Retelling U.S. Religious History: A Roundtable Discussion

_Retelling U.S. Religious History_, a collection of essays published in 1997, aimed to rethink "the grand narratives of U.S. religion" and create "more inclusive stories of America's complex religious past." Once an effort to revise the canon, the book shaped the next generation of scholars and is now a canonical text in the field of American religious history. This roundtable will bring together scholars trained in the 25 years after the publication of _Retelling U.S. Religious History_ to reflect on its impact. Each participant will focus on one essay and discuss how its core theme influenced their individual scholarship and the field of American religious history overall. They will also discuss the limitations and possibilities for future scholarship on that theme. This roundtable session will foster intergenerational conversation about telling and retelling American religious history--how this work has changed and how we envision doing this work together moving forward.