The black social gospel
In American history, some lives have mattered; others have not. That difference fundamentally has been a racial one.
The world slavery made
Edward Baptist so powerfully captures the pain and tragedy of plantation slavery that I had to force myself to turn each page.
With malice toward Lincoln
John McKee Barr constructs a persuasive narrative of Lincoln loathing—by Lost Causers, neo-Confederates, libertarians, and even some liberals.
An Idea Whose Time Has Come, by Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum's work of journalistic history on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is ultimately a story about politicians doing the right thing.
The Fall of the House of Dixie, by Bruce Levine
Bruce Levine begins this compelling book with a prologue recounting Edgar Allan Poe’s famous story “The Fall of the House of Usher,” setting up an elaborate metaphor for the demise of antebellum so...
Faith of the founders
John Fea
brings humility, patience and objectivity to controversial questions of religion and the founding era of
American history. His book is a model of scholarly restraint.
Wifely submission: The SBC Resolution
Media coverage of the Southern Baptist Convention’s declaration that wives should “submit graciously” to their husbands has been surprisingly extensive....