He’s the author/editor of 11 books and has written dozens of articles and book chapters on American religious history, history of the American South, and other related topics. “The history he writes is not a remote academic exercise but a narrative that connects race and religion and in that way gets to the heart of American culture,” said Rob Sackett, UCCS history professor who helped nominate Harvey as distinguished. Harvey, who started the professional scholarly blog “Religion in American History” but no longer maintains it, specializes in religious history.