Musings in American History

In 1622, Sir Roger Gregory and Lady Margaret Thornton were blessed by the birth of their firstborn son John Gregory.  As John grew older his desire to step out on his own and make a life for himself in America was a constant pull, as evidenced by his numerous preserved journal entries.[1]  In these entries,…

In thinking about the ways in which Christianity influenced the early American Republic, one of the more underrepresented lines of historical inquiry on this topic lies in the way in which Christianity was believed to be a cultural bridge between the Indigenous people of the area and those who travelled far distances to settle on…