by John D. Pierce | Dec 13, 2022 | Opinion
The American Civil War seemed further away timewise than it was when I was growing up. But the physical proximity was vividly close. My entrance into the world occurred on the northern edge of the Chickamauga Battlefield. Its once bloody soil had turned to green...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 3, 2022 | News
The legacy of the Confederacy, as well as commemorations in public spaces to its leaders, continues to divide the U.S. – primarily along racial, political and religious lines, according to a report published Sept. 28 by Public Religion Research Institute. “Race,...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 27, 2021 | Opinion
Revivalism impacted the religious upbringing and inherited faith of many of us in ways we likely didn’t realize. The doctrine, terminology and formulated methods of emotion-driven evangelical evangelism grew out of this frontier phenomenon. Ultimately, the seasonal,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 26, 2020 | Opinion
The initial rush of removing Confederate statues has passed, but the cat is out of the bag and remains on the hunt. Critics of white supremacy have found satisfaction in the movement, while supporters complain that activists are out to erase history. We’ve been...
by Beth Allison Barr | Aug 17, 2020 | Opinion
The nothingness surprised me. I stepped over the low stone wall and walked down the path to the river. The water of the Brazos River stood still in the summer evening, reflecting only a slightly blurred image of the I-35 bridge crossing into downtown Waco, Texas....