The Civil War transformed American life. Not only did thousands of men die on battlefields and millions of slaves become free; cultural institutions reshaped themselves in the context of the war and i
Volume 12 of the Correspondence of James K. Polk documents a critical seven months in one of America’s most transformational presidencies. Polk was the eleventh U.S. president (1845–49). Many of th
An important examination of the theological, spiritual and ethical issues surrounding death.What do faithful living and faithful dying mean as we near life's end? With all the technology and choices a
