Select Public Essays Available Online
“What is America? Who is America? Who’s America?,” Religion in American History, July 4, 2017
“Iowa played role in honoring Muslims in military,” Des Moines Register, August 3, 2016
“Sikh Captain America,” Religion in American History, January 28, 2017
“Making American Religious History,” Religion in American History, January 21, 2017
“MLK and Confronting America’s Past,” Religion in American History, January 16, 2017
“America in the World; the World in America,” Religion in American History, February 27, 2014
“Office for the Cultivation of “Beautiful Flowers from the Same Garden: A Reflection on the State Department’s Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives,” Religion in American History, August 27, 2013
On the Road Again: New Encounters with American Religious History, Religion in American History, June 27, 2013
“Negotiating the Boundaries of Islam With Love,” Religion in American History, April 27, 2013
“The Disestablishment of American Religious History,” US Intellectual History Blog, March 26, 2013
“Putting it all on the Table,” Religion in American History, February 27, 2013
“Place Your Right Hand: The Religious and Material Culture of the Inauguration Ceremony,” Religion in American History, January 14, 2013