AMERICAN RELIGION BY BRUCE T. GOURLEY
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2022
“Religion and the American Presidents: George W. Bush, Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2022, pp. 40-45.
2021
“Religion and the American Presidents: Bill Clinton, Part 2.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2021, pp. 42-46.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Bill Clinton, Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2021, pp. 42-46.
“Religion and the American Presidents: George H. W. Bush.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2021, pp. 40-45.
“Weaponizing Freedom: A 17th-Century Foundational Principle is Now a Pretense for Religious Extremism.” Nurturing Faith Journal, Vol. 39, July-August 2021, p. 61.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Ronald Reagan: Part 2.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2021, pp. 42-46.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Ronald Reagan: Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2021, pp. 40-44.
“Earth as Home: Restoring the Broken Relationship Between the Environment and Spirituality.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2021, pp. 60-61.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Jimmy Carter: Part 3.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2020, pp. 40-44.
2020
“Religion and the American Presidents: Jimmy Carter: Part 2.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2020, pp. 50-54.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Jimmy Carter: Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2020, pp. 42-50.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Gerald Ford.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2020, pp. 40-45.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Richard M. Nixon: Part 2.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2020, pp. 44-49.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Richard M. Nixon: Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2020, pp. 42-49.
“Privilege & Power: Historical Survey Shows Christianity’s Current Conflicts Go Beyond Familiar Labels.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2019, 52-59.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2020, pp. 40-49.
“What’s Next? Religious Outcasts May be Changing the Nation’s Conscience.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February, pp. 8-9.
2019
“Religion and the American Presidents: John F. Kennedy.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2019, pp. 42-49.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Dwight D. Eishenhower.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2019, pp. 50-55.
“Context and Controversy: A Brief History of Abortion.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2019, pp. 42-45.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Harry Truman.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2019, pp. 42-47.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Part 2.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2019, pp. 44-49.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Part 1.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2019, pp. 44-49.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Herbert Hoover.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2019, pp. 44-47.
2018
“Religion and the American Presidents: Calvin Coolidge.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2018, pp. 48-51.
“Sacred Landscapes: Religion and the American Landscape.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2018, pp. 6-8.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Warren G. Harding.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2018, pp. 52-54.
“Common Grounds: History of Coffee Brews Up a Blend of Beans and Beliefs.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2018, pp. 12-13.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Woodrow Wilson.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2018, pp. 52-54.
“Religion and the American Presidents: William Howard Taft.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2018, pp. 46-47.
“Pre-Millennial Dispensationalism: How Heretical End-Times Teaching Became Evangelical Orthodoxy,” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2018, pp. 42-43.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt,” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2018, pp. 56-58.
“Religion and the American Presidents: William McKinley.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2017, pp. 58-59.
2017
“Religion and the American Presidents: Benjamin Harrison.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2017.
“In the Image of God.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2017.
“A Brief Introduction to Indigenous Hawaiian Religion.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2017, pp. 58-59.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Grover Cleveland.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2017, pp. 52-53.
“Did Jesus Have a Worldview, and Does it Matter Today?” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2017, pp. 44-46.
A Journey of Faith and Community: The Story of the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2017. 341 pages. More information.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Chester A. Arthur.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2017, pp. 42-43.
“In Search of a Jesus Worldview.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2017, p. 50.
“Religion and the American Presidents: James A. Garfield.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2017, pp. 44-45.
“Islamic Terrorism: Separating Myths from Realities.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2017, pp. 46-48.
“Historically Significant Augusta Church Celebrates 200 Years.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2017, pp. 56-57.
“Will the Real Theocrats Please Stand Up?” Church & State Journal, May 2017, pp. 20-21. Read the article.
“What Lies Within: Post-Truth Evangelical Christianity.” Christian Ethics Today, Winter 2017. Read the article.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2017, pp. 52-53.
“American Christianity’s Struggle to Embrace Freedom, Inclusion.” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2017, pp. 48-50.
“United in Diversity: The Baptist Witness Past and Present.” Fellowship Magazine, February/March 2017, p. 20.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Andrew Johnson.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2017, pp. 52-53.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2017, pp. 54-55.
“Stoking the Flames: A Brief History of Hell.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2017, pp. 42-45.
2016
“Religion and the American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2016, pp. 56-59.
“Myth and Reality: Mormon Narratives Facing New Light.” Nurturing Faith Journal, November-December 2016, pp. 40-43.
“Religion and the American Presidents: James Buchanan.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2016, pp. 58-59.
“A Brief History of Muslims in the United States.” Nurturing Faith Journal, September-October 2016, pp. 46-48.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Millard Fillmore.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2016, pp. 44-45.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Franklin Pierce.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2016, pp. 46-47.
“For a Century, America’s National Parks Have Preserved Natural Wonders.” Nurturing Faith Journal, July-August 2016, pp. 12-15.
“John Clarke (1609-1676), Global Shaper of Religious Freedom,” in Witnesses to the Baptist Heritage: Thirty Baptists Every Christian Should Know. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2016. 240 pages. More information.
“Religion and the American Presidents: James Polk.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2016, pp. 58-59.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Zachary Taylor.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2016, pp. 60-61.
“Politicized Prayer: National Day of Prayer Has Roots in Anti-Communist Fears.” Nurturing Faith Journal, May-June 2016, pp. 16-17.
“Religion and the American Presidents: William Henry Harrison” Nurturing Faith Journal, March-April 2016, pp. 46-47.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Martin Van Buren.” Nurturing Faith Journal, January-February 2016, pp. 28-29.
“The Scourge of White Christian Supremacy.” Christian Ethics Today, Winter 2016, pp. 4-6. Read the article.
2015
Crucible of Faith and Freedom: Baptists and the American Civil War. Macon, Ga.: Nurturing Faith, 2015. 132 pages. More information. Review in The Journal of Southern Religion.
“The Baptist Tradition” in Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices. Missoula, Mont.: Thomas Riggs & Company, 2015. More information.
“Baptists and the American Civil War,” more than 1,800 articles written from 2011-2015, online at CivilWarBaptists.Com.
“Historical Reflections on the Terrorism in Charleston,” Baptists Today website, June 2015. Read the article.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Andrew Jackson.” Baptists Today, December 2015, pp. 30-31.
“Religion and the American Presidents: John Quincy Adams.” Baptists Today, November 2015, pp. 28-29.
“Religion and the American Presidents: James Monroe.” Baptists Today, October 2015, pp. 10-11.
“Religion and the American Presidents: James Madison.” Baptists Today, September 2015, pp. 28-29.
“Religion and the American Presidents: Thomas Jefferson.” Baptists Today, August 2015, pp. 30-31.
“Yes, the Civil War Was About Slavery.” Christian Ethics Today, Summer 2015, pp. 11-13. Read the article.
“Religion and the American Presidents: John Adams.” Baptists Today, July 2015, pp. 32-33.
“Religion and the American Presidents: George Washington.” Baptists Today, June 2015, pp. 30-31.
“Baptist Profiles in Courage: Nannie Helen Burroughs.” Baptists Today, April 2015, pp. 28-29.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1865.” Baptists Today, April 2015, pp. 36-37.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: March 1865.” Baptists Today, March 2015, p. 27
“Baptists and the Battle Over Sunday Mail Delivery.” Baptists Today, February 2015, pp. 30-33.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1865.” Baptists Today, February 2015, p. 34.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: January 1865.” Baptists Today, January 2015, p. 28-29.
2014
“Baptists and the American Civil War: December 1864.” Baptists Today, December 2014, p. 34.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: November 1864.” Baptists Today, November 2014, p. 32.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: October 1864.” Baptists Today, October 2014, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: September 1864.” Baptists Today, September 2014, p.12.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1864.” Baptists Today, August 2014, p. 30.
“The Great Unraveling.” Church & State Journal, July / August 2014. Read the article.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: July 1864.” Baptists Today, July 2014, p. 38.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: June 1864.” Baptists Today, June 2014, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: May 1864.” Baptists Today, May 2014, p. 35.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1864.” Baptists Today, April 2014, p. 28.
“Revisiting Henry Ford, Morality and the Baptists of 1914.” Baptists Today, March 2014, pp. 42-43.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: March 1864.” Baptists Today, March 2014, p. 33.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1864.” Baptists Today, February 2014, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: January 1864.” Baptists Today, January 2014, p. 29.
2013
Baptists Today at 30: Enabling, Recording and Shaping a Movement. Macon, Ga: Nurturing Faith, 2013. 150 pages.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: December 1863.” Baptists Today, December 2013, p. 34.
“Baptists and Baseball: Myths, Musings and Memories.” Baptists Today, November 2013, pp. 38-39.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: November 1863.” Baptists Today, November 2013, 40.
“Why Do Baptists Consider Missions a High Priority?” Baptists Today, October 2013, p. 40.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: October 1863.” Baptists Today, October 2013, p. 29.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: September 1863.” Baptists Today, September 2013, p. 32.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1863.” Baptists Today, August 2013, p. 30.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: July 1863.” Baptists Today, July 2013, p. 30.
“Why Do Baptists Have Altar Calls?” Baptists Today, June 2013, p. 10.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: June 1863.” Baptists Today, June 2013, p. 29.
“Are Baptists New Testament or Old Testament People?” Baptists Today, May 2013, p. 13.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: May 1863.” Baptists Today, May 2013, p. 34.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1863.” Baptists Today, April 2013, p. 28.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: March 1863.” Baptists Today, March 2013, p. 15.
“Why Do Baptists Go to Sunday School?” Baptists Today, March 2013, p. 42.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1863.” Baptists Today, February 2013, p. 34.
“Why Do Baptists Ordain Ministers and Deacons?” Baptists Today, January 2013, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: January 1863.” Baptists Today, January 2013, pp. 8-9.
2012
“Baptists and the American Civil War: December 1862.” Baptists Today, December 2012, p. 30.
“Why Do Baptists Observe Ordinances Rather than Sacrament?” Baptists Today, November 2012, p. 13.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: November 1862.” Baptists Today, November 2012, p.35.
“Why do Most White Baptists Vote Republican, and Most Black Baptists Vote Democrat?” Baptists Today, October 2012, 14-15.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: October 1862.” Baptists Today, October 2012, p. 38.
“A New American God: Eight Decades in the Making” Ten-Part Series. Baptist Studies Bulletin, Feb-July 2012. Read the articles: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten
“Who Do Baptists Oppose Alcohol?” Baptists Today, September 2012, p. 10
“Baptists and the American Civil War: September 1862.” Baptists Today, September 2012, p. 31.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1862.” Baptists Today, August 2012, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: July 1862.” Baptists Today, July 2012, p. 36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: June 1862.” Baptists Today, June 2012, p.36.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: May 1862.” Baptists Today, May 2012, p. 34.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1862.” Baptists Today, April 2012, p. 30.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: March 1862.” Baptists Today, March 2012, p. 32.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1862.” Baptists Today, February 2012, p. 37.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: January 1862.” Baptists Today, January 2012, p. 32.
“A Baptist Perspective,” Blog, 2006-2012.
2011
Diverging Loyalties: Baptists in Middle Georgia During the Civil War. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2011. 274 pages. More information.
Images of America: Manhattan, Belgrade, Amsterdam, and Churchill. Mt. Pleasant, SC: Acadia Publishing, 2011. 128 pages. More information.
“A Brief Survey of Four Centuries of Baptist Mission Quest,” in On Mission With God: Free and Faithful Baptists in the 21st Century. Atlanta, Ga.: BH&HS, 2011. 190 pages.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: December 1861.” Baptists Today, December 2011, p. 32.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: November 1861.” Baptists Today, November 2011, p. 37.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: October 1861.” Baptists Today, October 2011, p. 35.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: September 1861.” Baptists Today, September 2011, p. 34.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: August 1861.” Baptists Today, August 2011, p. 14.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: July 1861.” Baptists Today, July 2011, p. 30.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: June 1861.” Baptists Today, June 2011, p. 37.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: May 1861.” Baptists Today, May 2011, p. 30.
“The State of Religion According to Google.” Baptists Today, April 2011, p. 13.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: April 1861.” Baptists Today, April 2011, p. 31.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: March 1861.” Baptists Today, March 2011, p. 8.
“Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1861.” Baptists Today, February 2011, p. 36.
“Christ and Capitalism in 21st Century America.” Baptists Today, January 2011, pp. 16-17.
2010
A Capsule History of Baptists. Atlanta, Ga.: BH&HS, 2010. 128 pages. More information.
“Baptist Historians Group Affirms ‘Individual Conscience.” Baptists Today, November 2010, p. 13.
“Where are the Baptists?” Baptists Today, October 2010, pp. 10-11.
“Assessing Two Decades of a Baptist Renewal Movement,” Baptists Today, July 2010, pp. 16-17.
1996-2009
Leading the Way for 200 Years: The Story of the First Baptist Church of Huntsville, Alabama, 1809-2009. Franklin, Tenn.: BH&HS and Fields Publishing, 2009. 288 pages.
“From Humble Beginnings to Space Age: Huntsville Church Has Navigated Two Centuries.” Baptists Today, March 2009, pp. 30-31.
“Old Wines in New Wineskins: The First Amendment and the Internet.” Baptist History and Heritage Journal, Summer/Fall 2008.
“A Baptist Perspective,” Blog, 2006-2012. Read the blog articles.
“These Days Are Fraught With Many Blessings: The World of Julia Stanford.” Visions Journal, 2006.
“John Leland: Evolving Views of Slavery, 1789-1839.” Baptist History & Heritage Journal, Winter 2005. Read the article.
“Baptist Models of Polity: An Historical Overview,” in Walking Together: The Struggle of Baptists With Polity in the 21st Century. Richmond, Va.: Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies, 2005.
The GodMakers: A Legacy of the Southern Baptist Convention. Franklin, Tenn.: Providence House Publishers, 1996. 208 pages. More information.