Protestantism is a matter of degrees, however: between an infallible papacy and the self-ordained soapbox preacher there are many levels. But the intermediary layers that once counteracted America ...

Why was American intellectual life so provincial in the first place? This question is Hollinger’s starting point in Chris­tianity’s American Fate. His answer is simple: Protestantism. The United ...

The Religious Landscape Study is a comprehensive survey of more than 35,000 Americans’ religious identities, beliefs and practices that’s been conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24. Pew Research Center.

There she first emphasized the complicated leadership role women have played in American Protestantism. By the first half of the 20th century, her research showed, “fundamentalists had adopted the ...

The worship-filled day of the Rev. Arthur Carl Kreinheder begins at 6 with the recitation of lauds. Afterward he celebrates Mass, and until the Great Silence that follows the night prayer of ...

Pentecost was an important Jewish festival which celebrated the harvest. Often Jews would travel to Jerusalem to celebrate in the capital city. Pentecost was celebrated fifty days after the ...

The Religious Landscape Study is a comprehensive survey of more than 35,000 Americans’ religious identities, beliefs and practices that’s been conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24. Pew Research Center.

A creed is a short statement of key Christian beliefs. Creeds express and make clear the most important Christian beliefs, including the nature of God. The congregation often recites them during ...

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight Sarah Holzmann William and Mary had a relatively short reign, but ...