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name: Martha L. Finch
about: A cultural historian of American religions, Martha Finch studies the role of the human body in American religious thought and practice, with an emphasis on lived religion, sexuality, and food, dress, and ritual studies. Her teaching reflects her interest in the many different religions represented in the United States, while her current research focuses on English Puritan and native Algonkian cultures in early New England. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is an associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University.