S. Brent Plate

There really is ‘something about Mary’

By Kimberly Winston — December 23, 2015
(RNS) Look around. The Virgin Mary is everywhere -- tattoos, roadside shrines, phone cases, even drawstring pants. The mother of Jesus, it seems, can be all things to all people.

Blasphemy and atheist rituals: An interview with S. Brent Plate

By Chris Stedman — June 13, 2014
'A History of Religion in 5½ Objects' author S. Brent Plate talks with RNS about atheist rituals, how art and objects are connected to blasphemy, and why religion is about more than just belief.
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