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U.S. History
Forging the Future with the Tip of a Pen
How Jake Weidmann, one of 11 master penmen in the world, uses ink to link the past and future.
March 18, 2013
The Forgotten Woman of Evangelical History
Sarah Osborn's 18th-century life reveals an astonishing amount about the origins of American evangelicalism.
March 14, 2013
Making Culture in a Small Town Storefront
Why I helped restore a relic from the past on behalf of the next generation.
February 26, 2013
The Quest for the Perfect Atheist
Susan Jacoby's biography of Robert Ingersoll mistakes a likeable fellow with a second-rate mind for a "freethinking" hall-of-famer.
January 29, 2013
This American Christian Life
Series shows why we need to know our U.S. church history.
January 29, 2013
Why I Changed My Mind About Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech
I've been among those who've said its popularity has obscured King's larger message. This year, I'm reconsidering it.
January 21, 2013
What You Need to Know About the Bay Psalm Book
Boston's Old South Church is selling a copy of the historic volume. Here's why it's such a big deal.
December 11, 2012
The Truth About World War II's True Shepherds
Chaplains watched over their flocks in the midst of great danger.
November 12, 2012
Why Every City Needs a Central Park
And why more Christians are needed in urban planning.
October 16, 2012
Falling Away from its Founding
Os Guinness correctly sees America sinking into "soft despotism," but his proposals for restoring its civic health don't go deep enough.
October 2, 2012
My Top 5 Books on The Cold War 
A faith-focused list on the long battle with Communism.
October 1, 2012
Will America Keep the Faith?
Journalist David Aikman wonders whether our nation will squander its spiritual heritage.
September 20, 2012
Give Church-State Peace a Chance
Michael Meyerson charts a historical path between the extremes of our church-state debates.
September 13, 2012
Horton Foote's Daughter: 'He Was the Great American Writer'
On the 50th anniversary of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Hallie Foote remembers her dad.
June 20, 2012
Polarizing Politics by Defending the Declaration
Social conservatism draws its viability from America's founding principles. A review of 'The Case for Polarized Politics.'
April 25, 2012
Commander and Chaplain: The Faith of Presidents
Gary Scott Smith explores how faith has influenced presidential policies.
January 4, 2012
America as a Christian Nation? Cherry-Picking from the Past
Christian claims about the United States' origins need grounding in historical fact.
May 16, 2011
The Evangelical Founding Fathers
Remember the concerns of those to whom Jefferson wrote on the separation of church and state.
March 25, 2008
Church, State, and the Founding of America
Plus: Studying pagans, humanities vs. religion, and more.
September 27, 2007
The Importance of Being Western
Why are we so embarrassed that Columbus ever set foot in the New World?
July 9, 2007
Lennon's 'Last Temptation'
The symbol of the sixties is desecrated, and a generation falls headlong into its midlife crisis.
January 3, 2007
It Wasn't Really About Whiskey
A compelling and entertaining but also deeply flawed account of an episode in early American history.
September 5, 2006
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory
Two historians tell why Christian thought went AWOL during the civil war.
August 1, 2006
The Faith of Our Founders
Scholar says diversity of belief did not obliterate consensus on key issues.
July 1, 2006
The Not-So-Evil Empire
A report on The Historical Society's conference earlier this month.
June 13, 2006
The Life of Bryan
Michael Kazin explains why American politics needs another William Jennings Bryan.
June 1, 2006
The Founding Fathers' Days of Prayer
The young country often found it needed to turn to God.
May 4, 2006
With God on Our Side
David McCullough's account of the pivotal year 1776 has resonance for Americans in 2005.
July 19, 2005
A Problematic Mission?
Would the Spanish friars of California's historic missions have lobbied for the separation of church and state?
December 1, 2004
Mythical Proportions
America is not so generous, free, and innocent as it imagines itself.
December 1, 2004
How to Pray for Our Troops
This Veteran's Day, let's commend our men and women of the services to the God who brings good even from the most evil circumstances.
November 1, 2004
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