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Articles by Stephen Prothero
Essay
The Editor Who Championed Martin Luther King’s Bestsellers
A glimpse into the work of Eugene Exman and the new book, “God the Bestseller: How One Editor Transformed American Religion a Book at a Time.”
By Stephen Prothero
Excerpt
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, 150 Years Later
On November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at the dedication of America’s first national cemetery, on the site of the battle that had turned the …
By Stephen Prothero
Essay
“I Have a Dream”: The 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Famous Speech
The Lincoln Memorial may be the most iconic place in the United States. Americans go there alone or with friends and family members to remember …
By Stephen Prothero
The Table
We Need Less Religion in our Politics and Less Politics in our Religion
A few weeks before last November’s election, a yard sign popped up in front of First Baptist Church of West Harwich, Massachusetts, not far from …
By Stephen Prothero