Spring means renewal and rebirth in a lot of cultures. For Persians, it represents the start of the new year. What is Nowruz and how is it celebrated? Find out in this episode of Religionish. In this episode, I speak with my friend Samira Rajabi. She is an instructor and the director of technology influenced…
Category: Holidays
Ep. 8 What’s the Deal with Merry Christmas
Why does Christmas always seem to bring about debate each year in the U.S.? What’s the deal with the jolly, red-suited Santa Claus? In the last episode of 2016, Ashley explores the history of Christmas and how Santa Claus helped to make a lesser holiday a national celebration.
Ep. 5 The Evil Inside Us, Religion in Horror Films
Why are we drawn to the malevolent and the evil? And….most curiously, what is evil? In this extra long Halloween episode, Sophie Day and Ashley explore religion in horror movies. They talk about the psychology of horror and the idea of the profane and the sacred. To facilitate they’re discussion, Ashley and Sophie watched The…