Johnson's work is notable for its deft execution, thorough research, and admirably clear prose ... This Is Our Message elegantly corrects a historiography much in need of historical revision and analytical recalibration, thereby charting a new and exciting course of research in the study of American religions — most likely for years to come.
Emily Suzanne Johnson is an assistant professor of history at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, where she teaches courses in American history and histories of gender and sexuality.