Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant Benjamin Franklin grew up in a devout Protestant family with limited prospects for wealth and fame. By hard work, limitless…
Crusaders Against Opium: Protestant Missionaries in China, 1874-1917 Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch’ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials…
Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930 To many Americans, modern marches by the Ku Klux Klan may seem like a throwback to the past or posturing…
Saving the Nation: Chinese Protestant Elites and the Quest to Build a New China, 1922-1952 While Protestant Christians made up only a small percentage of China’s overall population during the Republican period, they were heavily…