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The Faith of the American Founders
What were the religious beliefs of the American founding generation? What do they mean for us today?
by
Steven Green
,
Thomas S. Kidd
,
Mark David Hall
,
Brooke Allen
via
Cato Unbound
on
June 16, 2020
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
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
,
Rhys S. Bezzant
via
The Gospel Coalition
on
September 3, 2019
Is the Term 'Evangelical' Redeemable?
One historian, who also happens to be an evangelical Christian, says no.
by
Thomas S. Kidd
via
The Gospel Coalition
on
September 8, 2017
A “Thorough Deist?” The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin
Historian Thomas S. Kidd examines the tension between Benjamin Franklin's deism and his frequent religious rhetoric
by
Thomas S. Kidd
via
Age of Revolutions
on
June 5, 2017
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'Evangelical' Has Lost Its Meaning
A term that once described a vital tradition within the Christian faith now means something else entirely.
by
Alan Jacobs
via
The Atlantic
on
September 22, 2019
How the Study of Evangelicalism Has Blinded Us to the Problems in Evangelical Culture
Are the evangelicals who voted for Trump and stormed the Capitol in his defense part of the fringe of evangelicalism, or the core?
by
Christopher D. Cantwell
via
Religion Dispatches
on
March 4, 2021