Kenny Smith

Kenny Smith is a student in the MA program in Religious Studies at Georgia State University. His ethnographic study of the successful integration of a Wiccan coven into a suburban community was published in 2006 by the journal Nova Religio.

(A)theologies, CultureOctober 23, 2009

Atlanta Falcons “Defend the Dome”: Football, Religion, and Existential Power

By Kenny Smith

The Atlanta Falcons, defenders of the Georgia Dome, “fought, harassed, stuffed, smothered, and smacked” their way to victory last week. What is it about football that brings out such primal intensity in its fans?

Culture, Politics/LawSeptember 9, 2009

Mythmaking 101, or, Why We Believe in Death Panels

By Kenny Smith

Forget what you learned about myth from Joseph Campbell—this death panel rumor is the real deal: values masquerading as truth, all in service of one heckuva group fantasy.