Influential architect Francis Barry Byrne was born on December 19, 1883. Born and raised in Chicago, Byrne worked with Frank Lloyd Wright as a member of the group of architects known […]
Category: religion
Huffington Post and The Rumpus examine Denise Levertov
Nearly sixteen years past her death, poet Denise Levertov’s work and life continue to fascinate. Dana Greene’s biography of the poet, Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life has gained new acclaim with […]
Barry Byrne and the architecture of the altar
This upcoming Thursday and Saturday (September 19 and 21) Vincent L. Michael will sign copies of his new book The Architecture of Barry Byrne at St. Thomas Apostle Church, Hyde Park, […]
“Denise Levertov” author on PBS
Watch Dana Greene on Denise Levertov on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life by Dana Greene […]
UIP author on Mormons & Politics in Vanity Fair
D. Michael Quinn, author of the University of Illinois Press book Same-Sex Dynamics among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example, penned a Vanity Fair web exclusive feature titled When Mormons Go to Washington. […]
Q&A with Quaker Brotherhood author Allan W. Austin
The abolitionist work of Quakers during the antebellum era has been well documented, and their contemporary anti-war and anti-racism work is familiar to activists around the world. Allan W. Austin, a […]
Prof. Pradeep Dhillon discusses philosophies and practices of Sikhism
Professor Pradeep Dhillon, editor of our Journal of Aesthetic Education, sat down with the Illini News Bureau to discuss cultural aspects of Sikhism. In light of the August 5 tragedy […]
Religion Dispatches investigates southern gospel music
Douglas Harrison, author of the recent University of Illinois Press book, Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music, is the subject of a new Religion Dispatches Q&A. […]
The Book of Mormon, Top 5
In the January 7, 2012, edition of the Wall Street Journal, Samuel Morris Brown identifies Grant Hardy’s The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition as one of the top 5 best […]
Plaudits for Carla Bley
On November 21, 2011, we published Carla Bley, the latest edition in our American Composers series. Author Amy Beal has received praise from a variety of review outlets for capturing Bley’s […]
Religion in American History on Gospel of the Working Class
Last week the Religion in American History blog published a complimentary piece on Erik Gellman and Jarod Roll’s new book The Gospel of the Working Class: Labor’s Southern Prophets in New […]
Spirit of Rebellion wins WCSA award
Jarod Roll’s book Spirit of Rebellion: Labor and Religion in the New Cotton South has been awarded the Working Class Studies Association’s 2011 C.L.R. James Award for best published book for academic […]