Columnist: Vodou’s a Religion that Deserves Respect

David PesciMarch 22, 20101min
The work of Associate Professor Elizabeth McAlister cited as journalist asks peers to treat Vodou with respect.

In a column regarding religions and journalism in USA Today, writer Rod Dreher exhorts other journalists to consider and write about Vodou with the same respect as mainstream religions, citing the work of Elizabeth McAlister, associate professor of religion, associate professor of American Studies, associate professor of African American Studies. Dreher references this specific piece that McAlister wrote for the Social Science Research Council.