Biographies & Primary Sources on Oliver Cromwell Fraser, Antonia. Cromwell: Our Chief of Men . New York: Knopf, 1973. A comprehensive and...

In mid-1600s England, Oliver Cromwell tried to create a "godly" society by banning joy and enforcing moral order. His failure helped drive Puritan hopes to the New World.

Primary Sources & Historical Texts Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion . 1536. Translated by Henry Beveridge, 1845. This...

Before hustle culture, before American Exceptionalism, there was a 16th-century theologian trying to explain salvation. This article traces how John Calvin's ideas unintentionally planted the seeds of America's obsession with hard work, success, and moral judgment.

Photography has the incredible power to capture life's beauty in a single frame, freezing a moment in time that can be cherished forever....