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Peter Manseau

Peter Manseau is the author most recently of One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History, from Little, Brown.  

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The Pope, The Chef & Krampus: Merry Yikesmas!

What do Pope Benedict XVI and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have in common? They both have a thing for Krampus.
Peter Manseau
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Religion Dispatches

The Ghost Is More Important Than The Machine: Norman Corwin (1910-2011)

Reeling from the death of Steve Jobs earlier this month, the world might now mourn another visionary who made technology an intimate part of our lives.
Peter Manseau
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Religion Dispatches

Touched by a Michael Landon: America’s Jewish Angel

When Michael Landon died, many Christians thought they’d lost one of their own. Knowing that he was defined at least in part by language, when Landon finally told a Jewish story in a Little House episode, he used Yiddish as a marker of identity.
Peter Manseau
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