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"[An] unconventional yet informative history of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. . . . [Still,] the book has value for both students of the Klan and scholars seeking the roots of modern conservatism, and the University Press of Kansas should be applauded for extending its reach."-Journal of American History "Baker looks at the second Ku Klux Klan, which arose in 1915 and virtually disappeared by 1930, as a religious organization. What results is her interpretation of how the KKK fits into U.S. religious history and, particularly, how the Protestant faith drew members to the Ku Klux Klan and shaped its conceptions of race, gender, and nation. . . . In an afterword that illustrates the contemporary significance of this book, Baker considers a photodocumentary of a seamstress who makes Klan robes by hand, the planned burning of two hundred Korans by a Florida pastor, and the emergence of the Tea Party political movement to argue that the religious nationalism and white supremacy of the KuKlux Klan continue to exist in present. As in the past, these Klan ideals find acceptance not only among those who don white robes, asserts Baker, but also among mainstream society. That is the most important lesson of her work."-Journal of Church and State "As this new history points out, the Klan was an example of 'religious nationalism' that tried to preserve the political power and cultural identity of one religious tradition. . . . While this book covers much familiar territory, it contains many original insights and evaluations that make it an important contribution to historical studies and deserving of a wide audience."-Voice of Reason "Baker provides readers with the most detailed study of the early-20th-century Klan's religious concepts and practices to date. Her suggestion that the Klan's intertwining of nationalism and religion makes it part of the lineage

When Kelly Cogswell plunged into New York's East Village in 1992, she had just come out. An ex-Southern Baptist born in Kentucky, she was camping in an Avenue B loft, scribbling poems, and playing in an underground band, trying to figure out her next move. A couple of months later she was consumed by the Lesbian Avengers, instigating direct action campaigns, battling cops on Fifth Avenue, mobilizing 20,000 dykes for a march on Washington, D.C., and eating fire-literally-in front of the White House. At once streetwise and wistful, Eating Fire is a witty and urgent coming-of-age memoir spannin