Pioneers, Settlers and Aristocrats: Three Generations of Christians in America

The Pioneers The first generation of Americans were pioneers. Many of the first Europeans who came to America were Christians, more importantly they were Protestant Christians who came to the New World during a time when the Reformation that was…

Christian Committees of Correspondence: The Second American Revolution

By the rude Bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die, or leave their children…

Christian Committees of Correspondence: Countering the Political Doldrums

In this season of political conventions, we are deluged by news reports of the frenzied activities of the two major parties as they jockey to promote their “change agendas” for America’s future. But what choices for change do we really…

Randall Terry, Christian Defense Coalition

“In the late ’80s and early ’90s we’re seeing a whole new wave of Christians come in … Their full impact will not be felt until the 1996 election, the 2000 election, 2004 ….” - Randall Terry, Christian Defense Coalition

The Gospel and Social Reform

Can Faith Change the World? When we think of the word “prophet,” we usually picture a melancholy, old man with a long, white beard and a robe forecasting gloom and doom. This stereotype has its basis in the long list…

Shiloh Christian Fellowship

OAKLAND, CA (FR) – Plitner Avenue in the inner city area of Oakland, California, was one of the hottest crime and drug spots in the city. After years of being harassed and burglarized by drug dealers, and ignored by politicians,…

Reformation of the Nations

By Peter J. Leithart All over the world, governments are busily engaged in various kinds and degrees of reform. South Africa has repealed many of the “petty apartheid” laws that once restricted black advancement and maintained white supremacy. Mikhail Gorbachev’s…