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The Religious Treehouse

The Religious Treehouse

By: Matthew Day and Jodie Alderette
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 Welcome to the Religious Treehouse! Remember when you were a kid and would have deep conversations in a treehouse-like setting? That’s what we’re trying to recreate here! Hosts, Jodie Alderette and Matthew Day, attempt to discuss the important topics surrounding religion in a fun, exciting, and academic fashion. With Matthew’s specialty in Hebrew Bible, expect lots of Hebrew Bible episodes, but we hope to present a wide variety of Religions and Religious Practices, too. This isn’t your average Bible Study!Matthew Day and Jodie Alderette Spirituality
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  • #29 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973): A TRT Movie Review

    #29 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973): A TRT Movie Review
    May 25 2025

    Jesus Christ, Superstar. Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Do you think you’re who they say you are? These are all fantastic questions asked by Judas, scholars of the historical Jesus, and Chrsitian theologians. Too bad we don’t really get into answering those questions from any of those perspectives (though we pontificate on how Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Judas would have thought about those questions). Jodie and Matthew analyze Jesus Christ Superstar and talk about the provocative and controversial artistic choices made in this film about the last few days of Jesus’ life. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #28 What is Belief?

    #28 What is Belief?
    May 18 2025

    This may sound really simple, but belief may be more complicated than we would like to think. In this episode Jodie and Matthew explore what belief is in religious settings and how we have come to see other religions in terms of belief - and how that’s largely due to Chrsitianity’s influence on western culture. What is belief and what do you believe?

    .Works Referenced and Recommended Readings:

    Robert A. Orsi (2011) Belief, Material Religion, 7:1, 10-16, DOI: 10.2752/175183411X12968355481773

    Chapter 1: Belief by Donald S. Lopez Jr. from Critical Terms for Religious Studies (1998) edited by Mark C. Taylor

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    Twitter/X: @TheRELTreehouse

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    TikTok: @thereligioustreehouse

    Facebook: TRT

    Email: TheReligiousTreehouse@gmail.com
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    44 mins
  • #27 The Prince of Egypt: A TRT Movie Review

    #27 The Prince of Egypt: A TRT Movie Review
    May 11 2025

    The Religious Treehouse is back talking about movies! This time Jodie and Matthew look at Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt. They talk about the artistic choices made, what it may mean for Val Kilmer to voice both Moses and God, what can be gained by depicting a Biblical story, and about how this film is so beloved by many! GIve us a listen and give the movie a watch and let us know what you think about both!

    Follow our socials and reach out to us with thoughts or questions!

    Twitter/X: @TheRELTreehouse

    Bluesky: @TheRELTreehouse

    Instagram: @TheReligiousTreehouse

    TikTok: @thereligioustreehouse

    Facebook: TRT

    Email: TheReligiousTreehouse@gmail.com
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    59 mins

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