Author: David R. Bains
Historian of religion and architecture in the United States, writing about the representation of religion in Washington, D.C., teaching at Samford University. All posts reflect only my views, not those of Samford University or others.
Saint John Paul II National Shrine and President Trump’s Visit
Race and Two Obelisks in Birmingham
Covid-19 and the Consecration of Bishops for the Episcopal Church: The First Two
Congregations in Homewood, Ala., Established in the 19th Century
Map of Birmingham’s 1926 Racial Zoning
Denominations Differ on When to Reopen Churches
Race, Religion, and the 1918 Epidemic, Reflections by Francis J. Grimké
A Multi-Racial Jesus in Birmingham, Alabama
