John Quincy Adams stands out as a model for twenty-first-century American politicians because he aimed not to please, but to do the right thing, irrespective of the cost. Continue Reading »
The “Puritan” roots of Modernist architecture. Continue Reading »
In the Beginning Was the Word: The Bible in American Public Life, 1492–1783by mark a. nolloxford, 448 pages, $29.95 B iblical images, idioms, and verses are everywhere in early American historical sources, so much so that historians have often treated the Bible, in Mark Noll’s words, as . . . . Continue Reading »
Early on, Puritanism was denounced as too Jewish. Later, Puritans found a way to turn the accusation against their opponents. Continue Reading »
A new study of Puritan William Perkins. Continue Reading »
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