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Adam Jortner on the religious diversity of revolutionary-era patriots

John Fea   |  October 21, 2024

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 […]

Albert Mohler: “I want to maximize the Christian commitments of the state, the civilization”

John Fea   |  July 9, 2024

The National Conservatives are meeting this week in Washington D.C. Speakers include Stephen Miller (Trump immigration adviser), John Eastman (indicted lawyer who tried to help Trump steal the 2020 election), Walter Russell Mead (Bard College), Megan Basham (MAGA writer), R.R. […]

The Author’s Corner with Kimberly R. Kellison

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 21, 2023

Kimberly R. Kellison is Associate Professor of History & Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University. This interview is based on her new book, Forging a Christian Order: South Carolina Baptists, Race, and Slavery, 1696–1860 […]

The Author’s Corner with Jeffrey Perry

Rachel Petroziello   |  February 7, 2022

Jeffrey Perry is Assistant Professor of History at Tusculum University. This interview is based on his new book, Law in American Meetinghouses: Church Discipline and Civil Authority in Kentucky, 1780-1845 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022). JF: What led you to […]

Andrew Sullivan to Al Mohler: “It is not conservative to declare absolute truths and then impose then on society”

John Fea   |  December 14, 2021

Al Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and editor of World magazine’s new “Opinions” section, recently challenged the politics of New York Times columnist David Brooks in a piece titled “Sir, you are not a conservative.” In response […]

The Author’s Corner with Eric Smith

Rachel Petroziello   |  September 27, 2021

Eric Smith is Senior Pastor of Sharon Baptist Church and Adjunct Professor of Historical Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. This interview is based on his new book, John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America (Oxford University Press, […]