The Declaration was the defining statement of the American idea—the “why” of America. We would be founded not on race, ethnicity, or class, but on an idea—the Biblical idea that all men are created ...

The Fourth of July is an opportune occasion to reflect on the memorable phrases of the struggle for independence such as “Give me liberty or give me death,” “No taxation without representation,” and ...

To this list of intellectual influences, one must add the Bible — both the Hebraic and Christian biblical traditions. As the eminent scholar Martin E. Marty (a native of West Point, Nebraska) remarked ...