suggest for understanding ancient Jewish communities. Her goal, she says, is a lively, dynamic reconstruction of what synagogue life. Lieber also explains that the intersection between synagogue and theatre is just one of the ways that Jews engaged in what she describes as the glittering cultural moment that was late antiquity.
