Recent Publications

As Arbitrary as the Grand Turke: Religious Othering and the First American Revolution. Age of Revolutions Consortium, Fall 2019. https://ageofrevolutions.com/2019/10/14/as-arbitrary-as-the-grand-turke-religious-othering-and-the-first-american-revolution/

The Deep History of Religious Othering in American Politics: From the Colonial Era until the Age of Trump. Foreign Policy Magazine, Fall 2020. https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/05/trumps-language-of-hate-has-deep-roots-in-american-religious-bigotry/

Spiritual Warriors and the Politics of Millennialism: From the American Founding into the 21st Century. The Bulwark Journal, Fall 2020. https://thebulwark.com/spiritual-warriors-on-behalf-of-donald-trump/

“They Chase Specters:” The Irrational, the Political, and Fear of Elections in Colonial Pennsylvania. Age of Revolutions Consortium, Fall 2020. https://ageofrevolutions.com/2020/12/03/they-chase-specters-the-irrational-the-political-and-fear-of-elections-in-colonial-pennsylvania/

“Pastors Claiming the Mantle of the Black Robed Regiment get the History Wrong“. The Washington Post, Fall 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/15/pastors-claiming-mantle-black-robed-regiment-get-history-wrong/

“No Bishops, No Kings: Religious Iconography and Popular Memory of the American Revolution.” Age of Revolutions Consortium, Fall 2021. https://ageofrevolutions.com/2021/12/06/no-bishops-no-kings-religious-iconography-and-popular-memory-of-the-american-revolution/

“Constitutional Originalism and the History of Separation Church and State.” Religious Dispatches Journal, Summer 2022. https://religiondispatches.org/caught-in-a-fever-dream-of-originalism-can-scotus-majority-learn-the-lessons-of-early-america-before-its-too-late/

“Religious Pluralism and the Legacy of Edmund Burke Today.” History News Network, Summer 2022. https://hnn.us/article/183429

“The Boom and Bust of American Religious Life.” DAME Magazine, Fall 2022. https://www.damemagazine.com/2022/09/12/the-boom-and-bust-of-american-religious-life/