Forum on Religion and Ecology: Spotlights

39. The Politics and Cosmology of New Age Spirituality, with Susannah Crockford

June 14, 2021 Sam Mickey Season 1 Episode 39
Forum on Religion and Ecology: Spotlights
39. The Politics and Cosmology of New Age Spirituality, with Susannah Crockford
Show Notes

This week’s episode of Spotlights is the second part of a two-part interview with Susannah Crockford, PhD, author of Ripples of the Universe: Spirituality in Sedona, Arizona (University of Chicago Press, 2021), which explores intersections of religion, politics, race, class, and nature in Sedona, Arizona. We talk more about her book and its direct relevance to current events in United States politics, including the intersection of new age spirituality and conspiracy theories, as seen in people like Jake Angeli (QAnon Shaman).

You can watch this episode here.