Allison Fredette is Assistant Professor of History at Appalachian State University. This interview is based on her new book, Marriage on the Border: Love, Mutuality, and Divorce in the Upper South during the Civil War (The University Press of Kentucky, 2020)....
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*America* Magazine: Ross Douthat Does Need a Ph.D in Catholic Theology or History to Write About the Catholic Church
We covered this story yesterday from the perspective of Rod Dreher’s criticism of a letter written to The New York Times from a group of progressive Catholic intellectuals who did not like Ross Douthat’s column on the Church’s debate over divorce...
Progressive Catholics Are Not Happy With Ross Douthat’s Recent Column
Ross Douthat Last week Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, wrote about “The Plot to Change Catholicism.” You can read it here.Progressive Catholics responded to Douthat with a letter to the Times.And then Rod Dreher weighed in with a substantial critique...
When Did Divorce Become Acceptable in Evangelical Circles?
Ronald Reagan speaks before the National Association of Evangelicals-1983 My friend at KonicekLawOrlando.com sent me this originally, in an LA Times op-ed Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College has offered some historical perspective on the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage....
The American Way of Divorce
I am with Albert Mohler on this. Divorce has indeed redefined the meaning of marriage in America. Mohler’s essay shows that liberals, feminists, AND conservatives (Reagan) are to blame. Here is a taste of Mohler’s thoughts: There are few national...