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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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civil religion

Could Someone Convert to Shintoism?

December 21, 2023
Tags: Japan, shinto, conversion, religion, civil religion

Civil Religion as Actual Religion

December 19, 2023
Tags: Japan, shinto, shrine, civil religion, tourism, people, tokyo
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The Nation and Christianity

March 25, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, nation, christianity, civil religion, prayer, ecumenism, monunent
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Civic Virtue Postcards

April 03, 2019
Tags: South Africa, postcards, nation, civil religion

All First Responders Go To Heaven

March 01, 2017
Tags: wisconsin, memorial, 9/11, christianity, civil religion, american culture