Religion in the American West: a new blog

Announcing a new academic blog: The American Academy of Religion’s Seminar on Religion in the American West has recently launched a group blog. The inaugural post states its intent:

[T]o initiate a rhizomatic mapping of religions in the American West. With multiple contributors focusing on a variety of places, times, and points of reference, this blog will aim to capture the diversity of narratives and approaches. Contributors will review books and journal articles, reflect on the rewards and challenges of teaching religion in the American West, share syllabi, comment on current events, point out conference paper calls, share primary source documents, and provide informal reflections on the subfield.

Access the Religion in the American West blog here.

David Walker is associate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His recent publications treat ritual innovations in spiritualism and stage magic; and railroad companies’ influence on popular understandings of Mormonism. He is the author of Railroading Religion: Mormons, Tourists, and the Corporate Spirit of the West (University of North Carolina Press, 2019).

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