Is There Such a Thing As Judeo-Christianity? A Study of Evangelical Views with Francis Schaeffer, Carl Henry, and Os Guinness. In the past few years, an unexpected revival has taken place. Nearly a century after Auschwitz, antisemitism has returned. While this is somewhat expected in part of culture increasingly divorced from the Christian consensus, it … Read more
War presents citizens with questions of how to understand their nationality and what constitutes national loyalty. For African Americans in World War I, debates about national identity held another layer of meaning. President Woodrow Wilson defined American involvement in the conflict as an effort to make the world safe for democracy, yet during this time … Read more
The turn of the twentieth century presented profound challenges to the national identity of African Americans and their place in the United States. The growth of the legal doctrine of racial segregation known as Jim Crow, the specter of racialized mob violence and lynching, and the restriction of economic opportunities, especially in the South, dominated … Read more
Over the first half of the nineteenth century, the American academic emphasis on character building and the demand for professional training solidified within many of the new nation’s outposts of higher education. In college and university contexts, most with substantive religious and denominational moorings, preserving orthodox theological commitments became a subservient goal in light of … Read more
There are many forms of church government and polity, with just as many arguments
This paper argues that John Thomson’s (c. 1690–1753) An Explication of the Shorter Catechism (1749) functioned not merely as doctrinal instruction, but also as a distinctly Old Side pastoral response to the ecclesial upheaval of the First Great Awakening. By rooting Christian identity in confessional and catechetical formation—together with his emphasis on “personal covenanting,” more … Read more
“Israel and the Church” is an apologetic response to the dispensational idea that God has two parallel tracks with two distinct peoples. The line of argumentation follows the kingly and priestly duties given to Adam and then Israel but fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is the King of kings and the quintessential High Priest. Since … Read more
First Baptist Boston has a rich 360-year history, with the leadership of Samuel Stillman (1763–1807) marking a particularly transformative period. At a time when Baptists were often dismissed as uneducated, radical, and sectarian, Stillman challenged these perceptions through the power of his preaching, the sharpness of his intellect, his ecumenical relationships, and the increasing influence … Read more
Contemporary religious sociology has identified the rise of non-denominational Christianity as one of the major trends in American religion. This trend is coupled with another less documented one: the prevalence of church member transfers, otherwise known as “transfer growth.” The vast majority of these transfers appear to arise when members from small-to-midsize churches transfer to … Read more
This paper examines how the leadership philosophies of three American presidents—Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight D. Eisenhower—shaped their approaches to crisis management and executive decision-making. By analyzing their contrasting leadership styles during defining national crises, the study demonstrates how each president’s underlying philosophical framework influenced their immediate crisis responses and lasting impact on American … Read more