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A web magazine of public scholarship that undercuts conventional understandings of religion and reimagines the boundaries between religion and culture.

Sacred Matters is a web magazine of public scholarship that undercuts conventional understandings of religion and reimagines the boundaries between religion and culture. With a range of blogs and websites dedicated to religion flourishing online right now, Sacred Matters has a unique place among its peer publications. It is designed with the “nones” in mind, the fastest growing segment of the Amer

ican religious landscape over the last ten years. These are individuals who prefer not to claim a specific, singular religious identity on surveys, who are unaffiliated, and who are mostly young Americans. But while they claim no religious affiliation, they are still not completely removed from the sacred. Sacred Matters features articles and commentaries that bring the sacred beings and things of society often excluded from conversations about religion and spirituality to the fore. The scope of topics is expansive but culture-bound, so everything from science to popular culture; theology to sexuality; health and healing to the Internet. A digital publication, Sacred Matters provides a forum for innovative scholarship by taking advantage of the Internet’s capabilities to deliver audio, video, images, and text and facilitating new ways of organizing and presenting commentary, opinion, and analysis. Sacred Matters archives all publication materials through the Digital Programs and Systems of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University and is committed to providing a stable digital presence for our content.

16/05/2024

Hardcastle. Rocking.

Credits:Co-Directors: Graham Laderman and Kay Pham-Nguyen Director of Photography: Kay Pham-NguyenAssistant Camera: Aaryanna YuomEditor: Graham Laderman Tale...

31/01/2024

More musings Psychology Today.

Maybe religion is the op**te of the masses. But not how you think.

19/12/2023

Something new I wrote for Psychology Today.

Psychedelics are creating a new path, melding science and religion.

03/08/2023

Alternative version of The Conversation piece for Psych Today.

How humans and animals have been seeking altered states for millennia.

09/11/2022

In this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary hears from John Schewel, someone brought into the orbit of Timothy Leary as a young man in the 1960s and who became an integral part of the early psychedelic scene, including as one of the founding members of the League of Spiritual Discovery. The two discuss ps...

13/11/2021

Sacred drugs on the menu at . Feed your mind. Stay for our planning meeting when we finish up.

19/07/2021

What are some of the topics covered in the latest episode of Sacrilegious, you ask? Pharmaceuticals and religion; brain trauma and memory; yoga and charisma gone awry; and a recurring, particularly popular topic for the host: religious studies in public spheres. Professor of Indian religions and philosophy, Deepak Sarma, from Case Western Reserve University, is the guest with Gary in this conversation. Sarma’s wide-ranging experiences, as a guest museum curator, as a cultural consultant for projects at Netflix, as a survivor of a serious brain injury while rock climbing, contribute to a lively time and a free-flowing vibe.

Posted onPosted on July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 8: Deepak Sarma Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:57:18 RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:57:18 What are some ....

13/06/2021

New Sacrilegious podcast up and available.

Seek and you shall find on Spotify, Apple podcasts, and Sacred Matters magazine.

31/05/2021

Sacrilegious. Spiritual but not religious? Religious but not spiritual? Who gives a crap?

‎Religion & Spirituality · 2014

26/05/2021

Religious or Sacrilegious?

Up now and available at Apple Podcasts site.

More to come.

‎Show Sacrilegious, Ep Sacrilegious Episode 04: Kathryn Lofton - May 14, 2021

17/05/2021

Me and Katie Lofton. Freewheeling but religion-focused, fast-paced but in-depth conversation. All in under an hour.

Posted onPosted on May 14, 2021May 15, 2021 Sacred Matters Magazine SR04 Kathryn Lofton Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:48:58 RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:48:58 Kathryn Lofton, Religiou...

11/03/2021

“Obviously, this is supposed to be slightly provocative and is not designed to be sung by an average church choir.”

“I Got So High That I Saw Jesus” and the Ironies of Country Music Spirituality March 03, 2021 Leave a Comment Mark Hulsether Little by little, I have come to a realization that (as a commentator on Youtube articulated it) “Holy s**t, I think I’m a Miley Cyrus fan.” It’s been a long.....

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