The Shadow of God: An Atheist Podcast

Ep #4: What Religion Is (Part 3: Religious Institutions)

An exploration of the nature of religious institutions. Here I discuss why it is that religious people participate in the various behaviours, practices, rituals and social structures that they do, and why all of these are so central to to the phenomenon of religion. 

Ep #3: What Religion Is (Part 2: Religious Groups)

An exploration of the nature of religious groups, religious identity and their centrality to the phenomenon of religion. 

Ep #2: What Religion Is (Part 1: Religious Concepts)

An exploration of the nature of religious concepts. Here I discuss why religious concepts in different traditions are so similar, how they are developed, and why it matters.

Ep #1: What Religion is Not

Clearing up common misconceptions about what religion is and how religion functions.

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