Is there a “deep state” seeking to undermine the Trump presidency? Yes, if you define the “deep state” as men and women working to stop Donald Trump from undermining American democracy and institutions. But for many Trump supporters, the “deep […]
Elias Boudinot
Happy Birthday American Bible Society
The American Bible Society turns 201 today. I am sure it is a day of celebration at their relatively new headquarters in Philadelphia. Here is a taste of a piece I wrote for Christianity Today in February 2015. The piece is […]
American Bible Society’s Faith and Liberty Discovery Center is a Go
In Summer 2015 the American Bible Society moved from New York City to Philadelphia. It currently rents two floors in the Wells Fargo building at 5th and Market streets. And according to this article at Philly.com, it is ready to […]
My Latest on David Barton and Thomas Jefferson
Check out my piece on David Barton, Thomas Jefferson, and the American Bible Society at The History News Network. Here is a taste: In a video he released in May 2015, Barton is pictured in the Wallbuilders library among the […]
On Writing the History of the American Bible Society–Update #88
Want to get some context for this post? Click here.I am still doing secondary reading for Chapter Five. Today I spent a couple of hours with Paul Boyer’s Urban Masses and Moral Order in America and Curtis Johnson’s Redeeming America: Evangelicals and […]
On Writing a History of the American Bible Society–Update #4
Want to get some context for this post? Click here.I managed roughly six of hours of work today on the American Bible Society (ABS) project. In preparation for the first chapter of the manuscript I read two documents written by Elias […]
Not All Presbyterians Were Radical Whigs in April 1776
This morning I was reading the memoirs of Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), a Presbyterian lawyer from Elizabethtown, New Jersey, the president of the Continental Congress (1782-83), and the first president of the American Bible Society (1816). Boudinot was a strong supporter […]