
Author: David R. Bains
Historian of religion and architecture in the United States, writing about the representation of religion in Washington, D.C. and Birmingham, Alabama, teaching at Samford University. All posts reflect only my views, not those of Samford University or others.


Five Churches and Two Cemeteries in Wythe: The Making of A Church Historian (Hampton, Virginia)

From Pilgrim Holiness to Jiu-Jitsu

Cornerstones Remain: Scott Chapel and Douglasville Methodist (Birmingham, Alabama)

“Earth and All Stars” – A Suggestion for Revising the Hymn

All Saints’ Day

Faithful Few Baptist Church Gets a New Look
Places and Statuses for Honoring in the Dead in the U.S. Capitol

From West Woodlawn Baptist Church to I3 Academy: Adaptive Reuse of a Religious Space
