1893 and the Remaking of American Faith My present research focuses on the year 1893, which I view as a critical moment in American history, and especially in matters of religion and spirituality. I hope to write a book entitled Dreaming a New America: 1893 and the Remaking of American Faith. I will here offer…Continue Reading Dreaming A New America
I have a long standing interest in Native American studies, and issues. Back in 2004, I published a book called Dream Catchers: How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality. I have also followed avidly all the spectacular recent finds about the very early human settlement of the Americas. I have hugely enjoyed visits through the years…Continue Reading Native Americas
Much of my current work involves the theme of empire, and of empires, largely but not exclusively in a religious context. My latest book is Kingdoms of This World: How Empires Have Made and Remade Religions (Baylor University Press, 2024). This argues that any scholar of religion really needs to know something about how empires…Continue Reading American Empire in History