Carla Gardina Pestana

Historical and even pop culture references to the source of the town's fame are drowned out by a more generic Halloween ambience.

More importantly, our misappropriation of “puritan” has allowed scholars to ignore and the public to misunderstand religion.

An ex-minister named John Lyford arrived at the nascent colony hoping for a fresh start. But he couldn’t escape his past.

A new look at the Declaration of Independence from 24 scholars across the country.