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End of semester reflections

December 13, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Barret Library at Rhodes College, Memphis

Reflections on the Fall 2018 term, another gratifying semester with enthusiastic and inquisitive students.

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: classes, Graceland, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Memorial, Manzanar, Memphis, National Civil Rights Museum, Rhodes College, sacred places, sacred space, Scientology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, student learning, Superdome

Kiki at Graceland: Elvis’s most devoted fan

November 6, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer 2 Comments

Kiki at Elvis’s grave in the Graceland Meditation Garden

Kiki may be Elvis Presley’s most devoted fan, having moved to Memphis in 1985 from Greece to care for The King’s grave.

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, pilgrimage

Elvis religion and the sacred space of Graceland

September 25, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Grave site of Elvis Presley in the Meditation Garden of Graceland

Is Elvis a religion? Students explore this and other questions, including whether Elvis really left the building, or is he still with us in ways we never imagined?

Filed Under: Places, Teaching Tagged With: Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, religion, sacred space

Thoughts on visiting the grave of Nathan Bedford Forrest

September 10, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Gravesite of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Mary A. Forrest

Contemplating the legacy of Nathan Bedford Forrest at his grave beneath the remains of a Confederate monument in a Memphis park.

Filed Under: History, Places Tagged With: Confederacy, Ku Klux Klan, memorials, Memphis, monuments, slavery

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June 27, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) Issues Convention

The Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH) brings together a diverse and passionate crowd of citizens committed to tackling the city’s most pressing challenges.

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: education, healthcare, housing, justice, Memphis, transportation

The Women’s March: A Remembrance of Anger and Hope

January 21, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

The Women’s March convenes at the Memphis courthouse, January 21, 2107

Reflections on the Women’s March of January 21, 2107, in Memphis, Tennessee. Will we begin to live differently, relate differently, adopt new perspectives and values because we marched?

Filed Under: History Tagged With: march, Memphis, National Civil Rights Museum, protest

Pilgrim or Tourist: How do we know the difference?

November 8, 2017 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Tourist pilgrims at Mission San José in San Antonio, Texas

The difference between pilgrims and tourists is a perennial question. The best answer I have found came from a conversation with Peter Brown.

Filed Under: Places, Random Tagged With: Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, pilgrimage, tourism, Travel

Friday Photo

July 11, 2014 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

The remarkable spectacle of a summer sunset over the Mississippi River. (Photo by T.S. Bremer, 2006)

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Memphis, Mississippi, rivers, sunsets

Another Train to Memphis

July 2, 2014 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

The American sacred space of Graceland

Review of Last Train to Memphis, the first volume of Peter Guralnick’s 2-volume biography of Elvis Presley.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: biography, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis

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