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A Founder of American Religious Nationalism

On Rousas Rushdoony's political thought and lasting influence on the Christian right.
by Katherine Stewart via HNN on March 3, 2020
Colonial men holding a copy of the 1649 Maryland Toleration Act.

Five Ways We Misunderstand American Religious History

From religious liberty to religious violence, it helps to get our facts straight.
by Thomas S. Kidd via Christianity Today on November 21, 2019

Herd Immunity

Can the social contract be protected from a measles outbreak?
by Ann Neumann via The Baffler on October 7, 2019
Modern building on a grassy lawn

This Small Indiana Town is a Hotbed of Utopianism

New Harmony has attracted eccentric spiritual groups, social reformers, intellectuals, and artists.
by Diana Buds via Curbed on August 5, 2019
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Religious Freedom

Tracing the long and contested history of religious freedom in the U.S., from colonial times to recent skirmishes over school prayer, abortion rights, and religious displays.
Psychedelic swirling bright colors.

The Fascinating History of Mescaline, the OG Psychedelic

From prehistoric caves, through Aztecs, Mormons, Beat poets, Jean-Paul Sartre and a British MP.
by Mike Jay, Max Daly via Vice on May 15, 2019

The Strange History of the House’s 181-Year-Old Ban on Hats — and the Push to Overturn It

There isn’t any rule against tobacco spitting on the House floor, but there is one against wearing a hat.
by Ronald G. Shafer via Retropolis on January 4, 2019
A modern adaption of Howard Chandler Christy’s 1940 painting, “Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States,” with contemporary players on both sides of the judicial contest.

How The Federalist Society is Helping Conservatives Win The Judicial War

It isn’t just about Supreme Court picks. The group’s impact on the law goes much deeper.
by David Montgomery via Washington Post Magazine on January 2, 2019
Drawing of "Uncle Sam," a common national personification of the U.S., crouched over a church. He appears to be listening to what is going on inside.

Under God

Our secular government is all tangled up with God. How did we get here?
by Jackie Roche via The Nib on November 30, 2018
Man cheering at a political rally while wearing a Trump sticker on his cheesehead hat.

'Tribalism’ Doesn’t Explain Our Political Conflicts

We should look to history – not prehistory – to understand current political challenges.
by Adam Rothman via Washington Post on November 14, 2018

The Last Temptation

How evangelicals became an anxious minority seeking political protection from a not traditionally religious president.
by Michael Gerson via The Atlantic on March 8, 2018
Mike and Karen Pence.

History Suggests We Should Be Paying More Attention to Karen Pence

Donald Trump's children aren't the only family members with political power in the Trump administration.
by Melissa J. Gismondi via Nursing Clio on July 11, 2017
Cross necklace worn over "Vote Trump" shirt.

Why Conservative Evangelicals Have Lined Up for Trump

It’s a match made in heaven.
by Molly Worthen via The Atlantic on May 1, 2017
The Mount Carmel Center in Waco, Texas engulfed in flames

How Religious Literacy Might Have Changed the Waco Tragedy

Religious scholars argue that the Waco raid was not justified and that with more understanding of theology, the loss of life could have been avoided.
by Peter Feuerherd, Jean E. Rosenfield, Mary Zeiss Stange, Ivan Strenski via JSTOR Daily on April 19, 2017
Interactive map of the U.S. Overland Trails, 1840 to 1860, showing cross-country migration routes.
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The Overland Trails 1840-1860

An interactive map of overland trails that settlers followed on their western journeys.
by Ed Ayers, Robert K. Nelson, Justin Madron, Nathaniel Ayers via American Panorama on December 1, 2015

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