Thank you for tuning into Religion & Demographics. Learn more about the rest of #ReligionAnd and the next episode, Religion & Revolution.
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
0
0
0
0
Hashtag
#ReligionAnd
Advertisement · 728 × 90
We have to lean into complexities but make it understandable.
-Besheer Mohamed
Nuances and complexities are vital to understanding data and people.
-Erica Dollhopf
#ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
Communication is central to our mission, we want to be able to get the data into everyone hands and is practical and usable for people. -Besheer Mohamed #ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
A major question people are looking to data about is "what is going on with young adults?" Research can yield insights to help people understand and our job is to communicate that.
-Allison Norton #ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
I want my work to be a local to global connection. We can't understand religion in the US without understanding global religious trends. I want to remind people that the United States is not the center of all things. -Gina Zurlo #ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
People have a desire for trusted information. We saw a surge of people looking into data after October 7, and more recently with the war in Iran. - Allison Norton #ReligionAnd
0
1
0
0
Why do the long term studies continue to be important?
#ReligionAnd
0
0
1
0
On the Religion Census, with the rise of nondenominational we have had to change our strategies and how we reach out to these groups. We have also had to change how we think about congregations and religious adherents. - Erica Dollhopf #ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
The religion and demographics community is small but really connected. We work very collaboratively to get information from around the world, and help each other learn or get data from the area we are in. - Gina Zurlo #ReligionAnd
0
0
0
0
We are trying to understand some of the emerging changes around online worship, from the pandemic, and how that is impacting religion and congregations. - Allison Norton #Religionand
0
0
0
0
How does quality data shape our interpretation of the religious landscape in the United States? A major question our panelists are diving into on #Religionand Demographics.
iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
0
0
0
0
What are our hopes for religious studies? in 25 years what do we think the field will look like or HOPE it will look like?
-Rachel Wheeler #Religionand
0
0
0
0
This is a moment to think about partners across campuses, and how we can collaborate really effectively with them.
-Amy DeRogatis #Religionand
0
0
0
0
If you take seriously teaching, then you have to take seriously who your students are.
-Amy DeRogatis #Religionand
1
0
0
0
Many of our students were going into non-profit work, a lot of students who want to change the world. So we started building a consentration that intersected religion & the non-profit world.
-Amy DeRogatis #Religionand
0
1
0
0
Even small grants signaled to the university that we were trying something, so we kept trying and pushing.
-Julie Byrne on Hofstra's Religious Studies Department and their growth #Religionand
0
0
0
0
How do we chart a path forward? What direction do we go? What resources do we have in a climate of austerity?
Questions our panelists seek to discuss today.
#Religionand
0
0
0
0
Thank you for tuning in for our first episode of #Religionand in 2026!
Learn more about our next episode: Religion & the Promise of Career Readiness next month!
raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
0
0
0
0
Public scholarship versus public intellectual? What are the differences?
#Religionand
0
0
0
0
One of our challenges is religion is very fraught in our moment and society. It can be a very difficult thing to work on and work with.
-Chris Stevenson on #Religionand
0
0
0
0
If you think about podcasting as teaching, you can do more for people. You can actually learn and teach people.
-Brad Onishi #Religionand
1
0
0
0
Podcasting was always teaching, full stop.
-Megan Goodwin on #religionand
0
0
0
0
What is the relationship to teaching and podcasting?
#Religionand
0
0
2
0
If you are convincing 200 or 50 people to listen to you and your scholarship, don't loose sight of what that means, and that it is an educational service. These projects are helpful.
-Brad Onishi on #Religionand
0
0
0
0
Things are not normal anywhere, this isn't a local problem to just the study of religion. The tragic opportunity is how are we going to rebuild many forms of scholarship and the pursuit of knowledge.
-Brad Onishi on #Religionand
0
0
0
0
If scholarship fades, it can impact podcasts. We will have to shift and change how we provide reliable, scholarly information to listeners.
-Chris Stevenson on #Religionand
0
0
0
0
Accessibility and portability. It's about fleshing out and expanding our offerings to all people and expanding conversations rather than replacing traditional scholarship.
-Megan Goodwin on #Religionand
1
0
0
0
Access to the knowledge for all people is the goal of most of our podcasts and projects.
-Megan Goodwin on #Religionand
0
0
0
0
Where does religious studies live as it is being pushed out of the classroom? How can a podcast be a place for religious studies to live?
Major questions our panelists are seeking to answer and discuss on today's #Religionand episode.
1
0
0
0
Join us today at 12PM EST for Religion & Podcasts As Public Engagement, the first #ReligionAnd of 2026!
Register for the conversation: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...
2
0
0
0