Laura Harbert Allen
13 posts
Meet the Filmmakers of ‘O, Pioneer!’, A Documentary Exploring Life in Appalachia During the Pandemic
We primeval forests felling,We the rivers stemming, vexing we, and piercing deep the mines within;We the surface broad…
September 19, 2023
Protestant Leaders Balance Cultural Divides as LGBTQ Issues Split Appalachian Statehouses
On a cloudy March evening, Roxy von Teddy stands in front of what used to be the altar…
May 18, 2023
Food and Faith: Church Dinners Have Served as Places to Build Community for Generations
For years, Roberta Lee Levine has baked noodle kugel – a traditional Jewish egg noodle casserole made with…
March 2, 2023
White Supremacy and White Christianity, An Interview with Author Robert P. Jones
In his book “White Too Long,” Robert P. Jones, president and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute,…
October 18, 2022
White Supremacy in White American Christianity, Explained
The phrase “White Christian Nationalism” may well be the religious term of 2022. Since the House Subcommittee hearings…
September 15, 2022
Why the Religion Beat? Reporting on Faith Can Protect Our Democracy
I’ve been asked the same question for a few months now. It goes something like this: “Why the…
August 16, 2022