I never met David Lowenthal, but his scholarship has influenced my work. I highly recommend The Past is a Foreign Country (1985) and Possessed by the Past: Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History (1996). Here is a taste of...
heritage studies
My Take on the Bible as the State Book of Tennessee
My piece this week at Religion News Service examines the recent attempt by the Tennessee legislature to make the Bible the “official state book.” Here is a taste: (RNS) The state amphibian of Tennessee is the cave salamander. The state...
History vs. Heritage
Last week I called your attention to The Historical Thinking Project at the University of British Columbia. I have been trying to digest the rich resources at this website and have found it to be very helpful as I think...