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American Border Religion

June 10, 2025Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

An excerpt from "Heaven Has a Wall: Religion, Borders, and the Global United States"

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Americans Leaving Religion

May 7, 2025Ryan T. Cragun, Jesse M. Smith

An excerpt from “Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization”

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Spiritual Wellness as a Tool to Combat Racism

May 7, 2025Mary Frances Phillips

An excerpt from “Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins”

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From Ms. Marvel to Ramy: Muslims in American Media

May 8, 2024Rosemary Pennington

An excerpt from “Pop Islam: Seeing American Muslims in Popular Media”

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Music to Make People Believe: The Soundtrack of White Evangelical Culture

March 7, 2024Leah Payne

An excerpt from “God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music”

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Worried White Evangelicals

April 5, 2023Sarah Diefendorf

An excerpt from "The Holy Vote: Inequality and Anxiety Among White Evangelicals"

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Single Mothers, Sex, and Christian Nationalism

December 8, 2022Bradley Onishi

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—And What Comes Next

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Teaching America's Adolescents about Sex

September 9, 2021Kristy Slominski

A book excerpt from Teaching Moral Sex: A History of Religion and Sex Education in the United States

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Holocaust Tourism's Popularity

July 22, 2021Daniel P. Reynolds

A book excerpt from Postcards from Auschwitz: Holocaust Tourism and the Meaning of Remembrance

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Latino Immigrants and the Promise of the Prosperity Gospel

April 5, 2021Tony Tian-Ren Lin

A book excerpt from Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream

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The Crusades: An Epitome

May 29, 2019Susanna Throop

An excerpt from The Crusades: An Epitome with an introduction by the author

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America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion

December 20, 2018Ed Simon

An excerpt from America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion with an introduction by the author

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Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism

September 10, 2018Emily Ogden

Excerpt from Emily Ogden's new book, Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism (Chicago, 2018).

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Test of Faith: A Conversation with Photographer Lauren Pond

February 12, 2018Lauren Pond, Kali Handelman

Lauren Pond speaks about her new book Test of Faith: Signs, Serpents, Salvation

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(Excerpt) How to be a Muslim: An American Story

December 21, 2017Haroon Moghul

An excerpt from How to Be a Muslim: An American Story by Haroon Moghul. With an introduction by the...

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Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide

November 16, 2017Ruth Braunstein

An excerpt from Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide by Ruth Braunstein. With an introduction...

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(Excerpt) Grace Period: A Memoir in Pieces

October 17, 2017

An excerpt from Grace Period: A Memoir in Pieces by Kelly J. Baker. With an introduction by the author.

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(Excerpt) Holocaust Memory in the Digital Age

September 8, 2017

An excerpt from Holocaust Memory in the Digital Age by Jeffrey Shandler. With an introduction by the author.

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(Excerpt) Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity

July 25, 2017

An excerpt from Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity by John...

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(Excerpt) Making Moderate Islam: Sufism, Service, and the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy

April 4, 2017

An excerpt from Making Moderate Islam: Sufism, Service, and the "Ground Zero Mosque" Controversy (Stanford University Press, 2016) by Rosemary...

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(Excerpt) God in Captivity: The Rise of Faith-Based Prison Ministries in the Age of Mass Incarceration

March 8, 2017

Excerpt from God in Captivity The Rise of Faith-Based Prison Ministries in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Tanya...

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Excerpt: Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics

November 7, 2016

An excerpt from Josef Sorett book Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics .

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The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean: Book IV: my Munna

October 4, 2016

An excerpt from "The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean" by Randy R. Potts

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Excerpt: Classifying Christians by Todd S. Berzon

June 6, 2016

An excerpt from Classifying Christians: Ethnography, Heresiology, and the Limits of Knowledge in Late Antiquity by Todd S. Berzon.

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American Border Religion

Americans Leaving Religion

Spiritual Wellness as a Tool to Combat Racism

From Ms. Marvel to Ramy: Muslims in American Media

Music to Make People Believe: The Soundtrack of White Evangelical Culture

Worried White Evangelicals

Single Mothers, Sex, and Christian Nationalism

Teaching America's Adolescents about Sex

Holocaust Tourism's Popularity

Latino Immigrants and the Promise of the Prosperity Gospel

The Crusades: An Epitome

America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion

Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism

Test of Faith: A Conversation with Photographer Lauren Pond

(Excerpt) How to be a Muslim: An American Story

Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide

(Excerpt) Grace Period: A Memoir in Pieces

(Excerpt) Holocaust Memory in the Digital Age

(Excerpt) Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity

(Excerpt) Making Moderate Islam: Sufism, Service, and the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy

(Excerpt) God in Captivity: The Rise of Faith-Based Prison Ministries in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Excerpt: Spirit in the Dark: A Religious History of Racial Aesthetics

The Bible Went Down with Birdie Jean: Book IV: my Munna

Excerpt: Classifying Christians by Todd S. Berzon

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