Belief in the spirit world is a key part of many faiths and religions. A 2023 survey of 26 countries revealed that about half ...

Many things influence human behavior, and I don’t claim to understand all of them. I have had the most experience with the early New England Puritans' influence on how Americans act and react to the ...

Americanism is profoundly Christian in its inspiration and worldview. It is profoundly Biblical. “We are the children of Abraham,” a seventeenth-century American Puritan reminded his fellow citizens.

While many contemporary Christians are seeking the next new thing, the next new teaching, the next new experience, or ...

Historian Peter Mancall says New English Canaan is “not very long” and “not very well written,” but holds immense value in what it says about the nation’s founding. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

Ever since they arrived in New England hellbent on establishing God’s reign on Earth, there have been many definitions of the Puritans and Puritanism. While some are serious attempts at understanding ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, this is Free ...