Profile profile for ManseauP
Peter Manseau
Lilly Endowment Curator of American Religious History
Ph.D., Georgetown University
M.A., Georgetown University
B.A., University of Massachusetts
Research Specialties:
- American religious diversity
- Relics and material culture of religious traditions
- American Yiddish literature
- Roman Catholicism in the United States
- Science and religion
- Religion and media
Projects:
- Religion in Early America (exhibition opening July 2017)
- Objects of Devotion (exhibition publication, Smithsonian Books, April 2017)
Awards, Honors, and Special Recognition:
- National Jewish Book Award
- American Library Association Sophie Brody Medal
- National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
- Patrick Henry History Writing Fellowship
Professional Affiliations:
American Academy of Religion
Blog Posts
Church bells and the noise of democracy
November 2, 2018
Abolitionist and Reformer Lucretia Mott
March 5, 2018
Duke Ellington's Christmas gift
December 19, 2016
The lost sounds of religious history
October 28, 2016
Exploring religion in early American history
March 17, 2015
Publications
One Nation Under Gods: A New American History.
Little, Brown, 2015.
Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World’s Holy Dead.
Henry Holt, 2009.
Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and their Son.
Free Press, 2005.
