Things Not Seen Podcast

In the year 2000, against strong opposition, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.Also on the show, Mary Morrison discusses pop music's body image problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the year 2000, against strong opposition, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.Also on the show, our producer-at-large, Natasha S. Alford, reviews the Netflix hit series, Orange is the New Black.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conclusion of our conversation with S. Brent Plate, author of A History or Religion in 5 1/2 Objects. Plate is the founding editor of the journal Material Religion. Also on the show, journalist Natasha Alford reflects on Ferguson, and the death of Martin Luther King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of two conversations with S. Brent Plate, author of A History or Religion in 5 1/2 Objects. Plate is the founding editor of the journal Material Religion.Also on the show, we give an audio preview of the new Chicago Sunday Evening Club immigration documentary, "Divided Families" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 of our interview with Rev. Kat Banakis, author of Bubble Girl: An Irreverent Journey of Faith. Also on the show, Mary Morrison reviews the BBC sci-fi series Orphan Black Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 of our interview with Rev. Kat Banakis, author of Bubble Girl: An Irreverent Journey of Faith. Also on the show, David Dault reviews True Detective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our series of conversations recorded last year at the Wheaton College confeence on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored with the American Bible Society. Rev. Lillian Daniel is the author of When Spiritual but Not Religious is Not Enough. In part 2 of our conversation, we discuss her book, as well as the influence congregationalism had on the formation of American democracy. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews The Still Point of the Turning World, by Emily Rapp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our series of conversations recorded last year at the Wheaton College confeence on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored with the American Bible Society. Rev. Lillian Daniel is the author of When Spiritual but Not Religious is Not Enough.In part 1 of our conversation, we discuss her book, as well as the influence congregationalism had on the formation of American democracy. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews S. Brent Plate's A History of Religon in 5 1/2 Objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of a far-ranging interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. We discuss misconceptions of Islam, the spirituality at the core of all religion, and the importance of religious identity in the modern world. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin discusses Brad Kallenberg's book, By Design: Ethics, Theology, and the Practice of Engineering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part one of a far-ranging interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. We discuss misconceptions of Islam, the spirituality at the core of all religion, and the importance of religious identity in the modern world. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin discusses the book, The Man who Gave Up Money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices