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Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey teaches history at the University of Colorado. He is the author of Christianity and Race in the American South: A History, and other books.

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Religion Dispatches

Is Religion to Blame for Violence? Karen Armstrong's Flawed Case

Just as I finished Karen Armstrong’s Fields of Blood, which is a very extended attack on the notion that “religion is inherently violent” or that religion and war go together like a horse and carriage…
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Religion Dispatches

Forget About #HotJesus, Material Objects Speak Loudly in Son of God

Material objects have long played a role in Jesus films, but in the latest retelling, adapted from a History Channel miniseries, coins and the temple itself play a crucial role.
Paul Harvey
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Bush Era to Blame for Renewed Interest in Mainline?

From the Transcendentalists to Alcoholics Anonymous, yoga and “the gospel of Oprah.”
Paul Harvey
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