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Historian of Religion in America

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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

Divisions in Baptist Faith

Faith Traditions Column

Read my June column about schisms that have affected the Baptist church in the United States.

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

History of First Methodist

Faith Traditions Column

In April, my column focused on the local congregation of First Methodist in Nacogdoches.

October 10, 2013April 3, 2014 charityrakestraw Tagged Charity_Carney, Faith_Traditions, First Methodist, religion, south
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