Reviews of Secularism in Antebellum America

 REVIEW: Anthropology Review Database

“A fascinating and complex argument examines evangelical Christianity, phrenology, spiritualism, penology, and even early anthropology …” read on >

REVIEW: Michael Warner at The Immanent Frame

“Modern has certainly deepened our understanding of the field, and his book illustrates strikingly how rapidly the analysis of secularity is emerging … read on >”

REVIEW: Justine Murison at Common-Place

“historically rich and analytically keen . . . a luminous study of the discursive terrain and affective engagements of secularism in the first half of the nineteenth century … read on >”