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Douglas is the Editor-at-Large of OnFaith. He works with new and established writers to bring compelling stories about the complexities of faith and society to a wider public. Doug comes to this role as an internationally-recognized scholar of religion who also writes regularly for public audiences. His interest in the history of religion stems from his twenty-one years of Catholic education, with eight years spent in Jesuit schools. He has held teaching positions at Georgetown and, currently, at Saint Louis University where he is an Associate Professor of History.

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03/06/2017

Crossing the Faith Divide, With Technology

The time is right for thinking differently about how and where people find meaning in their lives--and how to use technology to form better bonds w...
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02/26/2017

Faith, Tech, and SXSW

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09/08/2016

The Woman Missing From Your Nativity Set

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09/07/2016

Ancestors of Faith: A Series on the Roots of Christianity

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06/17/2016

The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians

An essay that originally appeared at Biblical Archaeology.
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06/17/2016

Was There Religious Extremism in Ancient Rome?

An essay on SPQR by Mary Beard, originally at ReligiousDirt.com
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06/17/2016

What Difference Did Constantine Make?

An essay on the rise of Constantine and the legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Originally appeared at religiousdirt.com.
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06/03/2016

Good Friday in Austin, Texas (March 2016)

The Stations of the Cross, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus, enacted on Good Friday by the parishioners, families, and neighbors of Saint Jul...
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05/23/2016

Chinese Tomb guardian

Photo of a Han dynasty (1-3rd century CE) tomb guardian, called a zhenmuyong. From central China. Made of terracotta and placed a tomb to drive awa...
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05/23/2016

How Christianity Really Started (Huffington Post)

Originally appeared at the Huffington Post as "How Christianity Really Started" March 12, 2015
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05/23/2016

The Early Christians of the Roman Empire: SLU Expert Douglas Boin, Ph.D.

How did Christians grow their movement in the early Roman empire? History books seem to all tell the same story of a few outspoken martyrs who were...
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04/22/2016

Buddha from Mathura, India

A colossal portrait of the Buddha from Mathura, India, now in the Musée Guimet in Paris. It dates to the early fifth century CE.
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06/19/2015

The Great Synagogue, Budapest

The Dohány Street synagogue (the "Great Synagogue") in Budapest, Hungary, built 1854-1859. In front is Imra Varga's weeping willow sculpture, the M...
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03/11/2015

The Dome of the Rock

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02/28/2015

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Originally a church dedicated to "Holy Wisdom," then later, a mosque, now a museum.
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02/28/2015

Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher

The church of the Holy Sepulcher, seen from above. Jerusalem.
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Douglas Boin commented on Douglas Boin's post Faith, Tech, and SXSW
"Also in attendance: Bishop Paul Tighe, the first ever SXSW attendee sent from the Vatican to talk about faith and technology." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Douglas Boin's post Faith, Tech, and SXSW
"You can check out a list of other "religion"-based panels at SXSW over at Medium." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Donald Miller's post A New Post-Election Religious Alignment
"A trend being observed elsewhere, across denominations, as in this related piece on church attendance by Emma Green at The Atlantic." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Emily Mace's post On Signing Up for OnFaith
"Spot on. I love this observation (and I agree with the difficulty of "picking categories." I face the same challenge). Glad that you posted this!" read more
Douglas Boin commented on Herb Silverman's post From Jefferson to Trump
"The historian Kevin Kruse has a great book about how God gradually grew to be more and more of a presence in 20th century American culture; his the..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Simran jeet Singh's post Denouncing Donald Trump, Finally
"To me, this sentence is really Simran's crucial insight; why has it taken so long for others to wake up to this perspective of our own neighbors?" read more
Douglas Boin commented on Simran jeet Singh's post Denouncing Donald Trump, Finally
"Coverage of Condoleeza Rice's statement is here (with her Facebook post). " read more
Douglas Boin commented on Herb Silverman's post Vice President of Religion
"A great point. The question called for reflection and re-evaluation. All Pence seemed able to do was think more deeply about what he already knows...." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Jon Meacham's post The Dangers of Blind Belief
"Add to that some disheartening, recent news -- from TIME.com -- that "one of the largest evangelical organizations on college campuses nationwide h..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Jon Meacham's post The Dangers of Blind Belief
"Interesting blog post by the historian of U.S. religion, John Fea, who was following the VP Debate very closely for issues of faith and spiritualit..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Jon Meacham's post The Dangers of Blind Belief
"Did you know that since 2002 the University of Mary Washington has hosted an annual lecture on religious freedom, sponsored by the Classics, Religi..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Douglas Boin's post Ancestors of Faith: A Series on the Roots of Christianity
"http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-reza-aslan-believer-cnn-20150321-story.html" read more
Douglas Boin commented on Douglas Boin's post Ancestors of Faith: A Series on the Roots of Christianity
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Douglas Boin commented on Pat Cooper's post Spiritual Warfare - Page Two
"Interesting from a historical perspective is that 1 Corinthians was not Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. At 1 Corinthians 5:9, he makes ment..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Shawn Bose's post Early Christian Sanctuary at Dura Europos
"This image, in particular, shows the remains of a baptistry (at left) and a procession of women (at right). The traditional interpretation of this ..." read more
Douglas Boin commented on Shawn Bose's post Christian Graffiti on the Palatine Hill
"Found in Rome, on the central Palatine hill of the city, the graffito (or scratched wall drawing) has been dated to the third century A.D. It depic..." read more
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Douglas Boin shared Jon Meacham's post The Dangers of Blind Belief

This Presidential Season, Will Faith Shape Us or Strangle Us?

Douglas Boin shared Douglas Boin's comment

Add to that some disheartening, recent news -- from TIME.com -- t... view more

Douglas Boin shared Douglas Boin's comment

Interesting blog post by the historian of U.S. religion, John Fea, who was following the VP Debate very closely for issues of faith and spirituality:  view more

Douglas Boin shared Douglas Boin's post Good Friday in Austin, Texas (March 2016)

The Stations of the Cross, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus, enacted on Good Friday by the parishioners, families, and neighbors of Saint Julia Catholic Church in Aus... view more

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