Faith in Anthropology

A Symposium on Timothy Larsen’s The Slain God

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Brian Howell Professor of Anthropology, Wheaton College, Illinois brian.howell@wheaton.edu

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J. Derrick Lemons Professor of Religion, The University of Georgia dlemons@uga.edu

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Jon Bialecki Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Edinburgh jon.bialecki@gmail.com

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James Bielo Assistant Professor in Anthropology, Miami University bielojs@miamioh.edu

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Tanya Luhrmann Watkins University Professor of Anthropology, Stanford University luhrmann@stanford.edu

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Timothy Larsen Carolyn and Fred McManus Professor of Christian Thought, Wheaton College, Illinois timothy.larsen@wheaton.edu

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