Episode 17: Interview with Joseph Williams




The Journal of Southern Religion Podcast show

Summary: <p>In this podcast, <a href="http://francis.edu/arthur-remillard/">Art Remillard</a> talks with <a href="http://religion.rutgers.edu/faculty-navmenu-117/core-faculty/507-joseph-w-williams-assistant-professor">Joseph Williams</a> about his new book, <em><a href="http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ReligionTheology/American/?view=usa&amp;ci=9780199765676">Spirit Cure: A History of Pentecostal Healing</a></em>. Williams is an assistant professor of religion at Rutgers University. In this discussion, he explains how the history of healing practices in pentecostalism is marked by a variety of pragmatic exchanges with everything from mainstream medicine to metaphysical religion. Williams concludes with a preview of his next book project, which looks at concepts of prophecy within pentecostalism.</p>