America’s early settlers weren’t a monolith, and their stories reveal deep contrasts that shaped the nation’s foundation.

Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans wanted the English Protestant ...

George Washington,” a 1863 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, measures 7 3/8 inches by 5 3/8 inches, from ...

Religion News Service columnist discusses Texas' newly adopted rules for teaching about the Bible in public schools.

The American Puritans of the 1630s and beyond were more ardent, and nervous about salvation, than the Pilgrims of the 1620s.

Michael L. Carrafiello is Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He holds a B. A. from Rollins College (Honors), and ...

Life in the “New Word” is markedly different since the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock more than 400 years ago. Since then, ...

The Puritans saw the Plymouth Colony as their promised land. That is why so many places in New England bear biblical names: ...