tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post780886269744113957..comments2024-03-01T11:17:49.152-07:00Comments on Religion in American History: Constructing Religion in the SC Governor's RacePaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-49373214443817655412010-06-24T12:21:57.153-06:002010-06-24T12:21:57.153-06:00@Anonymous: Really good point. This is definitely...@Anonymous: Really good point. This is definitely about conservative Protestantism. Should have made that more clear. Point taken.<br /><br />But even mainline Protestants still privilege the category of belief. Instead of some sort of stable orthodoxy, though, they tend to think in terms of authenticity and experience--e.g. "are my beliefs a reflection of who I really am?"Michael J. Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352048990586521566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54977394900364113132010-06-24T08:51:50.131-06:002010-06-24T08:51:50.131-06:00Is this about Christianity, or ius this about US P...Is this about Christianity, or ius this about US Protestantism...better yet, conservative Protestantism.<br /><br />I have a hard time imagining Roman Catholic, or some liberal mainline Protestant, struggling with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-19152189300953155952010-06-19T13:38:54.741-06:002010-06-19T13:38:54.741-06:00Great, insightful post Michael. While this develo...Great, insightful post Michael. While this developing story adds much to the story of religion(s) and politics in the U.S., your comments remind me how instructive Thomas Tweed's notion of "crossing and dwelling" is in this case. <br /><br />What places do the religious and religions "inhabit" at any one time, and in what ways are those locations, sites, spaces, etc. "constructed"?Philhttp://philliplukesinitiere.weebly.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com