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What the Bible Taught Lincoln About America
How Lincoln became the theologian of liberty.
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Pilgrimage Road and Palestinian Memory
An ancient staircase to the Temple Mount says plenty about Jerusalem’s history.
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A Former Catholic Dances With the Torah
For Jews, sacred text is more than law; it is our friend.
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Pence Visits Israel’s Capital
Multitudes of gentiles are also Zionists. That has no precedent in the Jews’ millennia-long history.
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The Jews Who Saved Monticello
Thomas Jefferson’s home lay in ruin until Uriah Phillips Levy stepped in to help.
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Who Invited God to the Inauguration?
‘Pious gratitude’ has been a part of the ceremony since Washington.
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Finding God in the Olympic Footrace
‘Chariots of Fire’ offers a message on athletic greatness and the doping scandal.
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God and the Fourth of July
Asked to propose a national seal in 1776, Franklin and Jefferson chose religious themes.
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The Jews of the American Revolution
A ritual for Memorial Day at a cemetery in downtown Manhattan.
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God Delivered the Pilgrims—and My People
Thanksgiving always had particular resonance for one group of religious freedom-seekers.