The supposed superiority of white Protestantism, supported by interpretations of biblical texts, was for centuries used to justify the institution of slavery. Biblical texts were also used to justify ...

How Ambrosio Gonzales encountered the Word of God and blazed the trail for future Latino converts. For centuries, the Catholic church was the only religious presence in the Spanish colonies. In the ...

Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraception. Griswold v. Connecticut, decided in 1965, made it illegal for states to outlaw birth ...