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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.
Ryan Tobler on _The Delight Makers_ by Catherine Albanese
Claire Rostov on _Waste Wars_ by Alexander Clapp
Nanea Renteria on _Land is Kin_ by Dana Lloyd
Evan Berry on _Golden States_ by Eileen Luhr
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"This article addresses the roots and routes of American Muslim comedy by retracing the early motivations of Preacher Moss, and it considers how his career and narrative set the tone for the articulation of so-called American Muslim comedy into the twenty-first century."
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Sullivan reflects "on the long and puzzling love/hate relationship between the papacy and the US and how the history of that ambivalent relationship reveals the still unsettled nature of religious disestablishment in the US."
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Plowdern theorizes the history of anti-Black violence by raising fresh questions about the ways in which scholars construct narratives and approach memory.
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Fessenden reflects on the intellectual roots of her project, the book’s intervention in the field of religion and literature, and its enduring reception.
This is the last of Back Pages for this semester! Stay tuned for future projects in the works . . .
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Sullivan reflects on an alternative title to the book, why “cemetery anarchy” might have more precisely captured the dynamics of the trial, and the endurance of the book’s theorization of law and religion.
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hulsether reflects on the religious and political situation while writing his dissertation, reception to the argument, and its endurance into the present moment.
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Valeri reflects on the book’s historiographical invention, new directions in the history of the American Revolution and religion since publication, and lingering methodological and substantive questions.
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Burnside, to Dr. Martini, and thank you to everyone who submitted their work. The field is as strong as it has ever been, and we are humbled by the opportunity to engage with it in this way and heartened to see so much smart, creative, and insightful scholarship being created.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Dr. Burnside is a Lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University and received her PhD in religion from Florida State University.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM