Overview

The Religion in Kansas Project is an open access digital archive that creates and curates online collections of oral histories, digitized ephemera, and digital exhibitions relating to religious experience and diversity in Kansas. Kansas is religiously a microcosm of the nation, with a history reflecting its inhabitants' varied roots and a rich present-day diversity of religious experience. At first glance, Kansas' religious environment may appear homogeneous, but the diversity of Kansas religious experience is deep and multifaceted. The Religion in Kansas Project tells stories of religious multiplicity that are uniquely Kansan, but integral to understanding the larger American religious experience. The mission of the Religion in Kansas Project is to collect and digitally preserve resources that document the history and diversity of religious experience in Kansas. An emphasis is made on making these resources free and publicly available online. Through this endeavor, the Project will help the public form connections to greater subjects of diversity, religion, and American identity.

News

Childers, B. (2020, December 18). Humanities Kansas grant will help launch podcast focused on Black churches in northeast Kansas. CJ Online: The Topeka Capital-Journal. https://www.cjonline.com/story/entertainment/2020/12/18/humanities-kansas-help-launch-podcast-focused-black-churces-ne-kansas/3905427001/

“Faith in the Free State” Religion in Kansas Project podcast recieves Humanities Kansas grant. (2020, December 10). Religious Studies. http://religiousstudies.ku.edu/faith-free-state-religion-kansas-project-podcast-recieves-humanities-kansas-grant

University Archivist Plans Podcast on Black Kansas Churches. (2020, December 25). US News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2020-12-25/university-archivist-plans-podcast-on-black-kansas-churches