S2:E4 - Divine Discord: Religious Division in Anchorage

Divine Discord: Religious Division in Anchorage

 

You may have heard it said, “Religion has been the cause of all the major wars in history” and while that is an overstatement there is a lot of conflict in the area of religion. In this episode we will consider religious division in Anchorage.

 

#allpeople

All during this season of the AnchorEd City Podcast we are exploring places in the city where things are, or are becoming, more like they should be for all people.

 

During the months of September, October, and November we are partnering with Kaladi Brothers Coffee to hear from you about what would make Anchorage the way it is supposed to be for all people. Go to: AnchorageUTC.org/allpeople for participating locations and more info.

 

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Resources used to make this episode:

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Armstrong, K., 2015. Fields of blood: Religion and the history of violence. Random House, p.3-4.

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jul16/great-schism/

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/protestant-reformation/?utm_source=BibblioRCM_Row

 

Moberg, D., 2007. The great reversal: Reconciling evangelism and social concern. Wipf and Stock Publishers.

Jones, R.P., 2016, The end of white Christian America, Simon and Schuster, New York.

Emerson, M.O. and Smith, C., 2001. Divided by faith: Evangelical religion and the problem of race in America. Oxford University Press, USA.

 

Frank Newport, “Religious Group Voting and the 2020 Election,” Gallup, November 13, 2020, https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/324410/religious-group-voting-2020-election.aspx

 

Rob Boston, “Assessing the Religious (and Non-Religious) Vote in 2020,” Wall of Separation Blog, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, November 12, 2020, https://www.au.org/blogs/2020-religious-vote

 

https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/views-about-homosexuality/

 

Kiekintveld, J.S., 2019. Join Me in the Commons: Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria). https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/75257

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5/text

Kelly, D., 2015, ‘History repeats itself as public debates Anchorage gay rights ordinance’, Alaska Daily News, 15 September, 2015, viewed 4 October 2015, from http://www.adn.com/article/20150915/history-repeats-itself-public-debates-anchorage-gay- rights-ordinance.

Doogan, S., 2014, ‘As Pride Fest kicks off, LGBT Alaskans reflect on years of change’, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June, 2014, viewed 1 February 2019, from https://www.adn.com/alaska- news/article/alaska-pride-fest-kicks-are-lgbt-alaskans-any-better-they-used-be/2014/06/08/.

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https://henrinouwen.org/meditation/hospitality/