Gary Scott Smith on Presidential Faith
A week before Presidents’ Day, we visit with the chair of the Department of History at Grove City College, Prof. Gary Scott Smith to survey the faith of various presidents in US history. Our...
View ArticleRobert Delahunty on Alexis de Tocqueville and Religion
Back in the 1830s, a young Frenchman by the name of Alexis de Tocqueville travelled to the United States to write a report about its prison system. Although he did write such a report, the trip became...
View ArticleSean Scott on Religious Rhetoric in the US Civil War
As we approach the sesquicentennial mark of the cessation of hostilities in the US Civil War, Prof. Sean Scott – visiting assistant professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University –...
View ArticleGary Laderman on Resting in Peace: The Death Industry in American History
Death is one of the realities of life, but how we view death and partake in funerals has changed over time. Prof. Gary Laderman, chair of the Department of Religion at Emory University, takes us on a...
View ArticleDaniel Dreisbach on Abe Lincoln’s Religious Rhetoric
On the sesquicentennial anniversary of the waning months of the US Civil War, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach – professor of Justice, Law, and Society at American University – stops by to discuss the use of...
View ArticleJohn Wilsey on American Exceptionalism & Civil Religion.
Ever since John Winthrop’s famous declaration that America was a “city on a hill,” the notion of “American exceptionalism” has been woven throughout U.S. history. Dr. John Wilsey, assistant professor...
View ArticleCurtis Freeman on Undomesticated Religious Dissent
Religion and socio-political dissent have often been historically linked. Prof. Curtis Freeman, research professor of theology and Baptist studies at Duke University’s Divinity School, guides us along...
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