Religion Is Not Done with You

Or, the Hidden Power of Religion on Race, Maps, Bodies, and Law

By Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst and Megan Goodwin

“A straightforward, lighthearted introduction to the many ways in which religion—particularly white European Christianity—shapes the world around us.”
—Booklist

“Religion Is Not Done with You is a productively enraging and often hilarious invitation to take religion seriously. Whether they’re comparing religion to the Boston Red Sox or demonstrating how European imperialist understandings of religion literally redrew our present-day maps, Ilyse and Megan imbue this book with the same combination of deep academic expertise and irreverent feminist killjoy spirit that has made their award-winning podcast Keeping It 101 so popular. Along the way, they provide the reader with all the critical tools we need to engage with how religion shapes our culture, politics, institutions, and even our time.”
—Hannah McGregor, author of Clever Girl and cohost of the Material Girls podcast

Featured in Publishers Weekly’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide!

  • "A provocative, fresh way to look at the reach of religious belief in a supposedly secular society."

    Kirkus Reviews

  • "This stimulating treatise... astutely draw[s] out religion’s intimate links to power without painting it as inherently harmful. This is sure to spark debate."

    Publishers Weekly

  • "Goodwin and Morgenstein Fuerst...use accessible prose and simple language to recount the religious thought underlying colonialism and white supremacy."

    Booklist

  • "With humor and lots of quiet scholarship, Goodwin and [Morgenstein] Fuerst will open some eyes to the continuing and enduring impact of religion in American life."

    Spirituality and Practice

the maps!!!

If you read Religion Is Not Done With You — first of all, thank you. Secondly, you might have noticed that we promised you full resolution copies of the “Prevailing Religion” maps from Chapter 2. So here they are!

These images are all originally from The Imperial Gazetteer of India (Oxford University Press 1909) and are in the public domain.

"Prevailing Religions of the British Indian Empire, 1909"

"Prevailing Religions of the British Indian Empire, 1909: Muslims"

"Prevailing Religions of the British Indian Empire, 1909: Hindus"