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My co-author for the book The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum, has over the summer had a team of students working on a website to accompany our book, and it’s just about there, so we hope you’ll check it out. … Continue reading →

This is from my friend John Fea, historian at Messiah College and author of the excellent book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Primer. He also runs the blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home, and posted this … Continue reading →

This is a wonderful post by a young historian at William and Mary, reflecting on my co-authored book The Color of Christ. Enjoy! “I’ve Got a Picture of Jesus” by Christopher Jones Each evening for the last couple of weeks, … Continue reading →

A review of my new book (co-authored with Edward J. Blum) in the Publisher’s Weekly, just published (July 9, 2012). The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey. Univ. … Continue reading →

The religious historian Matt Sutton has reviewed The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History, for the Christian Century. You can read the review here. A little excerpt: There are probably few reference books that vacationers will drag down to the beach this … Continue reading →

Here’s a Youtube interview done with me about my book Moses, Jesus, and the Trickster in the Evangelical South (University of Georgia Press,2012).  

My co-author Ed Blum’s introduction to 8-part blog series “Faces and Places of Christ,” to feature posts by artists, scholars, and writers, starting today and through next Sunday. This is in part a tribute to those who influenced us in … Continue reading →

(Crossposted from Religion in American History): My Friend, the Bancroft Prize Winner Every once in a while a good and generous person gets their just reward in this life. I’m happy to recognize such a gift today, with the announcement … Continue reading →

Paul Harvey Some of you who find me here may be interested in following my short essay pieces for the online journal Religion Dispatches. The most recent one concerns David Barton, a self-styled historian and one-man intellectual entrepreneur from Texas, who … Continue reading →

If you are checking out this site, I hope you will follow me elsewhere: Follow me on Twitter “Like” my co-authored book The Color of Christ here Follow podcasts on my books here Read my group blog Religion in American History, … Continue reading →