Conversations

Conversations are literal conversations between or among parties representing a range of professions and personal perspectives.

Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion

MAVCOR began publishing Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion in 2014. In 2017 we selected a new name, MAVCOR Journal. Articles published prior to 2017 are considered part of Conversations and are listed as such under Volumes in the MAVCOR Journal menu.

Conversations Imam Shamsi Ali: Thoughts on Islam and Material Culture Interviewed by Ashley Makar

Imam Shamsi Ali is an Islamic scholar, Chairman of the Al-Hikmah Mosque in Astoria, and the Director of Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens.
Conversations Reverend Alex Dyer: Tradition and Innovation in the Episcopal Church Interviewed by Ashley Makar

Ashley Makar interviewed Reverend Alex Dyer, priest-in-charge of St. Paul and St. James Episcopal Church of New Haven, CT in May 2011.
Conversations Julie Dickerson: Creative Currents Interviewed by Ashley Makar

Ashley Makar interviewed Julie Dickerson in 2010 while she was painting a mural of “dancing saints”—ranging from Moses’ sister Miriam to Martin Luther King—in the undercroft at St. James and St. Paul Episcopal Church in New Haven, Connecticut (affectionately nicknamed “St. PJ's”).
Conversations Aparajita Guha: Conversation about Contemporary Hindu Spiritual Practice Interviewed by Ashley Makar

This conversation about spirituality happened in the home of Aparajita Guha in Rexford, New York, on June 20, 2012. Guha, a practicing Hindu, is a family friend of Ashley Makar, who is a practicing Christian.
Conversations Rabbi Jordie Gerson: Reflections on Images and Jewish Traditions Interviewed by Ashley Makar

Ashley Makar spoke with Rabbi Jordie Gerson on October 26, 2010 at Yale University’s Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life. Rabbi Jordie Gerson currently works as the Assistant Director and Campus Rabbi at University of Vermont Hillel.
Conversations Holland Cotter: An Art Critic on Art and Religion Interviewed by Ashley Makar

Ashley Makar spoke with Holland Cotter, co-chief art critic and a senior writer at The New York Times, at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Conference in Chicago on November 18, 2012.