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Hey everyone! So I’ve been so wrapped up in the Christmas season that I forgot to say that my first episode of my podcast, Telling It Tash, dropped on Christmas. I hope that you give it a listen, as it is a dramatic reading of the first chapter of the Gospel According to Matthew as translated in the World English Bible Translation, which details the birth and family of Jesus. I do plan to go through the entire Gospel of Matthew over time as of right now, but I’m open to feedback on my first work that isn’t backed by an organization like the Runner. The link to the show is in my bio if you’re interested. I hope that everyone is doing well and has a great day! #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcaster #podcasts #podcasting #matthew #matthew1 #matthewchapter1 #gospelofmatthew #gospelofmatthewstudy #dramaticreading #dramaticreadings #dramaticreads #dramaticreader #dramaticread #religiousstudies #religiousstudiesnerd #religioustext #religiousliteracy #religiousliteracyproject #webus #worldenglishbible #webbible https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmrs0HnuTzq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey everyone! It’s 9 days until Christmas and I thought I’d share some more books I want to read someday. I’m a real nerd in religious studies, and I’d have to say that my favorite author in the field is Stephen Prothero, who wrote a book I’ve covered here. He does a really great job at unraveling the intertwined religious and political reality of the American story and he’s a bit of a aspiration, really. I mean, I plan to study American Religious Cultures and be a writer, so he’s a bit of the perfect package, but I’ve only read one of his books, Religious Literacy. So, if there were 4 other books I’d love to read, they would be these: 1. Religion Matters (A book about the stories of religion and how the affect the practices of their followers) 2. God Is Not One (A book about how the idea that all religions lead to God is false on the face of it and shows a real lack of ignorance as to what these religions actually address) 3. Why Liberals Win (A book about how conservative religious and less religiously inclined progressives have always clashed in American history and how these clashes created more just societies) 4. God the Bestseller (A book that hasn’t come out yet, but is all about the life of Eugene Exman and how he revolutionized the religious publishing industry during the Great Depression) Honestly, I could hush for hours about books, but I’ll leave it at that for tonight. #christmas #christmastime #christmasmood #christmasgifts #merrychristmas #happyholidays #seasonsgreetings #bookstagram #book #books #booklover #bookaddict #religiousstudies #religiousstudiesmajor #religiousstudiesnerd #religiousstudy #religiousstudiesnerds #stephenprothero #religionmatters #godisnotone #whyliberalswin #godthebestseller https://www.instagram.com/p/CmQmEMuufW8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey everyone! It’s 10 days until Christmas and I wanted to share some more of the books I’ve been meaning to read. Today I wanted to feature 3 books that talk about new religious movements, such as the People’s Temple from which we get Jonestown. These are books I’ve read excerpts on and yet I would love to get a better insight on their overall works in the subject of religions, especially since I want to study American religious cultures and these books identify important moments in American religious history. They are: 1. New Age, Neopagan, & New Religious Movements by Hugh B. Urban 2. Controversial New Religions edited by James R. Lewis and Jesper Aa. Petersen (2nd edition) 3. Imagining Religion by Jonathan Z. Smith These books are so dope from just the little bit that I’ve read, and I highly recommend that everyone be willing to open their minds to new perspectives on NRMs, but I would like to give these books a full read before officially recommending them, I admit. Either way, have a great day everyone. #bookstagram #book #books #booklover #bookaddict #christmas #christmastime #christmasmood #christmasgifts #merrychristmas #happyholidays #hughburban #jamesrlewis #jesperaapetersen #jonathanzsmith #newreligiousmovements #religiousstudies #religiousstudiesnerd #religiousstudiesnerds #religiousstudiesforeveryone #religiousstudiesdegree https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOBzzkOyrX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey everyone! So today, I finished reading the second edition of “Film Studies: The Basics” by Amy Villarejo. Now, I know there is a 3rd edition, but I don’t own that one. Maybe for Christmas. But I don’t own it now so this is the one I’m talking about. I first got this book because I took a class called “Religion and Film: Screening The Sacred” and our professor gave us the second chapter to read. I decided to find and buy the whole book because, if one chapter is good, then the whole book must be great for my studies. I can kind of see why he only had us read the second chapter. That is the only chapter that trains people on how to read films in a textual way, which is what we were doing for the class. The rest of it is a lot of study on how movies are made and how to think about the contexts of movies and different schools of thoughts about movies, but not a lot that a person would use to identify religious messages in movies. However, I should have read this book earlier because I now, in retrospect, would have found this so helpful in my Critical Approaches to Literature class. So I guess better late than never, right? If you want to think about films more critically, I would highly recommend this book. The material is all pretty great, with chapter 2 being the most practical for, as mentioned earlier, giving you the tools to articulate points about films. However, the book is pretty short and covers a ton of history and theory and concepts all relating to film, but they are pretty shallow as a result of this. This is a good starting place that would introduce you to directions you might want to look more into (from the history of the camera to the way capitalism affects films). But if you already know a lot about film studies or aren’t interested in it at all, probably not something you’d enjoy. But still, very useful to have a way to convey why you like something in a movie. #filmstudies #thebasics #amyvillarejo #secondedition #bookstagram #book #bookreview #bookrecommendations #books #religiousstudies #religiousfilm #religiousfilms #religionandfilm #religiousstudiesnerd #film #filmmaking #filmcommunity #filmproduction #filmmakers https://www.instagram.com/p/ClH0UYurSyh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=