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Five Ways We Misunderstand American Religious History
From religious liberty to religious violence, it helps to get our facts straight.
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Thomas S. Kidd
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Christianity Today
on
November 21, 2019
The Right’s “Judeo-Christian” Fixation
How a term that sounds inclusive is used to promote exclusion.
by
Udi Greenberg
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The New Republic
on
November 14, 2019
The Christian History of Korean-American Adoption
How World Vision and Compassion International sparked an Oregon family to raise eight mixed-race children.
by
Soojin Chung
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Christianity Today
on
October 9, 2019
Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion. Why?
“Not religious” has become a specific American identity—one that distinguishes secular, liberal whites from the conservative, evangelical right.
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Derek Thompson
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The Atlantic
on
September 26, 2019
Jonathan Edwards, Mentor
When we think of Jonathan Edwards, most probably think first of him as a theologian or preacher. But a new book also shows him as a mentor.
by
Thomas S. Kidd
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Rhys S. Bezzant
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The Gospel Coalition
on
September 3, 2019
How Cults Made America
A new book argues that, politically, messianic movements were often light-years ahead of their time. But at what cost?
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Tom Bissell
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The New Yorker
on
April 24, 2019
The Person Formerly Known as Jemima Wilkinson
Awakening from illness, the newly risen patient announced that Jemima had died and that her body had been requisitioned by God for the salvation of humankind.
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Adam Morris
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Los Angeles Review of Books
on
March 26, 2019
Southern Baptist Convention’s Flagship Seminary Details Its Racist, Slave-Owning Past
"We are living in an age of historical reckoning," said Southern Baptist leader R. Albert Mohler Jr.
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Marisa Iati
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Washington Post
on
December 12, 2018
How Salvation Army’s Red Kettles Became a Christmas Tradition
The 140-year journey from the streets of London's East End to the parking lot of your nearest mall.
by
Diane Winston
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The Conversation
on
November 28, 2018
How Republicans Became Anti-Choice
The Republican Party used control of women’s bodies as political capital to shift the balance of power their way.
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Sue Halpern
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New York Review of Books
on
October 31, 2018
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The Roots of Evangelicals’ Political Fervor
White evangelical Christians are among President Trump’s most important supporters. But more than 40 years ago, they were on the margins of American politics.
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Retro Report
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October 28, 2018
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Were Christian Missionaries ‘Foundational’ to the United States?
American isn't a Christian nation, but missionaries have always played an integral role in U.S. diplomacy.
by
Emily Conroy-Krutz
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Made By History
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October 18, 2018
Evangelicals Bring the Votes, Catholics Bring the Brains
To understand Catholic overrepresentation on the U.S. Supreme Court, we must look to the history of American Catholic education.
by
Gene Zubovich
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Aeon
on
October 9, 2018
The Unlikely Endurance of Christian Rock
The genre has been disdained by the church and mocked by secular culture. That just reassured practitioners that they were rebels on a righteous path.
by
Kelefa Sanneh
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The New Yorker
on
September 17, 2018
Why Putin is an Ally for American Evangelicals
American evangelicals once saw the Soviet Union and other communist countries as the world’s greatest threat to their faith.
by
Melani McAlister
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The Conversation
on
September 4, 2018
Football and the Political Act of Prayer
In football, prayer is—and has always been—political.
by
Paul Putz
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Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
on
August 28, 2018
The Christian Nationalism of Donald Trump
The debate among American Christians over globalism and nationalism is nothing new — rather, it has been going on for decades.
by
Gene Zubovich
via
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
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July 17, 2018
Church of The Donald
Never mind Fox. Trump’s most reliable media mouthpiece is now Christian TV.
by
Ruth Graham
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Politico Magazine
on
May 17, 2018
God Gave Rock and Roll to You
Fiery, energetic and preached by charismatic frontmen, Pentecostal Christianity had a big influence on rock and roll in its formative years.
by
Randall J. Stephens
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History Today
on
May 16, 2018
Anti-War Protests 50 Years Ago Helped Mold The Modern Christian Right
Vietnam created a rupture in the Protestant church.
by
David Mislin
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The Conversation
on
May 2, 2018
A History of the Jerks: Bodily Exercises and the Great Revival
A digital archive of first-person accounts from the turn of the 19th century chronicling an unusual display of religious ecstasy.
by
Douglas Winiarski
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University of Richmond
on
April 9, 2018
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: A Scandal of the Self
The long historical roots and continuing relevance of the disgraced preacher's story.
by
Martyn Wendell Jones
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Weekly Standard
on
March 2, 2018
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Billy Graham, ‘America’s Pastor’?
He became known as an apolitical preacher. But Graham started out as an ardent conservative.
by
Kevin M. Kruse
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Made By History
on
February 22, 2018
Billy Graham Was On the Wrong Side of History
Racial tensions are rising, the earth is warming, and evangelicals are doing little to help. That may be Graham’s most significant legacy.
by
Matthew Avery Sutton
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The Guardian
on
February 21, 2018
Darkness Falls on the Land of Light
Divisions in society and religion that still exist today resulted from the "Great Awakenings" of the 18th Century.
by
Douglas Winiarski
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American Heritage
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February 1, 2018
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Discriminating in the Name of Religion? Segregationists and Slaveholders Did It, Too.
If religious freedom trumps equality under the law, it provides a “cover” that actually encourages discrimination.
by
Tisa Wenger
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Made By History
on
December 5, 2017
Religion and the Republic
Looking to the French Revolution and the writings of Tocqueville for insight into Trump’s America.
by
Philip Gorski
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Public Books
on
November 14, 2017
The Role of Sports Ministries in the NFL Protests
A number of black athletes are fueling their activism with Christian faith.
by
Paul Putz
via
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
on
October 17, 2017
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How The Culture Wars Destroyed Public Education
The left's Pyrrhic victory in the culture wars.
by
Andrew Hartman
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Made By History
on
September 5, 2017
The Summer of Love Ended 50 Years Ago. It Reshaped American Conservatism.
The Jesus People, born on Haight Ashbury, had a profound influence on the Religious Right.
by
Neil J. Young
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Vox
on
August 31, 2017
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