Here right now, and people who are devout christians like to think if we could just get back to the oldtime religion things would be wonderful, but it never existed. The history of American Christianity is history of constant change and if you are a christian you go to the Episcopal Church, the catholic church, congregational church, if you went back 50 years ago, a hundred years ago or 150 years ago to the church of your denomination you would not recognize it. Host your book this is what you write. To most social scientists who look at the issue of American Christianity the history of American Christianity isnt the story of a perennially productive field work island gradually losing its ecological health. It is the story of the great social storms that blow across the american heartland. What does that mean . Most social scientists, people who are experts in religious studies tried to explain why what goes on in American Christianity by reference to what has gone on with the middlecl
Martin luther king, jr. But with started looking at him as this very sweet man, that he was a radical. He had very radical ideas and he wanted to change things in a very dramatic weight in america. And, of course, he did in very profound ways. So this book restores the radical king. Im very proud of that and there were working with cornell on a brandnew book called Justice Matters which will be out in 2015, and which looks not only at racial inequality in america but really at justice issues very broadly, including lgbt justice, including economic justice, including immigrant rights, all kinds of issues which are so important in america today. So we are happy to have cornell back and thats what theyre important to us. And then we also are publishing books cheryl, her book, place not race just cannot. Shes a very wellknown black legal scholar and she is looking at opportunity and injustice in america through the lens of place and, of course, that means class. It implies class, where peo
They were a love story if one ever was and absolutely devoted to each other. Elizabeth monroe had a very welldeveloped sense of style and image, and her jewelry is a reflection of that. This is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. She always warranted your respect. It was one of the most splendid white houses that ever existed. It was called the era of good feeling. This is a woman who spoke french, and my goodness, what she could talk about. Elizabeth was a very great beauty, described in one letter as a rose petal beauty, but mrs. Monroe received very seldom anything at the white house. She was a recluse, absolutely hated it. Hospitality, decorum, dignity, civility those are the civility, those are the words that come to mind. Elizabeth monroe served as first lady for her husband james monroe from 1817 to 1825, during a time known as the era of good feelings. Coming up, well explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this co
Carry herself with great elegance. She always warranted your respect. It was one of the most splendid white houses that ever existed. It is called the era of good feeling. This is a woman who spoke french. My goodness, what she could talk about. Elizabeth was a beauty. She received is seldom anything in the white house. She hated it. Dignity, civility. Those are the words that come to mind. Elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. Coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a welltodo new york family. She married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. She brought with her to the white house a certain french sensibility. Welcome to cspan and the White House Historical associations first ladies. We will look at the life of Elizabeth Monroe. Let me introduce two guests. Daniel preston and Richard Norton smith. Gentlemen,
Setting of christening ceremony wanted tablecloths to make it seem fancy and it is so remote out there, they had to search four counties to look for tablecloths. The question about eminent domain. Not something i thought about. I think they have to go through the Public Utility Commission which made decisions about the transmission lines, those who have been contentious because if you are a whole country landowner you might not want a transmission line going through your view. So as a reporter that is an interesting thing to write on because you have what i call green on green violence. Environmentalists who are all in favor of Renewable Energy wind power and another kind of environmentalists who are for maintaining what they call view sheds which are your view, and so lawyers get hired, that is where i write about this kind of interesting contentious moments. One other thing. And it is were working on our texas pronunciations. I was just wondering if in your research, pat would. And l