Perspectives

Steven P. Miller, PhD, who teaches history in University College, writes on the Oxford University Press blog about evangelicals’ changing role in American politics. His new book is “The Age of Evangelism: America’s Born-Again Years.”

Oguz Alyanak, a member of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, writes on the Open Democracy website about Turkish people’s impressions of Syrian refugees.

Mark R. Rank, PhD, of the Brown School, writes in the Oxford University Press blog about defining the American Dream.

Albert Woo, MD, chief of pediatric plastic surgery at the School of Medicine, offers tips for minimizing scarring with kids’ everyday injuries — and how to know when to see a professional.

Writer-in-residence Paul Legault discusses his book, “The Emily Dickinson Reader,” which reinterprets the poet’s work for present-day readers, on “Hold That Thought,” a podcast series from Arts & Sciences.

WUSTL legal expert John Inazu, JD, PhD, offers a perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Hobby Lobby case.

The National Endowment for the Humanities in June featured art historian Elizabeth Childs’ book, “Vanishing Paradise: Art and Exoticism in Colonial Tahiti.”

In recognition of the five-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death June 25, Gerald L. Early, PhD, reviews a recent book about the King of Pop.

Caroline Awh, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, blogs about her experience the past three weeks helping launch a water treatment business in a northern Ghana village.

Psychologist Tim Bono, PhD, assistant dean of Arts & Sciences, offers a TEDx presentation on how to respond to failure.