Puritans
Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama All Cited One Puritan Sermon to Explain AmericaHow did a forgotten colonial text become a national origin story?
What a Puritan Leader Learned About Disease Control from the Man He EnslavedCotton Mather’s response to an outbreak in his community was inspired by Onesimus’s life story.
Tornados Put Our Faith to the TestHow American Christians have pondered the mysteries of violent weather.
The Puritans Had Two Shots at Building a Godly SocietyIn both England and America, their political experiments collapsed. But they left behind a spiritual legacy that still inspires.
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.
Let’s Talk About the Decline of Conversation in the ChurchThe modern world has crippled our capacity for speaking with one another. How can we restore this dying art?
Marilynne Robinson’s Celebration of Humanity Is Brilliant but IncompleteInsights from some of her heroes, like John Calvin and the Puritans, would help round out the picture.
Moms Have Always ‘Worked.’ Just Ask the Puritans.5 things I've learned from an early American vision of the household.
Do We Treat Sunday the Way the Earliest Christians Did?Historian Justo González charts how observance of the Lord’s Day has changed over time.
What's the Matter with Cotton Mather?Rick Kennedy rewrites the reputation of a reviled Puritan leader.
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