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The Journal of Southern Religion is the first scholarly journal devoted to the study of religion in the American South. The journal is fully peer-reviewed, reflecting the best traditions of critical scholarship. It is an open-access publication, published free of cost in its entirety on the Internet. The JSR publishes articles and book reviews, as well as new media.

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Current Issue: Volume 14

Volume 14 of the Journal of Southern Religion features a roundtable discussion of religion in the colonial South. Clive Webb reflects on his book Fight Against Fear: Southern Jews and Black Civil Rights. A panel reviews Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey’s book The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America. Emily Suzanne Clark sheds light on a little-known organization devoted to the study of southern religion. And finally, the JSR includes thirty-two reviews of recent books in the field.

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