Beautiful is the Earth/Dejlig er Jorden: New Lyrics for the Tune to “Beautiful Savior”

Last week my beloved aunt Carolyn Wedin died. Today at her funeral, we are singing a hymn that she helped me translate. I wrote about the song before on this blog, but that was part of a train of thought linking back to this one and this one as well as forward to this one. … Continue reading Beautiful is the Earth/Dejlig er Jorden: New Lyrics for the Tune to “Beautiful Savior”

A Brief History of the Study of Religion at the University of Tennessee

I wrote this history of changes in the academic study of religion at the University of Tennessee: both macro changes in the climate where we worked and internal transformations within that climate.   The department faculty voted not to publish it, so I am posting it here.  I do so primarily to share the fruits of my labor with … Continue reading A Brief History of the Study of Religion at the University of Tennessee

12 (plus 1) Songs for Christmas: “When You Go Down” and “Starting Over”

"When you go down, all the children will sing. When you go down, the bells of freedom will ring. One two three four five six seven. John Lewis is gonna shout from heaven....When you go down." I've featured this before, but this is definitely the song we need for today. Thanks, grassroots Georgia organizers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCKoNBDpPRkContinue reading 12 (plus 1) Songs for Christmas: “When You Go Down” and “Starting Over”