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Hot words in the Cold War: in his controversial "Evil Empire" speech, Ronald Reagan sought to re-moralize America's conflict with the Soviet Union by Kengor, Paul

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The American Moses: in his 1796 Farewell Address, George Washington argued that religion and morality were essential pillars of the new republic by Smith, Gary Scott

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The wall of separation: the rancorous presidential election of 1800 brought religion to the forefront of public debate and had lasting repercussions for the relationship between church and state by Dreisbach, Daniel L

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"As God gives us to see the right" by Trafton, Jennifer

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Looking back and moving forward: Christian History Biography magazine has come to an end. But our commitment to making history come alive for a new generation continues by Neff, David

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War and the will of God: Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address pointed a grieving nation to the mystery of divine providence by White, Jr., Ronald C

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"The most democratic book in the world": Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were champions of both the Bible and progressive reform by Noll, Mark

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A nation on a mission: William McKinley saw America's unexpected opportunity in the Philippines as a sign from God--and set the U.S. on a new course of global influence by Pierard, Richard V

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"I am, Cyrus": Harry Truman's support for the creation of the State of Israel was rooted in his interpretation of Scripture by Merkley, Paul Charles

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"Civil religion in America": presidents have often served as chief pastors of the nation's shared beliefs by Smith, Gary Scott

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Caught between Rome and Beijing: Chinese Catholics have endured devastating division in the past century by Chan, Kim-Kwong

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Christianity fever: through a century of political turmoil and disillusionment, waves of Chinese intellectuals have come to Christ by Bieler, Stacey, Hamrin, Carol Lee

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Worshiping under the Communist eye: the birth of an "official" Chinese church helped Christianity thrive in public under political constraints by Dunch, Ryan

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The race marked out for us by Trafton, Jennifer

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Salt and light: during the Golden Age of Chinese Protestantism , many Chinese Christians studied in the U.S. and returned to serve their country. Mary Stone, James Yen, and Yifang Wu were three pioneers who sowed seeds of today's revival and offer models for educated urban Christians by Bieler, Stacey, Hamrin, Carol Lee

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To every Tribe: early missionaries laid the groundwork for mass movements to Christ among the minority peoples of China by Covell, Ralph

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From foreign mission to Chinese church: missionaries in China were hampered by pressures from home, mistakes in leadership, and identification with the west, but they planted the seeds that would someday yield an astonishing harvest by Bays, Daniel H

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As for me and my house: the house-church movement survived persecution and created a surge of Christian growth across China by Lambert, Tony

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Not one stone left upon another: the catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 forever changed the face of Judaism--and the fate of Christians in the Holy Land by Maier, Paul L

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The land belongs to God: a Palestinian Christian finds the path from hate to forgiveness by Chacour, Elias, Johnson, Sue Ellen

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