I am at the American Historical Association annual meeting in New Orleans, a place I had never been to before–and yes, the food and drink are outstanding.  I am here ostensibly to present a paper on a project that the Academy of American Franciscan History has sponsored as part of a book series.  My book is on Franciscans and the culture they created through media.  The panel went well, but more on that topic (again) some other time. I attended an excellent panel Friday morning (at 8:30) entitled “Christian Origins of the American Century,” chaired by MSU’s Malcolm Magee and Read more