Religious liberalism in America has often been equated with an ecumenical Protestant establishment. By contrast, American Religious Liberalism draws attention to the broad diversity of liberal cultures that shapes America s religious movements. The essays gathered here push beyond familiar tropes and boundaries to interrogate religious liberalism s dense cultural leanings by looking at spirituality in the arts, the politics and piety of religious cosmopolitanism, and the interaction between liberal religion and liberal secularism. Readers will find a kaleidoscopic view of many of the progressive strands of America s religious past and present in this richly provocative volume."

This book explores the place of art in Latter-day Saint society during the first 50 years of the Utah settlement, beginning in 1847. Nathan Rees uncovers the critical role that images played in nineteenth-century Mormon religion, politics, and social practice. These artists not only represented, but actively participated in debates about theology, politics, race, gender, and sexuality at a time when Latter-day Saints were grappling with evolving doctrine, conflict with Native Americans, and political turmoil resulting from their practice of polygamy. The book makes an important contribution to art history, Mormon studies, American studies, and religious studies.

What happens when your twin from an alternate universe tries to influence your life in your own dimension? What if animals were secretly plotting to take over the world? What type of bloody battles would take place when droids and humans share the planet....and go to war to gain control? These are just a couple of questions addressed in the short stories of ALTERNATE. The six young authors who contributed the short stories that make up ALTERNATE imagined what our reality could be if technology and scientific development move forward without passing through the filter of "We can - but should we?"