New Books in Religion

Eric Miller
The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in the United States

Lexington Books, 2017

New Books in American Studies New Books in Communications New Books in Law New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network June 15, 2018 Heath Brown

The recent Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling showed the on-going debate between religious conservatives and advocates of LGBTQ rights. Much of this debate has been about the definition of religious freedom and how to balance religious rights against other important… Read More

Douglas L. Winiarski, “Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth Century New England” (UNC Press, 2017)

Douglas L. Winiarski
Darkness Falls on the Land of Light
Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth Century New England
University of North Carolina Press, 2017

New Books in American Studies New Books in Christian Studies New Books in History New Books in Intellectual History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network May 29, 2018 Lilian Calles Barger

Douglas L. Winiarski is a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Richmond and winner of the 2018 Bancroft Prize in American history for his book Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth Century … Read More

Joseph O. Baker and Buster G. Smith, “American Secularism: Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief” (NYU Press, 2015)

Joseph O. Baker and Buster G. Smith
American Secularism
Cultural Contours of Nonreligious Belief
New York University Press, 2015

New Books in American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books in Secularism New Books in Sociology New Books Network May 23, 2018 Carrie Lynn Evans

A rapidly growing number of Americans are embracing life outside the bounds of organized religion. Although the United States has long been viewed as a fervently religious Christian nation, survey data shows that more and more Americans are identifying as… Read More

Elaine Fisher, “Hindu Pluralism: Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South Asia” (U California Press, 2017)

Elaine Fisher
Hindu Pluralism
Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South Asia
University of California Press, 2017

New Books in Hindu Studies New Books in History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books in South Asian Studies New Books Network May 21, 2018 Raj Balkaran

Elaine Fisher’s Hindu Pluralism: Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South Asia (University of California Press, 2017) sheds light on the variegated, pluralistic texture of Hinduism in precolonial times. Drawing on Sanskrit, Telugu, and Tamil sources, Fisher… Read More

Katharine Gerbner, “Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World” (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018)

Katharine Gerbner
Christian Slavery
Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018

New Books in African American Studies New Books in Christian Studies New Books in History New Books in Intellectual History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network May 16, 2018 Hillary Kaell

Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, how could perpetual enslavement be justified? In her recent book, Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018), Katharine … Read More

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