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From the Editor
"As God gives us to see the right"
Jennifer Trafton

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

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.
Richard V. Pierard

As for Me and My House
The house-church movement survived persecution and created a surge of Christian growth across China.
Tony Lambert

Caught Between Rome and Beijing
Chinese Catholics have endured devastating division in the past century.
Kim-Kwong Chan

Christianity Fever
Through a century of political turmoil and disillusionment, waves of Chinese intellectuals have come to Christ.
Stacey Bieler and Carol Lee Hamrin

Civil Religion in America
Presidents have often served as chief pastors of the nation's shared beliefs.
Gary Scott Smith

Did You Know?

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.
Daniel H. Bays

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.
Paul Kengor

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.
David Neff

Prodigal Son
A third-generation Chinese Christian describes his journey from persecution to Communism to faith.

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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.
Gary Scott Smith

The Land Belongs to God
A Palestinian Christian finds the path from hate to forgiveness.
Elias Chacour with Sue Ellen Johnson

The Most Democratic Book in the World
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were champions of both the Bible and progressive reform.
Mark Noll

From the Editor
The Race Marked Out For Us
A Palestinian Christian finds the path from hate to forgiveness.
Jennifer Trafton

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.
Daniel L. Dreisbach

Timeline
China in the 20th century.

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