Megan Goodwin

Megan Goodwin is senior editor for Religion Dispatches, nerd-in-chief at Feral Nerd Consulting, and media & tech consultant for The Crossroads Project. Goodwin is the author of Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions (Rutgers 2020). With Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, she cohosts Keeping It 101: A Killjoy’s Introduction to Religion Podcast; their first co-authored book, Religion Is Not Done With You, is now available through Beacon Press. Her next project is tentatively entitled Cults Incorporated: The Business of Bad Religion. Find her on twitter @mpgPhD or bluesky @mpgphd.bsky.social.

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Religion Dispatches

However Dull or Ham-Fisted, TV is not Oppressing Mormons — In Fact, We Have a Duty to Scrutinize Religious Institutions That Endanger Vulnerable People

Jana Reiss, a senior columnist for Religion News Service, recently surveyed a number of recent television programs that “ present Mormonism in an unflattering light .” The column’s headline claims…

Megan Goodwin

August 25, 2022

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Religion Dispatches

What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1

Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class…

Megan Goodwin

July 5, 2022

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Religion Dispatches

The University of Vermont Might Be Done With Religion, But Religion Isn't Done With Us

In case you missed it: Religion has had quite a year. The Muslim Ban celebrated its second (or third) birthday . Reproductive justice once again took a backseat to religious “liberty,” and queer…

Megan Goodwin

December 7, 2020

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