Gary Scott Smith, author of Do All the Good You Can: How Faith Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Politics, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with Gary Scott Smith, author of DO ALL THE GOOD YOU CAN
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Free E-book Giveaway: PEACE BE STILL
June’s free e-book is here! Check out Peace Be Still: How James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir Created a Gospel Classic by Robert M. Marovich before the month is over! […]
Jewish American Heritage Month Reading List
In May 2023, hundreds of organizations around the U.S. will join together to help Americans of all backgrounds discover, explore, and celebrate the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience from […]
Q&A with Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer, editors of WITH FREEDOM IN OUR EARS
Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer, editors of With Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
SBL & AAR 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 Society of Biblical Literature & American Academy of Religion annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, […]
Q&A with the authors of MARIANNE MEETS THE MORMONS
Heather Belnap, Corry Cropper, and Daryl Lee, authors of Marianne Meets the Mormons: Representations of Mormonism in Nineteenth-Century France, answers questions on their scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from […]
Free E-book Giveaway: CHICAGO CATÓLICO
July’s free ebook is here! Check out Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah E. Kanter before the month is over! Today, over one hundred Chicago-area Catholic churches offer […]
Q&A With Robert M. Marovich, Author of Peace Be Still
Robert M. Marovich, author of Peace Be Still: How James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir Created a Gospel Classic, answers questions on his religious influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Ritual Soundings
November’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away Ritual Soundings: Women Performers and World Religions by Sarah Weiss. The women of communities in Hindu India and Christian Orthodox Finland alike […]
Q&A with Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo, co-authors of Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry
We recently talked to co-authors Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo about their new book, Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry. Q: Why did you decide to […]
AAR/SBL Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2020 American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature conference! While we wish this could be an in-person […]
Q&A with Deborah E. Kanter, Author of Chicago Católico
Author of Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican, Deborah E. Kanter answers questions about her influences, discoveries, and motivations for writing her book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]