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Crisis of Care

Religion and Empire in the American West Since 1848
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As the United States expanded westward during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, religion played a key role in US imperial desires-whether a particular religious tradition thwarted these desires, worked to uphold them, or fell somewhere in between. Illuminating how religious institutions, leaders, and practitioners tended to their communities in the face of land dispossession, settlement, and resettlement, Crisis of Care contends that training an eye on care-intentional attentiveness to the welfare of individuals, communities, or whole societies-complicates the narrative of inevitable westward expansion and reveals the fragility of identities anchored in dominance. In this carefully curated volume, contributors highlight the many ways religious peoples of the American West looked after themselves and their communities despite the burden of-and their participation in-state violence. This collection may perhaps guide us to do the same as we face contemporary, tumultuous change. Contributors include James B. Bennett, Carleigh Beriont, Thomas S. Bremer, Jon Garcia, Lynne Gerber, Jennifer Graber, Max Greenberg, Brennan Keegan, Nicole C. Kirk, Andrew Klumpp, Chrissy Yee Lau, Quincy D. Newell, and Joshua Paddison.
Brandi Denison is associate professor in the department of philosophy and religious studies at the University of North Florida. Brett Hendrickson is professor of religious studies at Lafayette College.
"Refreshing and accessible, this book makes substantial contributions to the wide array of religious histories in the West."-Tisa Wenger, author of Spirits of Empire: How Settler Colonialism Made American Religion "Engaging from start to finish, this volume contributes to expansive conversations about religion in the American West. Thumbs-up!"-Konden Smith Hansen, author of Frontier Religion: Mormons and America, 1857-1907
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