What does religion sound like?
The American Religious Sounds Project (2014-2022) offers resources for studying and interpreting the diversity of American religious life by attending to its varied sonic cultures. Our website is intended for multiple audiences, including scholars, educators, students, and the general public. We hope it will inspire you to think in new ways about religion and its place in American life. Learn more
GALLERY
Explore / Curated multimedia exhibits on particular sounds, communities, and topics, organized around themes that emerged organically from the ARSP archive or from research supported by the ARSP (2014-2022).
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION POSTER EXHIBIT
The ARSP has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES) team to develop a poster exhibit about religion and sound in the United States. The poster exhibit is available for free download to the public.
ARCHIVE
| EVENT | DATE | |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor shofar blowing | 2020-09-20 | |
| Yule Cone of Power | 2018-12-20 | |
| Shape Note Singing 2015 | 2015-05-09 |
FUNDING SUPPORT
The American Religious Sounds Project was supported by a generous grant to Ohio State University's Center for the Study of Religion from the Henry Luce Foundation. Other support was provided by the Humanities Without Walls Consortium, Michigan State University, and The Ohio State University.