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Department/Program(s):
  • Department of Religion
Position: Faculty
Title: Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion.
Area(s):
  • Religion in America
Office: 134 1879 Hall
Phone: 609-258-2761



Profile

Albert J. Raboteau who came to Princeton in 1982, is a specialist in American religious history. His research and teaching have focused on American Catholic history, African-American religious movements and currently he is working on Religion and Immigration issues. He has written Slave Religion: The 'Invisible Institution' in the Antebellum South, A Fire in the Bones: Reflections on African-American Religious History, African-American Religion: Interpretative Essay in History, ed. with Timothy Fulop, A Sorrowful Joy and an updated 25th anniversary edition of Slave Religion.  Most recently he co-edited with Richard Alba and Josh DeWind, Immigration and Religion in America:  Comparative and Historical Perspectives.


Recent Publications


1. Immigration and Religion in America: Comparative and Historical Perspectives, co-edited with Richard Alba and Josh DeWind.