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GP Soccer PodcastWelcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! (S13 E10)Send us a text Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another great show! The show opens with Giovanni talking about the importance of training for penalty kicks in tournament play. And the cost of World Cup 2026 tickets closes out the first block of the show.This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Arthur Remillard, author of the book- "Bodies in Motion: A Religious History of Sports in America". "Coaches Corner" features Erik Eisenhut where he discusses the role of the goalkeeper when the team is in posses...
2025-11-051h 37
Pigskin DispatchExploring the Intersection of Faith and Football: A Discussion with Arthur RemillardThe central theme of our discussion revolves around the notion that a religious experience in sports is not merely a contemporary phenomenon but has been a recurrent aspect of American history. Our esteemed guest, Art Remillard, author of "Bodies in Motion: A Religious History of Sports in America," elucidates the ways in which sports have acquired sacred meanings and characteristics over time. He compellingly argues that while sports may not constitute a new religion, they undeniably embody elements of reverence and devotion akin to religious fervor. Drawing upon his own experiences and academic insights, Remillard highlights the intricate connections...
2025-08-0136 min
Sports History NetworkExploring the Intersection of Faith and Football: A Discussion with Arthur RemillardThe central theme of our discussion revolves around the notion that a religious experience in sports is not merely a contemporary phenomenon but has been a recurrent aspect of American history. Our esteemed guest, Art Remillard, author of "Bodies in Motion: A Religious History of Sports in America," elucidates the ways in which sports have acquired sacred meanings and characteristics over time. He compellingly argues that while sports may not constitute a new religion, they undeniably embody elements of reverence and devotion akin to religious fervor. Drawing upon his own experiences and academic insights, Remillard highlights the intricate connections...
2025-08-0138 min
CircumscriptionEpisode 2: Forever In The PathArthur Remillard is Professor of Religious Studies and Department Chair of Theology and Philosophy, as well as Dean of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engingeering, Arts, and Mathematics) at Saint Francis University, in Loretto, Pennsylvania. He is author of the book Southern Civil Religions, as well as a new book, Bodies in Motion: A Religious History of Sports in America.
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--"Civil Religion in America," by Robert N. Bellah
--"The Meaning of Prayer at a Political Convention," by Esau McCaulley
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2025-07-2358 min
No Cure for CuriosityStories About SportsSend us a textWith the Super Bowl a week away, and the Olympics playing out now, Shanny invited Robert Sirabian, professor of English at UWSP, and Art Remillard, professor of Religious Studies at St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, to talk about sports, community, narrative, heroes, transcendence, and politics.Readings referenced in this podcast:Arthur Remillard, "Steelers Nation and the Seriously Religious Side of Football," The Marginalia Review (2013).Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever. (2014).Howard Bryant, The Heritage: Black...
2022-02-0830 min
The Sectarian ReviewSectarian Review 142: Batman and Capital PunishmentRecorded on September 26, 2019 at St. Francis University. Danny Anderson joins a panel discussion with Dr. Arthur Remillard, Dr. Lauri Chose, and Dr. Mark Buckwalter to discuss whether Batman should kill the Joker. Moderated by Kent Tonkin.
2020-01-301h 03The Sectarian ReviewSectarian Review 142: Batman and Capital PunishmentRecorded on September 26, 2019 at St. Francis University. Danny Anderson joins a panel discussion with Dr. Arthur Remillard, Dr. Lauri Chose, and Dr. Mark Buckwalter to discuss whether Batman should kill the Joker. Moderated by Kent Tonkin.
2020-01-301h 03
The Journal of Southern Religion PodcastEpisode 14: Southern Evangelicals and the Culture of the New SouthIn Fall 2012, Perspectives in Religious Studies featured six articles that examined the complex ways that southern evangelicals engaged with the culture of the New South. In this podcast, Art Remillard speaks with the editor of this special issue, Joe Coker of Baylor University. Coker discusses how his book, Liquor in the Land of the Lost Cause served as backdrop for this issue. Remillard then interviews contributor John Hayes of Georgia Regents University about his article, “The Evangelical Ethos and the Spirit of Capitalism.” Hayes examines the role played by evangelicals in the emergence of a market revolution in the...
2013-03-0200 minThe Journal of Southern Religion PodcastEpisode 7: Interview with William LinkIn this podcast, Art Remillard speaks with William A. Link about his new book, Links: My Family in American History. Professor Link is the Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History at the University of Florida and author of seven books, to include Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism and The Paradox of Southern Progressivism. During this conversation, Link shares insights about his parents, the great American historian Arthur Link and his wife, Margaret, who was the “emotional core” of her family and a dedicated social activist.
2012-09-2800 min