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Gregory Grieve

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Jeanne Schumacher

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Barbara Tversky

Ryan Robinson

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Meditation apps have become a huge market. Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier, Insight Timer, and others promise stress relief, better health, and even spiritual contentment to users. Gregory Price Grieve, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studies the nexus of spirituality and digital media. He recently published an article with Beverly Maguire, professor of East Asian religions at UNC Wilmington, titled, "Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness." In the article, the authors argue that the for-profit app industry has packaged Buddhist technology in a way that totally flips the underlying goal of Buddhism on its head. The post Exploring Digital Spirituality with Gregory Grieve: PYP 399 appeared first on Plant Yourself.

Meditation apps have become a huge market. Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier, Insight Timer, and others promise stress relief, better health, and even spiritual contentment to users. Gregory Price Grieve, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studies the nexus of spirituality and digital media. He recently published an article with Beverly Maguire, professor of East Asian religions at UNC Wilmington, titled, "Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness." In the article, the authors argue that the for-profit app industry has packaged Buddhist technology in a way that totally flips the underlying goal of Buddhism on its head. The post <a href="https://plantyourself.com/exploring-digital-spirituality-with-gregory-grieve-pyp-399/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exploring Digital Spirituality with Gregory Grieve: PYP 399</a> appeared first on <a href="https://plantyourself.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plant Yourself</a>.

Exploring Digital Spirituality with Gregory Grieve: PYP 399

Meditation apps have become a huge market. Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier, Insight Timer, and others promise stress relief, better health, and even spiritual contentment to users.Gregory Price Grieve, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studies the nexus of spirituality and digital media. He recently published an article with Beverly Maguire, professor of East Asian religions at UNC Wilmington, titled, "Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness."In the article, the authors argue that the for-profit app industry has packaged Buddhist technology in a way that totally flips the underlying goal of Buddhism on its head.

Dr. Gregory Grieve visits with JD and Kyle this week to discuss the intersections of religion, play, and education (as well as the recent publication of his new book on Buddhism and Second Life). Grieve is a Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he researches, teaches, and creates at the intersection of Asian religions and popular culture. He specializes in digital religion, particularly the emerging field of religion and video games, and his current research uses video games to explore the category of evil in contemporary life. He's also an innovative teacher, the recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award, who incorporates games (like Dungeons &amp; Dragons and Skyrim) to create memorable and playful classroom experiences. Grieve works in the space between communication studies and religious studies, the secular study of religious phenomena that emphasizes critical, culturally and historically based cross-cultural analysis. Religious studies is anthropological and not theological, and in true anthropologist fashion, Grieve uses games as a way of asking questions to better understand what it means to be human. Stuff we mentioned...Zen Buddhism Silence Religious Studies Second Life Nepal Far Cry 4 Dungeons &amp; Dragons Johan Huzinga and the "Magic Circle"Hannah Arendt and the "Banality of Evil" JD (The Broad)Website: GamingBroadly.comTwitter: @JayDeeCepticonInstagram: @JayDeeCepticon  Kyle (The Cast)Website: KyleArmstrong.comTwitter: @kyl_armstrongInstagram: @kyl_armstrongYoutube: Bounce House Gregory Grieve, PhD (The Guest)Website: gpgrieve.orgBook: Cyber Zen: Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life Gaming Broad(cast) is the official podcast of GamingBroadly.com. Thank you to everyone who has liked, subscribed, and commented about Gaming Broad(cast) on Apple Podcasts! You can also follow this podcast on Spotify, Podbean, Stitcher, Google Music, or subscribe directly using our RSS feed. Want some gamey goodness in your email inbox? Sign up for some occasional(ly) playful newsletter updates. Thanks to Los Kurados for the use of their song "Rojo Y Azul" for the intro and outro music of our podcast.

Dr. Gregory Grieve visits with JD and Kyle this week to discuss the intersections of religion, play, and education (as well as the recent publication of his <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cyber-Zen-Imagining-Authentic-Buddhist-Identity-Community-and-Practices/Grieve/p/book/9780415628730" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new book on Buddhism and Second Life</a>). Grieve is a Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the <a href="https://www.uncg.edu/rel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of North Carolina at Greensboro</a> where he researches, teaches, and creates at the intersection of Asian religions and popular culture. He specializes in digital religion, particularly the emerging field of religion and video games, and his current research uses <a href="http://www.gpgrieve.org/index.php/home-2/evil-and-video-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video games to explore the category of evil in contemporary life</a>. He's also an innovative teacher, the recipient of the <a href="http://www.gpgrieve.org/Grieve_TeachingAward.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2016 Excellence in Teaching Award</a>, who incorporates games (like Dungeons &amp; Dragons and Skyrim) to create memorable and playful classroom experiences. Grieve works in the space between communication studies and religious studies, the secular study of religious phenomena that emphasizes critical, culturally and historically based cross-cultural analysis. Religious studies is anthropological and not theological, and in true anthropologist fashion, Grieve uses games as a way of asking questions to better understand what it means to be human. Stuff we mentioned... <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zen Buddhism</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silence</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Religious Studies</a> <a href="http://secondlife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Second Life</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nepal</a> <a href="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/game/far-cry-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Far Cry 4</a> <a href="http://dnd.wizards.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Homo-Ludens-Study-Play-Element-Culture/dp/1621389995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johan Huzinga</a> and the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Circle_(virtual_worlds)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magic Circle</a>" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Arendt</a> and the "<a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/02/07/hannah-arendt-the-banality-of-evil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Banality of Evil</a>" JD (The Broad) Website: <a href="http://www.gamingbroadly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GamingBroadly.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JayDeeCepticon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JayDeeCepticon</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaydeecepticon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JayDeeCepticon</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaydeecepticon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Kyle (The Cast) Website: <a href="http://www.kylearmstrong.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KyleArmstrong.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kyl_armstrong" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kyl_armstrong</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyl_armstrong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kyl_armstrong</a> Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6SW3bbcB4M3ucRePs2O3cA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bounce House</a> Gregory Grieve, PhD (The Guest) Website: <a href="http://www.gpgrieve.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gpgrieve.org</a> Book: <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cyber-Zen-Imagining-Authentic-Buddhist-Identity-Community-and-Practices/Grieve/p/book/9780415628730" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cyber Zen: Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life</a> Gaming Broad(cast) is the official <a href="http://www.gamingbroadly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast of GamingBroadly.com</a>. Thank you to everyone who has liked, subscribed, and commented about Gaming Broad(cast) on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gaming-broad-cast/id1209585268" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>! You can also follow this podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/09xPYBwohcEvjBbcSZSQ6O" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://gamingbroadcast.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podbean</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=131994&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Icitkevcekudxak5psoml7krzn4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Music</a>, or <a href="https://gamingbroadcast.podbean.com/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe directly using our RSS feed</a>. Want some gamey goodness in your email inbox? <a href="https://tinyletter.com/jaymedale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for some occasional(ly) playful newsletter updates</a>. Thanks to <a href="https://loskurados.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Kurados</a> for the use of their song "<a href="https://loskurados.bandcamp.com/track/rojo-y-azul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rojo Y Azul</a>" for the intro and outro music of our podcast.

Ep. 05: Imagining Religion, Play, and Education with Dr. Gregory Grieve