Today marks the 200 th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere. But few Americans are aware of its lesser-known ...

The Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of national interests reflecting the burgeoning strength of the young United States, was espoused by President James Monroe on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823 ...

The history of the Church and Christianity is permeated by the phenomenon of heresy and the efforts of those in power or who believed themselves to possess the "absolute truth" to crush any form of ...

A Lutheran pastor identifies five false teachings that threaten to corrupt the church’s public witness. If we can learn anything from the history of Christian heresies, it is that they never truly ...

In December 1823, President James Monroe declared in his State of the Union address that “the American continents... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonisation by any ...

Smith's Plantation Library of Congress/Digiital Public Library of America Today marks the 200 th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout ...