The Emergence of Modern Hinduism
“[Weiss] takes a necessary and ground-breaking step which will hopefully lead students and scholars to rethink and expand the boundaries of colonial Hinduism and break free from both the tradition-modern binary and paradigm of reform, to examine individual and community identity-formation, religious practices, and ritual that have animated Indian society for centuries.” – Kirtan Patel
Embracing Disruptive Coherence
“The book demonstrates the deep reflection on complex intersections of power and the messy complexity of queer lived experience that the author proposes to account for in a new way. Talvacchia carefully lays out the numerous perspectives and contributing bodies of scholarly literature, describing both the importance and the limitations of each, resulting in ‘putting into practice’ the kind of disruptive coherence Talvacchia finds valuable in her conception of coming out.” - Claudia Schippert
Swords and Plowshares
“Swords and Plowshares is a thorough examination of evangelical attitudes toward war and foreign policy throughout the middle decades of the 20th century, specifically as they were articulated by religious leaders in a variety of evangelical periodicals.” – Allison E. Murray
Miss America's God
“McMichael’s extensive ethnographic study demonstrates the depth and sincerity of her scholarship and gives weight to her critique. No one could accuse the author of an armchair understanding of the Miss America Pageant and its contestants, as she spent many years surveying and speaking with hopefuls. . . . In this effort, McMichael deserves a crown, sash, and bouquet of roses.” - Carissa S. Wyant
American Islamophobia
“. . . Islamophobia studies has become its own field with scores of articles, monographs, and edited volumes dedicated to it. American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear represents a welcome contribution as it expands the scope of and voices heard in this burgeoning academic realm.” - Peter Gottschalk
