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The Theology of the Declaration

Dr. Matthew Spalding

July 4, 2026

Theological presuppositions are deeply intertwined with and cannot be separated from the Declaration’s political arguments. 

The Dream Was Never Guaranteed—It’s Always Earned

Johanna Duncan

July 4, 2026

Do we have the same grit, hunger, and desire that early Americans, nineteenth century Americans, and post-war Americans had?

1776

James Matthew Wilson

July 4, 2026

We sense it in the proud man short on prospects Who will become a father to his country. And so we see it in the one who brings, With his…

The Declaration Tells Us Nobody Is a Nobody

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

July 3, 2026

For Jefferson, how is the Creator involved in the Declaration’s claim of unalienable rights?

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