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The following is adapted from remarks delivered at the third National Conservatism Conference in Miami, Florida, on September 12, 2022. Protestants are usually tardy to the party. After all, 1517 is a ...

Editor’s note: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century ...

In both England and America, their political experiments collapsed. But they left behind a spiritual legacy that still inspires. A new book by Michael Winship explores how the Puritans—those ...

In contrast to the customary emphasis on the moral and social authoritarianism of “puritans” in New England, Hall calls attention to themes and practices such as “equity” (justice, fairness), “consent ...

It helps a little—just a teeny-weeny bit?—to reflect there’s nothing new under the sun. As with America’s latest puritan episode: tight lips, smoldering eyes, icy rage against human hindrances to ...