Here is a taste of Current contributing editor Adam Jortner’s piece at The Conversation. Jortner is the author, most recently, of A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom. “…belief persists that the American […]
Amercian Revolution
One night event: “Faith and Democracy and the Legacy of the First Prayer in Congress”
Join Carpenters’ Hall at the American Philosophical Society‘s Benjamin Franklin Hall on the evening of September 5th for a rousing discussion between nine faith leaders from historic Philadelphia congregations. They will discuss and debate prayer and religion in American government […]
The Author’s Corner with Frank Cogliano
Frank Cogliano is Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh. This interview is based on his new book, A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic (Harvard University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write A Revolutionary Friendship? […]