Mar 16, 201811 min read
David W. Noble, Beloved Mentor, Rest in Peace
This essay is lightly revised from a talk I gave in 2009 on the occasion of my teacher, David Noble, retiring from the University of...
Oct 11, 20176 min read
True and Useful Generalizations About U.S. Religion in 1000 Words or Less
Before I began my previous post, I imagined an introduction to set up a lightly edited version of some notes I prepared for a reporter....
Oct 9, 20173 min read
All the News That Fits the Script
A reporter for the University of Tennessee student newspaper interviewed me for a special issue on religion. In this resulting article I...