The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University, Indianapolis
 

Religion &
Season 5, Episode 8

On this episode of Religion &, we have invited scholars to engage in a wide-ranging conversation with Judith Weisenfeld on facets of her newest publication Black Religion in the Madhouse: Race and Psychiatry in Slavery’s Wake (NYU Press, 2025). Join us for a conversation with Dr. Judith Weisenfeld that unpacks Black religious beliefs, new religious movements, and “religious excitement” as a psychiatric concept in institutionalization.