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The Indispensable Samuel Adams
Journalist Ira Stoll illuminates the personality, Christian conviction, and contributions of a founder who played the pivotal role in our declaration of independence from Britain.
Misusing History
Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation" metaphor allowed the Supreme Court to redefine church-state law and policy—and not necessarily in a good way.
John Eliot
Apostle to Native Americans
Long Ago, Far Away
Those who seek to define the separation of church and state should also consider the separation of 2002 and 1789.
General Revelations
Everything you know about Civil War legends Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant is wrong. At least that's what some new scholarship is suggesting.
Give Peace a Chance
God Bless, More or Less
Irving Berlin's anthem captures America.
The Ten Commandments, How Deep Our Debt
The words of the Decalogue run like a river through not only the church but also English and American history.
The Evangelical Founding Fathers
Remember the concerns of those to whom Jefferson wrote on the separation of church and state.
My Top 5 Books on the Civil Rights Era
Church, State, and the Founding of America
Plus: Studying pagans, humanities vs. religion, and more.
The Importance of Being Western
Why are we so embarrassed that Columbus ever set foot in the New World?
The Story of America?
Robert Kagan's Dangerous Nation.
Lennon's 'Last Temptation'
The symbol of the sixties is desecrated, and a generation falls headlong into its midlife crisis.
LBJ and JFK
The story of 'Judgment Days' is a triumph and a tragedy.
It Wasn't Really About Whiskey
A compelling and entertaining but also deeply flawed account of an episode in early American history.
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory
Two historians tell why Christian thought went AWOL during the civil war.
The Faith of Our Founders
Scholar says diversity of belief did not obliterate consensus on key issues.
The Not-So-Evil Empire
A report on The Historical Society's conference earlier this month.
The Life of Bryan
Michael Kazin explains why American politics needs another William Jennings Bryan.

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A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in Scope
A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in Scope
Ephraim Radner’s “narrow” concern for protecting the mundane goods of earthly life isn’t so narrow after all.

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