Tag: Religion

Special Features

Holy and Rich: Selling Christianity in Early America – James Dupey

On September 28, 1808, Jane Campbell and her seven children boarded the ship Hibernia in Lough Foyle, Ireland, bound for Philadelphia to reunite with her husband, Thomas Campbell. They waited several days for favorable winds before setting sail. At first, a gentle breeze carried them north, but changing winds soon forced the captain to take in the sails and float. By morning, the ship had … Continue reading Holy and Rich: Selling Christianity in Early America – James Dupey

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Interviews, Murrin Prize, Special Features

Interview with Douglas Winiarski, 2024 Murrin Prize Winner

Douglas Winiarski’s article, “Revisioning the Shawnee Prophet: Revitalization Movements, Religious Studies, and the Ontological Turn” EAS 22, No. 2 (Spring 2024), is the winner of the 2024 Murrin Prize. The Murrin Prize is named for John Murrin (1936-2020), Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, who was a scholar of early American history and an active member of the McNeil Center community. The prize is … Continue reading Interview with Douglas Winiarski, 2024 Murrin Prize Winner

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“And well improve each moment as it flies”: Spiritual Utility and Quaker Art – Janet Moore Lindman, Rowan University

In 1670, George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, rebuked fellow Quakers to “pluck down your images” lest they be imitating “the Creator.” Fox’s admonition against the display of fine art established a prohibition that lasted for over a century. Friends believed that painting was of little merit to one’s spiritual enhancement. They valued a “useful education” that taught children religious principles … Continue reading “And well improve each moment as it flies”: Spiritual Utility and Quaker Art – Janet Moore Lindman, Rowan University

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Interviews, Special Features

Interview with Viviana Díaz Balsera, Author of the Fall 2024 Free Access EAS Article

EAS Miscellany sat down recently with Fall 2024 author Viviana Díaz Balsera to talk about her article, “Light of Egypt Shining from Within: Fr. Gregorio de Movilla and the Tercero Cathecismo for the Timucua (1625).” For a limited time, it’s freely available on Project MUSE. Why did you choose to research your topic? What interested you about the topic? Good luck and a number of … Continue reading Interview with Viviana Díaz Balsera, Author of the Fall 2024 Free Access EAS Article

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Facing the Archive from the Present, Roundtables, Special Features

Beyond Myth-busting – Bradley Dubos

On December 6, 1811, New York City’s mayor, DeWitt Clinton, stood before the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) and voiced a prediction: “Before the passing away of the present generation, not a single Iroquois will be seen in this state.” I stumbled on Clinton’s speech while assisting with content research for a history exhibition at N-YHS. The exhibit, Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West, … Continue reading Beyond Myth-busting – Bradley Dubos

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Contemporary Connections, Special Features

A Walking Tour of Thomas Prince’s London – Christopher Trigg

Harvard graduate Thomas Prince (1687-1758) visited London twice between 1709 and 1711. In his travel journal (now in the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society) the future minister of Boston’s Old South Church wrote of his excitement at arriving in “the Greatest and most Flourishing City of the Universe.”1 My article in the Fall 2023 issue of Early American Studies discusses the numerous poetic transcriptions … Continue reading A Walking Tour of Thomas Prince’s London – Christopher Trigg

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