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A Brief History of the Election Sermon in America
Although America is no longer the biblical commonwealth that the Puritans envisioned it to be in the 17th and 18th centuries, the idea of...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Nov 3, 20204 min read


The Enemy of my Enemy: Unitarians and Baptists in the New American Nation
In American evangelical politics, the old adage that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has proven true time and again. Deists and...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 12, 20203 min read


How Did Early Baptists View the Founding Fathers?
For a denomination that contributed so relatively little to the administration of the young nation, and for a people who were so...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 8, 20209 min read


Does America Have a Religion?
Raised by Boston Puritans, Benjamin Franklin knew the Bible well. As a printer in Philadelphia, Franklin often used the language of...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 8, 20203 min read


The Women Who Shaped American Christianity
Despite the accusations of some that Christianity diminishes the role of women in society, the Bible tells a much different story. In the...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 8, 20205 min read


"An Infant Hercules": America's Colleges as Nurseries of Revival
In the 21st century evangelical mind, the student radicalism of America’s colleges and universities tends to evoke images like Berkeley...
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 8, 20203 min read
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