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Episode 20: Mark A. Smith - Culture > Religion > Politics

2019/12/20
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You Don't Have to Yell

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How can the Bible both justify and prohibit it gay marriage and slavery?

Professor Mark A Smith of the University of Washington joins me to discuss his book Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics, which discusses how cultural norms have shaped the interpretation of religious texts, rather than the other way around.