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Religion in American History: Guest Post: Sonic Religion and Urban Space

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Guest Post: Sonic Religion and Urban Space. Marginalia Review of Books. As is the case with many of my scholar-friends, I first met David Krueger. On Facebook, through some mutual friends and a shared interest in civil religion. This past summer, we finally talked in person at the meeting of the Society for Values in Higher Education. Religion Out Loud: Religious Sound, Public Space, and American Pluralism. During the w...

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Religion in American History: John Adams and "The Religion of Democracy"

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. John Adams and "The Religion of Democracy". Jonathan Den Hartogs posts. Since Penguin was kind enough to send me a review copy of Amy Kittelstrom's The Religion of Democracy. I thought the book deserved some thoughtful response. (Note: there is an excerpt from the introduction here. I was interested to see how Kittelstrom treated Adams. Although Kittelstrom claims this lack of definition would have been acceptable to Jo...

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Religion in American History: JSR Critical Conversation: Lynching and Religion

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. JSR Critical Conversation: Lynching and Religion. Journal of Southern Religion. Over at the Journal of Southern Religion. We have decided to launch a new type of publication that Doug Thompson and I are calling "Critical Conversations.". And I talked about how much we love Donald Mathews. Article "The Southern Rite of Human Sacrifice.". S tweet make bigger waves than mine or Doug's.). And Amy Louise Wood's reflection.

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Religion in American History: Evangelical Women and Sports Ministry

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Evangelical Women and Sports Ministry. Annie Blazer's Playing for God: Evangelical Women and the Unintended Consequences of Sports Ministry. New York University Press, 2015) is a much-needed book that I hope will be widely read. Expanding on a dissertation she completed in 2008, Blazer, a professor of religious studies. Blazer does not use the real names of opposing teams or players in her narrative):. I watched as the ...

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Religion in American History: Honour Due to All Men: Lucretia Mott on William Ellery Channing

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Honour Due to All Men: Lucretia Mott on William Ellery Channing. One of my current projects, with co-editors Christopher Densmore, Nancy Hewitt, and Beverly Palmer, is an edited collection of Lucretia Mott's speeches and sermons, currently titled Lucretia Mott Speaks. We hope to send the manuscript to University of Illinois Press by the beginning of fall semester- wish us luck! The idea of right is the primary and highe...

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Religion in American History: Christian Reconstruction: An Interview with Michael J. McVicar, Part 2

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Christian Reconstruction: An Interview with Michael J. McVicar, Part 2. Religion and the sunbelt. Today is part 2 of my interv iew with Dr. Michael J. McVicar. About his book Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism. University of North Carolina Press, 2015). Read part 1 of the inter view here. Michael J. McVicar (MJM):. 8212;Reconstructionist postmillennialism did play a subtle but ...

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Religion in American History: Introductions to the Study of Religion

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Introductions to the Study of Religion. Samira K. Mehta. Samira K. Mehta. My question generated almost forty comments, with suggestions for readings, as well as conversation about pedagogy. Since several people expressed a wish to capture the conversation, or make PDF of the facebook thread, I am sharing it here. Crowd sourcing: religious studies folks, what is your favorite article for introducing the study of religion?

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Religion in American History: Job Announcement: Claremont Graduate University

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Job Announcement: Claremont Graduate University. The Religion Department at Claremont Graduate University invites applications for a tenure-track, advanced assistant or associate professor of American religions, with a preferred specialization in African American and/or Latino/a religion in North America. Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically by 5 October 2015. At: August 13, 2015 at 2:14 PM. Trump...

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Religion in American History: Spirits Rejoice! Jazz and American Religion (Part I)

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. Jazz and American Religion (Part I). Today's guest post comes from Jason C. Bivins. Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University. In this post, Jason provides a fascinating context for his new book, Spirits Rejoice! Jazz and American Religion. Last year. His book- and this post- comes with a listening guide. Hit play here. And listen while you read. The White Protest...

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Religion in American History: What Would Jesus Read?

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Religion in American History. A Group Blog on American Religious History and Culture. What Would Jesus Read? Today's post comes from Kyle Williams, a PhD student at Rutgers University studying American cultural and intellectual history. This is Kyle's first post at the blog, so please give him a warm welcome! What, exactly, was so appealing about The Late Great Planet Earth. It is easy to look back on The Late Great Planet Earth. In her wide-ranging and productive new book, What Would Jesus Read? Spans t...