Redefines American religion through bold case studies and fresh theoretical approaches

American Examples: New Conversations about Religion, Volume 6, is the sixth and final annual anthology produced by the American Examples workshop hosted by the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. This volume features eight innovative essays that challenge traditional understandings of religion in America. From the conception and construction of America’s road systems to the ways in which religious pluralism developed at the turn of the twentieth century, and from pan-Indianism to megachurch discourse, these essays explore “something someone called religion, somewhere someone called America.” 

Drawing on interdisciplinary methods such as Indigenous studies, acculturation studies, and political theory, this collection explores how religion is practiced, embodied, and theorized across diverse American contexts. This anthology offers valuable insights for scholars and students within and beyond the field of American religious history, including studies in race, gender, and American culture.
 

Judith Ellen Brunton is assistant professor of religion at Rice University, working at the intersection of religious studies, environmental humanities, and cultural studies of science.

Mihee Kim-Kort earned a PhD in religious studies at Indiana University and is a teacher, writer, and speaker on American Christianity, purity culture, Asian American religion and culture, and church and faith.

Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University.

Michael J. Altman is professor of religious studies and director of the REL Digital Lab at the University of Alabama.