After the Guadalupe event, Native people uninterested in Christ suddenly flocked by the millions to be baptized. Our Lady of Guadalupe bridged an ocean, uniting Europeans and Indigenous Americans. How ...

(RNS) — Nostalgia for a ‘Christian America’ overlooks the realities of religion in the founding era — which included taxes, jail time, exile and even public hangings for anyone who defied state-run ...

Paul Emory Putz, who directs Baylor University’s Faith and Sports Institute, has spoken of his appreciation for the faith-forming, character-building influence the Fellowship of Christian Athletes had ...

Of the many books about Columbus and his religious legacy, which are most helpful? Christian History asked Dr. William D. Taylor, co-author, with Emilio A. Núñez C., of Crisis in Latin America: An ...

References to God and Christianity are sprinkled throughout American life. Our money has "In God We Trust" printed on it. Most presidents have chosen to swear their oath of office on the Bible.

IN 1791 AMERICA built a wall. The first amendment to the constitution banned the establishment of a national religion and protected freedom of worship: Thomas Jefferson called it a “wall of separation ...

Last fall, an itinerant preacher named Mario Murillo held a rally in Eau Claire, Wis., one stop in a series of appearances he dubbed the Courage Tour. Among the 2,000 or so attendees was a writer for ...

Christianity in America is suddenly holding strong. After decades of decline, the number of people leaving the faith has leveled off, leaving many looking for ways to increase the number of ...

According to a Pew Research Center survey, the recent decline in the number of Americans who identify as Christian has significantly leveled off, with about six in ten now professing that Jesus is God ...

Despite what you may have heard about the renewal of interest in religion in America, we are not experiencing a true revival, at least not yet. Instead, America is closer to a religious revolution, ...