American Religion
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Published semiannually, American Religion offers an open-access forum for intellectual and creative engagement with religion in the Americas.
Featuring our very own Sarah Imhoff!
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Feminist Studies in Religion LAB on Instagram: "@FSRLAB is excited to present a new series (in time for school ✏️📚📖): LAB Teaching Resources Spotlight featuring the @hlucefdn funded project titled, Un...
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September 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Featuring our very own Sarah Imhoff!
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A friendly reminder that submissions to American Religion's annual dissertation prize are due in THREE days by Sunday August 30!!
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
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August 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A friendly reminder that submissions to American Religion's annual dissertation prize are due in THREE days by Sunday August 30!!
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
Check out an exciting new roundtable discussion on the movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good! Featuring Samah Choudhury, Mihee Kim-Kort, and Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, the conversation explores themes of prejudice, identity, and belonging.
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Defying Accountability: Wicked, For Good, and the Afterlives of Oz — American Religion — American Religion
This is the second conversation from the Race, Film, and the Moral Imaginary spring series. Here we talk about Wicked: Part 1 and its sequel Wicked: For Good to explore themes of prejudice, iden...
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August 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Check out an exciting new roundtable discussion on the movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good! Featuring Samah Choudhury, Mihee Kim-Kort, and Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones, the conversation explores themes of prejudice, identity, and belonging.
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We are thrilled to welcome Dana Logan to American Religion’s editorial board! Logan is an Associate Professor of History at UNC Greensboro. She is a scholar of evangelicalism, civil society in the nineteenth-century United States, discipline, and the everyday experience of ritual.
August 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Dana Logan to American Religion’s editorial board! Logan is an Associate Professor of History at UNC Greensboro. She is a scholar of evangelicalism, civil society in the nineteenth-century United States, discipline, and the everyday experience of ritual.
A friendly reminder that submissions to American Religion's annual dissertation prize are due by Sunday August 30!!
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
August 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A friendly reminder that submissions to American Religion's annual dissertation prize are due by Sunday August 30!!
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
For further information see: www.american-religion.org/announcements
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
- Melissa Borja on _Without a Prayer_ by Leslie Beth Ribovich muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
- Janine Giordano Drake on _Orthodoxy on the Line_ by Aram Sarkisian muse.jhu.edu/article/993178
- Melissa Borja on _Without a Prayer_ by Leslie Beth Ribovich muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
- Janine Giordano Drake on _Orthodoxy on the Line_ by Aram Sarkisian muse.jhu.edu/article/993178
July 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
- Melissa Borja on _Without a Prayer_ by Leslie Beth Ribovich muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
- Janine Giordano Drake on _Orthodoxy on the Line_ by Aram Sarkisian muse.jhu.edu/article/993178
- Melissa Borja on _Without a Prayer_ by Leslie Beth Ribovich muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
- Janine Giordano Drake on _Orthodoxy on the Line_ by Aram Sarkisian muse.jhu.edu/article/993178
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
- Samira Mehta on _Conceiving Christian America_ muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/
993173
- Vincent Lloyd on _Underworld Work_ muse.jhu.edu/article/993174
- Samira Mehta on _Conceiving Christian America_ muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/
993173
- Vincent Lloyd on _Underworld Work_ muse.jhu.edu/article/993174
July 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
- Samira Mehta on _Conceiving Christian America_ muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/
993173
- Vincent Lloyd on _Underworld Work_ muse.jhu.edu/article/993174
- Samira Mehta on _Conceiving Christian America_ muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/
993173
- Vincent Lloyd on _Underworld Work_ muse.jhu.edu/article/993174
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
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muse.jhu.edu/article/993172
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July 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Check out these reviews of four new books in religious studies in our Spring 2026 issue!
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muse.jhu.edu/article/993171
muse.jhu.edu/article/993172
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Today we are featuring Andrew Walker-Cornetta's essay, "Obfuscating Itineraries," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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June 30, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Today we are featuring Andrew Walker-Cornetta's essay, "Obfuscating Itineraries," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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We are thrilled to announce on the American Religion website a new series on The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)! Edited by Dana Logan (UNC Greensboro), the roundtable features responses from three graduate students on various aspects of the film.
June 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We are thrilled to announce on the American Religion website a new series on The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)! Edited by Dana Logan (UNC Greensboro), the roundtable features responses from three graduate students on various aspects of the film.
Today we are featuring Emily Cohen's comic, "Conflicted," in our Spring 2026 issue! Check it out here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
June 27, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Today we are featuring Emily Cohen's comic, "Conflicted," in our Spring 2026 issue! Check it out here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Today we are featuring Hannah Thorpe's and Sophie Bjork-James's article, "Toppling the Jenga Tower," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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June 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Today we are featuring Hannah Thorpe's and Sophie Bjork-James's article, "Toppling the Jenga Tower," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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Today we are featuring Connor Martini's article, "Lessons from a Reticent Guest: ‘Oumuamua and the Indeterminacy of Enchantment" in our Spring 2026 issue!
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June 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Today we are featuring Connor Martini's article, "Lessons from a Reticent Guest: ‘Oumuamua and the Indeterminacy of Enchantment" in our Spring 2026 issue!
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Today we are featuring Savannah Flanagan's article, "Pastoral Maternity Care: The Moravians’ Utopian Vision of Reproductive Healthcare and its Limitations," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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June 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Today we are featuring Savannah Flanagan's article, "Pastoral Maternity Care: The Moravians’ Utopian Vision of Reproductive Healthcare and its Limitations," in our Spring 2026 issue!
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our Spring 2026 issue! Today, we are featuring Edward E. Curtis's important article on the intersection religion and Arab American studies.
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June 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
We are delighted to announce the publication of our Spring 2026 issue! Today, we are featuring Edward E. Curtis's important article on the intersection religion and Arab American studies.
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We are delighted to announce American Religion's sixth annual dissertation prize! www.american-religion.org/announcements
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May 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
We are delighted to announce American Religion's sixth annual dissertation prize! www.american-religion.org/announcements
Today’s post marks our conclusion to the series—for now—and you are in for a treat! Leigh Eric Schmidt reflects on the Geertzian moment at the time of writing, the evolution of his subsequent research and methodology, and the legacy of historical ethnography www.american-religion.org/back-pages/o...
On the Convergence of History and Cultural Anthropology — American Religion
Leigh Eric Schmidt on Holy Fairs (1989)
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April 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Today’s post marks our conclusion to the series—for now—and you are in for a treat! Leigh Eric Schmidt reflects on the Geertzian moment at the time of writing, the evolution of his subsequent research and methodology, and the legacy of historical ethnography www.american-religion.org/back-pages/o...
Back Pages is back for a penultimate hurrah! Read Pamela E. Klassen on her second book, Blessed Events (2001), and her reflection on merging theory with feminist critique at the height of the “ethnographic turn” in arguing for childbirth as a religious form.
April 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Back Pages is back for a penultimate hurrah! Read Pamela E. Klassen on her second book, Blessed Events (2001), and her reflection on merging theory with feminist critique at the height of the “ethnographic turn” in arguing for childbirth as a religious form.
Check out Arab Americana, an awesome new journal founded by Dr. Edward E. Curtis IV! The journal is currently issuing a call for papers for their first issue.
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April 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Check out Arab Americana, an awesome new journal founded by Dr. Edward E. Curtis IV! The journal is currently issuing a call for papers for their first issue.
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Today we are spotlighting two book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
Tracy Fessenden on _Thoreau’s Axe_ by Caleb Smith
Elaine Lai on _American Koan_ by Ben Van Overmeire
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Tracy Fessenden on _Thoreau’s Axe_ by Caleb Smith
Elaine Lai on _American Koan_ by Ben Van Overmeire
Read further here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Today we are spotlighting two book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
Tracy Fessenden on _Thoreau’s Axe_ by Caleb Smith
Elaine Lai on _American Koan_ by Ben Van Overmeire
Read further here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Tracy Fessenden on _Thoreau’s Axe_ by Caleb Smith
Elaine Lai on _American Koan_ by Ben Van Overmeire
Read further here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Today we are spotlighting four book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
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Read all reviews here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Today we are spotlighting four book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
Read all reviews here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Read all reviews here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Today we are spotlighting four book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
Read them all here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Read them all here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Today we are spotlighting four book reviews in our Fall 2025 issue!
Read them all here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Read them all here muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/issue/...
Today we are spotlighting Morgan Barbre's and Kathryn Lofton's review essay of "The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History" by IU alum Nancy Hiller.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Today we are spotlighting Morgan Barbre's and Kathryn Lofton's review essay of "The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History" by IU alum Nancy Hiller.
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Today we are spotlighting James B. Nicola's poem, "States of Matter," in our Fall 2025 issue!
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January 21, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Today we are spotlighting James B. Nicola's poem, "States of Matter," in our Fall 2025 issue!
To read further, go to muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
To read further, go to muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
Today we are spotlighting Frank Jamison's poem, "Three Orders of Prayer," in our Fall 2025 issue!
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January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Today we are spotlighting Frank Jamison's poem, "Three Orders of Prayer," in our Fall 2025 issue!
To read further, go to muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...
To read further, go to muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/articl...