Sacred & Profane

We may imagine that the sacred is set apart from life, but religion is involved in every aspect of our day-to-day world. How we live together and apart. How we argue. How we flourish. The sacred is the profane.

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Field Notes: Sticky Situation

Posted June 1, 2020 • 00:20:18

Graduate student Kevin Stewart Rose brings us the story of a Christian community dedicated to creating a more environmentally sustainable future, but...

What's So Great About Cyrus?

Posted May 18, 2020 • 00:25:23

Last season. we explored the impact of an ancient artifact with Biblical connections: the Cyrus cylinder. Cyrus's proclamation may be ancient, but it...

Field Notes: #BlackLivesMatter

Posted May 11, 2020 • 00:13:04

We're returning to our ongoing series Field Notes, featuring documentary pieces from students here at UVA. Jason Evans explores how black women—leaders...

La Santa

Posted May 4, 2020 • 00:24:32

Santa Muerte. Holy Death. To outsiders, she's become a symbol of cartel driven violence in Mexico—a "narco-saint," worshiped only by traffickers,...

Field Notes: European Disunion

Posted April 27, 2020 • 00:27:59

Months before COVID-19 closed borders across Europe, the EU was already facing serious divisions. Evan Sandsmark sent us this report last summer on...