Philadelphia's Bible Riots of 1844 reflected a strain of anti-Catholic bias and hostility that coursed through 19th-century America. Granger Collection, New York Wading into the controversy ...

Writing a comprehensive history of American Christianity is a mammoth undertaking that few historians attempt. It’s been more ...

That’s the opening line of Thomas Tweed’s encyclopedic new book Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age (Yale Univ., May 2025). It also describes his ...

Historians say a White House prayer anthology and 250th anniversary events promote a Christian-centric view of US history.

Beginning with the 4th of July celebrations last Friday, Americans commenced a year-long commemoration and celebration in anticipation of our Bisesquicentennial (the 250th anniversary of the ...