False Messiah

By Samuel C. Smith

A review of Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999) by Allen C. Guelzo. Presidential hopeful John McCain recently stated that he was of “the party of Lincoln, not Bob Jones.” This could be… »

History and Social Justice Activism

By Samuel C. Smith

I recently traveled with ten undergraduate students to the Conference on Faith and History (CFH) held at Calvin College, Grand Rapids Michigan.  This was an exciting and enriching trip for our students.  They, along with… »

Trump on Jackson

By Samuel C. Smith

Historians and pundits came out in droves decrying President Trump’s recent claim that Andrew Jackson could have negotiated a peaceful resolution to the Civil War.  Infusing their alarm was Trump’s clumsy chronology connecting Jackson to… »

Another Look at the Confederate Battle Flag

By Samuel C. Smith

Recently Mr. Donald Fraser wrote a column in my hometown newspaper, the Northeast Georgian, titled “Battle Flag Promotes Hate, Not Heritage.” He opened his article expressing a twinge of fear that he would probably not… »

A Yankee in Rebel Clothing: The Fundamentalist Movement in the South by Samuel Smith

By Samuel C. Smith

The Older Religiousness of the South by Samuel Smith

By Samuel C. Smith

James Henley Thornwell, R. L. Dabney and the Shaping of Southern Theology by Samual Smith

By Samuel C. Smith

The Abolitionist as Perfectionist, Part 2 by Samuel Smith

By Samuel C. Smith

The Abolitionist as Perfectionist, Part 1 by Samuel Smith

By Samuel C. Smith

Moonshiners

By Samuel C. Smith

Stewart, Bruce E. Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia. Lexington: The University of Kentucky Press, 2011. Interest in southern Appalachian history and culture is growing in the academy. Moonshining is one… »