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  • Witch Talk in Brexit Britain by Méadhbh McIvor August 12, 2019
    It will come as no surprise to hear that the British press – and the people they serve – are divided. Of course, British newspapers have always been partisan; whether one buys the Mirror or the Mail says a lot about one’s political leanings and probable voting intentions. But rarely have these divides been more apparent ...
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  • Anointed with Oil – The Entire Roundtable August 1, 2019
    Over the past few weeks, we published a series of responses to Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America. The responses were first given during a roundtable discussion dedicated to Dochuk’s new book in April, and were revised for publication on this blog. The series begins with a piece by Kevin Stewart ...
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  • Anointed with Oil – Darren Dochuk Responds July 29, 2019
    Editor’s Note: Over the past few weeks, we published a series of responses to Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America. The responses were first given during a roundtable discussion dedicated to Dochuk’s new book in April, and were revised for publication on this blog. In this post, Dochuk offers a ...
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  • Anointed with Oil – Response by Kathleen Flake July 18, 2019
    Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final response to Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America, the subject of a roundtable discussion held at UVA in April 2019. The other three responses are by Brittany Acors, Matthew Hedstrom, and Kevin Stewart Rose, and Dochuk offered a response to the responses as well.  Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil ...
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  • Anointed with Oil – Response by Brittany Acors July 16, 2019
    Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of four responses to Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America, the subject of a roundtable discussion held at UVA in April 2019. The other three responses are by Kathleen Flake, Matthew Hedstrom, and Kevin Stewart Rose, and Dochuk offered a response to the responses as well.  Darren Dochuk’s Anointed ...
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  • Anointed with Oil – Response by Matthew Hedstrom July 11, 2019
    Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of four responses to Darren Dochuk’s Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America, the subject of a roundtable discussion held at UVA in April 2019. The other three responses are by Brittany Acors, Kathleen Flake, and Kevin Stewart Rose, and Dochuk offered a response to the responses as ...
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