Politicians, You Keep Saying ‘City on A Hill’But it doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Died: Former NAE President Arthur Gay, Who Introduced Reagan’s ‘Evil Empire’ SpeechThe longtime Illinois pastor led the National Association of Evangelicals and World Relief around the fall of the Soviet Union.
From the Archives: Mikhail Gorbachev and ChristianityA selection of articles on the late leader’s global legacy.
Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama All Cited One Puritan Sermon to Explain AmericaHow did a forgotten colonial text become a national origin story?
The Most Famous Metaphor of American Exceptionalism Is a Warning, Not a BoastJohn Winthrop’s “city upon a hill” language wasn’t meant to puff up his hearers with pride but to send a chill down their spines.
The Embattled Career of Dr. KoopDespite political pressures, the surgeon general was out to fight disease, not people.- Ronald Reagan's Mission Trip to MoscowAt the close of the Cold War, the American president embarked on a personal crusade to promote religious liberty in the U.S.S.R.
- Hot Words in the Cold WarIn his controversial "Evil Empire" speech, Ronald Reagan sought to re-moralize America's conflict with the Soviet Union.
Red Herring: Mikhail Gorbachev’s Not-Quite ConversionAsking whether the former Soviet leader is a Christian has a long history.
The Religious ReaganSpiritual influences on the president's life were strong and varied.
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