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Anthropologists have invariably engaged in their discipline as a form of redemption, whether to escape from social restriction, nourish their souls, reform their home polities, or vindicate "the natives". Redeeming Anthropology explores how in pursuit of a secular science sired by the Enlightenment, adherents to a "faith in mankind" have vacillated between rejecting and embracing theology, albeit in concealed and contradictory ways.

Traditional interpretations of the creatures of the Bible have sanded down their sharp, unsavory edges, transforming them into celestial beings of glory and light—or chubby, happy cherubs. Those cherubs? They're actually hybrid guardian monsters, more closely associated with the Egyptian sphinx than with flying babies. And the seraphim? Winged serpents sent to mete out God's vengeance. Demons aren't at war with angels; they're a distinct supernatural species used by Satan and by God. The pattern is chilling. Most of these monsters aren't God's opponents—they're God's entourage.

"Muslim Leaders Wage Theological Battle, Stoking ISIS' Anger" is from the May 08, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Laurie Goodstein and narrated by Kristi Burns.

This podcast comes to you as part of the “Collaborative Inquiries in Theological Anthropology” project funded by the John Templeton Foundation and Villanova University. The Collaborative Inquiries Project has assembled a community of research fellows, mentors, and scientific advisers who are working together over a three-year period. Our aim is to stimulate innovative scholarship within theology that engages with cutting-edge scientific research relevant to topics and debates within contemporary theology. Our hope is that this scholarship will have a lasting effect on the contemporary ...