In recent days, I have begun reading John Barry’s book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty.” Although published in 2012, Barry tells the ...

What is America? Is it a land mass, a nation, or a set of ideals established in founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? The way we answer this question is closely ...

As Obama and his staff thumbed through the great American political speeches in advance of his second Inaugural address, I wonder if it occurred to them to go back to the first attempt to express the ...

Introduction: "The most famous lay sermon in all of American history" -- Part I, Text. Writing "A model of Christian charity" -- "We shall be as a city upon a hill" -- A chosen people -- New England ...