An Election Sermon
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Resources
A Sermon on the Day of the General Election
An Election Resource Brought to You By American Reformer
Preface to Francogallia (1574)
An Appeal to Republican Government and Restoration in France
The Duty of Civil Rulers to Be Nursing Fathers
A Sermon Preached Before the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut Introduction Edward Dorr (1722-1772) was the pastor of […]
Pure and undefiled religion, the highest obligation, and truest glory of civil rulers
A 1735 Election Day Sermon Introduction Like so many of the preachers we republish here at American Reformer, we know […]
Natural Religion, as Distinguished from Revealed
A Dudleian Lecture by Ebenezer Gay, May 9, 1759
Society
The Right and Responsibility of Free Speech
Disinformation in the Modern Republic
Trump Triumphs in the 2024 Election
Evangelicals Should Capitalize on Trump’s Victory
The Election Tightrope
Silence is not an option Christians have long wrestled with how best to engage the political process, and few things […]
The 2024 Election: Who Will Win?
Trump, Harris, and the Future of the Nation
Pastors for Propaganda
Courage Is Contagious
State
Donald Trump: American Statesman
The Return of the Statesmanship of the Past
Natural Right and Our Historicist Constitution
A Review of Johnathan Gienapp’s Against Constitutional Originalism
Is Democracy a Good Thing?
Evangelicals and America’s Constitutional Order
Democracy is Not on the Ballot
Why Good Government Trump’s Popular Government
Political Man vs. Managerial Machine
Human Civilization is the Struggle Between Great Men & Hordes of Mediocre Statesmen