Author: David R. Bains
Historian of religion and architecture in the United States, writing about the representation of religion in Washington, D.C. and Birmingham, Alabama, teaching at Samford University. All posts reflect only my views, not those of Samford University or others.
Shades Creek History and Samford’s Campus
Spaces that Shape: Architecture for Worship
Epiphany Proclamation of the Date of Easter: History, Texts, and Suggestions
Trump as Cyrus
St. John the Evangelist, Philip Schaff, and Christian Unity
“O Mercy Divine” Wesley’s Original Text and Weir’s New Carol Setting for Nine Lessons and Carols
President and Mrs. Trump Attend Christmas Eve Service at Washington National Cathedral
100 Years of Lessons and Carols
Chasing Churches 