Daniel McCarthy on “the Right Right”

by R. R. Reno

Daniel McCarthy joins the podcast to talk about the history and present state of conservatism in America, touching on the wide range of diverging streams of thought within. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2022

The Myth of America's Religious Founding

by Mark David Hall

Many Americans have embraced one of two myths concerning the role of religion in the American founding. The first, widespread in nineteenth-century America and kept alive by popular Christian authors today, is that virtually all the founders were pious, orthodox believers who sought to establish a Christian nation. 

17 Sep 2015

Celebrating the Fourth of July with Samuel Adams

by Matthew H. Young

This weekend, Americans across the nation will celebrate the 239th anniversary of our separation from the British Empire. Many of us will enjoy our long weekend in stereotypically American fashion—grilling meat, drinking beer, and filling the sky with explosions. I love my country, nearly to . . . . Continue Reading »

2 Jul 2015

Godly Radicalism

by Greg Forster

How Massachusetts Bay bred a religious Anglo-American political radicalism of lasting importance. Continue Reading »

25 Feb 2015

The 50 Most Influential Religious Figures in American History

by Joe Carter

In response to his own question, “What is America?”, G.K. Chesterton replied, “a nation with the soul of a church.” Throughout the nation’s history millions of believers of various faiths have shaped that soul. But which religious figures have had the most influence? I’ve selected fifty . . . . Continue Reading »

20 Aug 2010

My History and America's

by Wilfred M. McClay

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the White House Millennium Council, announced in 1999 a “millennium project” entitled “My History Is America’s History.” The project’s literature enjoins us to “follow your family’s story and you will discover . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2000

From Aquinas to Aquarius

by Edward T. Oakes

In his witty and affectionate autobiography, Ours: The Making and Unmaking of a Jesuit, the Islamicist F. E. Peters has this to say about his Jesuit training: “It was a marvelous nineteenth century English university education of the type that Arnold Toynbee believed he was among the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 1992

The Myth of the Civil War

by Matthew Berke

Year after year we reap new harvests of Civil War literature, despite the admonition of some historians that the subject has been exhausted. We tell and retell the story of the Civil War, hoping through vicarious participation to gain a better sense of our national identity, vocation, and destiny. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 1991