Allison McClain Merrill is a freelance writer and reporter focusing on TV history, music, and faith and culture. She has written for Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, Today, Glamour, and Paste Magazine. She earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University and can be found on Twitter @AMcClainMerrill.
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The White, Conservative Faith That Controls Christian Music
02-01-2024
Fans pack near the stage to cheer the band The Afters at the Creation Christian music festival near Mount Union, Penn., June 29, 2008. Mike Segar/Reuters
Payne details the creation, proliferation, and decline of CCM, tracing the industry’s relationship with conservative evangelical Christianity.
Jill Duggar’s Memoir on Freedom from Spiritual and Familial Trauma
10-12-2023
With her book, and her appearance in the documentary series Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, Jill peels back layers of life on reality TV.