My C.V.
Ph.D. Candidate in History, Baylor University
Historian of the twentieth-century United States, especially sports, religion, and the Midwest
Ph.D. Candidate in History, Baylor University
Historian of the twentieth-century United States, especially sports, religion, and the Midwest
SELECTED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
On the true origins of John Wooden's famous seven point creed
The Complicated Legacy Of Pioneering Football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (interview for NPR's Only A Game radio show)
Review of William Baker's book, Of Gods and Games: Religious Faith and Modern Sports
On Ben Sasse's academic career and his connection with the Christian Right.
Review of a new biography of Eric Liddell
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The Nebraska entry for Religion & Politics "States Project." I wrote about the unique mingling of faith and football in the Cornhusker state.
Looking for Religion in "Boys Among Men"
An interactive bibliography of books published about religious history in a particular American city. Its aim is to show where historians of American religion have focused their attention—and where they have not.
Article for Religion & Politics, "A Short History of Christian Matchmaking."
A post on early twentieth-century liberal Protestantism and popular religious reading
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Sportianity at Forty: Rereading Frank Deford's Series on Religion in Sport
The Humble Coach Behind Celebrity Christianity
A four-part blog series on college degrees and NBA players.
A collaborative bibliography of religion in the Midwest
Review of Christy Mathewson, The Christian Gentleman
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On the long history of famous athletes going public with their Christian faith
A review of Annie Blazer's book, Playing for God
A post on the way that Americans depicted atheists in the early American republic.
A review of Dolph Grundman's biography of Dolph Schayes
On the religion/irreligion of famed senator George Norris.
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