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Historian of Religion in America

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Faith Traditions Column

Sexuality and Christianity

Faith Traditions Column

This month’s Daily Sentinel column focused on how sexuality is constructed and contested throughout Christian history.

 

May 16, 2014December 1, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity Carney, Christianity, Ed Young Jr, religion, sexuality

Corporate Christianity and Hobby Lobby

Faith Traditions Column

My column from the April 12 edition of the Daily Sentinel on how the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS case relates to the larger history of corporate Christianity.

 

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, Christianity, corporate_Christianity, Hobby Lobby, religion

Baptist Women and Preaching

Faith Traditions Column

My March Daily Sentinel column drew from Elizabeth Flower’s Into the Pulpit and describes how women’s role in the Baptist church shifted over time.

March 16, 2014April 2, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Baptists, Charity_Carney, religion, women, women_preaching

The Evangelical Music Controversy

Faith Traditions Column

My January column focused on how music has transitioned in American evangelicalism (from hymns to spirituals and revival music to CCM and “praise and worship”). Take a look!

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January 16, 2014April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged CCM, Charity_Carney, hymns, music, religion, revivals, schism, spirituals

The Pope and Christmas

Faith Traditions Column

A new column on the pope’s recent message and Christmas consumerism.

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December 16, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged catholicism, christmas, pope, religion

Diverse Religion in the American Colonies

Faith Traditions Column

As we near Thanksgiving, I offer a little context on the Pilgrims and underscore the diversity of belief in the English colonies.

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November 16, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, colonial_history, religion, thanksgiving

Religious Tolerance and All Hallow’s Eve

Faith Traditions Column

My October column deals with the history of Halloween and the contested nature of the holiday, including the recent development of Hell Houses. (It also features a trip to Lexington, Ky, y’all.)

October 14, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, evangelical, Faith_Traditions, Halloween, Hell_House, pagan, religion

Single Pastors

Faith Traditions Column

I revived an old blog post for this September 2013 column on single pastors and employment.

October 10, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, Faith_Traditions, marriage, pastors, religion

Bringing the “color of Christ” to Local Paper

Faith Traditions Column

Drawing on the fabulous book, The Color of Christ, by Ed Blum and Paul Harvey, in August I published this local column on different cultural conceptions of Jesus Christ.

October 10, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, Christ, Faith_Traditions, race, religion

LGBTQ Rights and Religion

Faith Traditions Column

Check out my column on LGBTQ rights and expanding religious support.

October 10, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, Faith_Traditions, gay_rights, religion

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