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How Missionaries Built A Modern American Empire
Empires are a very hot issue in historical scholarship right now, and... read more
How America’s Late Imperial Wars Reshaped Religion At...
During the 1980s, Central America was the setting for brutal revolutions and... read more
How Imperial Wars Drive Modern Religious Revolutions
My current work concerns the relationship between empires and the making and... read more
Informal Empire and the Making of American Religion
My current work involves the critical role of empires in making and... read more
Faith And Reconciliation After A Horribly Bitter Election
Did you hear about the election they just had in the US?... read more
The Man Who Invented Folk Horror
The category of folk horror was first identified in the 1970s, and... read more
Cartoons, Caricatures, and Missionary Imperialism
In pretty much any period I write about, I try to use... read more
How a Mediterranean Spiritual Movement Went Global
This column represents a contribution to Hispanic Heritage Month, and before anyone... read more
How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories
We have a guest post today. Bethany Mannon is Assistant Professor of... read more
The River Empires of #VastEarlyAmerica
My present research involves the relationship between religion and American empire. Recently,... read more
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