Interviews

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    Candid Conversations: Responding to Civil Unrest

    Join the staff of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries on the first Friday of the month at 1:00 p.m. for Candid Conversations, a 30-minute interview on current issues. On Oct. 2,  Assistant Chief of Police Rick Burr will discuss how the Vanderbilt University police department is training to respond… Read More

    Sep 21, 2020

  • New Interviews with Scholars Available

    New Interviews with Scholars Available

      Librarian Chris Benda’s podcast, Authorial Intentions, has new interviews available. Check out the latest with visiting lecturer Robert Alter and professor Bruce Rogers-Vaughn here. Read More

    Jan 31, 2017

  • Lenn Goodman on religious pluralism and values

    Lenn Goodman on religious pluralism and values

    Listen to an interview with Lenn Goodman, Professor of Philosophy and Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities, about his soon-to-be-published book Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere. Read More

    Apr 4, 2014

  • William Franke on the Unsayable

    William Franke on the Unsayable

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    Jul 24, 2013

  • Phil Ackerman-Lieberman on a “Jew’s best friend”

    Phil Ackerman-Lieberman on a “Jew’s best friend”

    Listen to an interview with Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Law and Affiliated Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, about the recent book A Jew’s Best Friend?: The Image of the Dog throughout Jewish History, which he edited with Rakefet Zalashik. Read More

    Jun 24, 2013

  • Sandra Barnes on Black Megachurches

    Sandra Barnes on Black Megachurches

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews Sandra Barnes, Professor of Sociology of Religion and Professor of Human and Organizational Development, about her recent book, Live Long and Prosper:  How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology.  Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Feb 14, 2013

  • Paul Lim on the Trinity

    Paul Lim on the Trinity

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews Paul Lim, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Affiliated Faculty, Department of History, about his recent book, Mystery Unveiled:  The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England.  Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Oct 22, 2012

  • Bruce Morrill on the Eucharist

    Bruce Morrill on the Eucharist

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews Bruce Morrill, Edward A. Malloy Chair of Catholic Studies and Professor of Theological Studies, about his new book Encountering Christ in the Eucharist: The Paschal Mystery in People, Word, and Sacrament.  Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Sep 17, 2012

  • Diane Sasson on late Victorian spirituality

    Diane Sasson on late Victorian spirituality

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews Diane Sasson, Lecturer in Theology and Women, about her new book Yearning for the New Age: Laura Holloway-Langford and Late Victorian Spirituality.  Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Jul 27, 2012

  • William Franke on Dante and transgression

    William Franke on Dante and transgression

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews William Franke, Professor of Comparative Literature, Italian, and Religious Studies, about his forthcoming book Dante and the Sense of Transgression: “The Trespass of the Sign.” Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Apr 26, 2012