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January 17, 2012
in History, Religion

Lest We Forget: What Converting Environs Means for Converting Beliefs

January 17, 2012
in History, Religion

Sarah Underwood— ABC’s series Pan Am, which premiered last fall, follows several beautiful airline stewardesses from the 1960s whose careers are filled with enough to drama to crash a plane. The stewardesses’ lives, which have repeatedly been called “glamorous” by reviewers, create a good platform for addressing contemporary social issues.

October 7, 2011
in History, Religion, Social Science

A Novel Narration of Religious Conversion

October 7, 2011
in History, Religion, Social Science

Craig Harline knows that history can be boring. He regrets the way in which many historians, himself included, often “write only for each other, in our special language” or “choose to write about subjects that are not exactly obvious in their relevance.” Accordingly, Harline’s Conversions: Two Family Stories from the