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Media Information
Dr James S Bielo is available for interviews related to the exhibits or the research supporting the Secondhand Religion and the Secondhand Sacred project.
For media inquiries, please get in touch with Dr Bielo at: james.bielo@northwestern.edu
Media Information
Dr Heidi A Campbell is available for interviews related to the exhibition or the research supporting the Secondhand Religion and the Thrifting Religion project.
For media inquiries, please get in touch with Dr Campbell at: heidic@tamu.edu
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diverse and surprising ways people engage with religious objects in their everyday lives.
Our exhibitions explore themes such as consumption, nostalgia, identity, and the role of material culture in shaping
religious experience. We aim to challenge traditional notions of religious practice and belief by highlighting the diverse ways people engage with religious objects.
The Thrifted Religion exhibition showcases the diversity of religious traditions found in the Brazos Valley in Texas, and how these different expressions of faith live out their belief in distinctive ways. This exhibition is held September 4-29, 2024, at the J Wayne Stark Gallery, housed in 1110 Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University, USA.
From September 2024 through June 2025, Secondhand Sacred is partnering with the Martin Marty Center (University of Chicago) to curate three exhibitions. The first installation at the Marty Center will be “Wearing and Carrying” (September 25 – December 15, 2024).
