XXXmas Horror! DEC 20, 1903 Bridge to Land of Devils Opens in NYC
Evangelicals in Williamsburg and Greenpoint 1900-1916. Part of series on A Journey through Williamsburg-Greenpoint religions.
Read More
Category: Retros-Places
J.C. Penney — A CHRISTMAS BURIAL, THEN HOPELESSNESS
He was one of our city’s most storied businessmen. At the time of his death in 1971, the JC Penney stores were pulling in over $18 billion of business. But in 1910, he almost committed suicide.
Read More
The evangelicals in 19th Century Williamsburg and Greenpoint. A Journey Retro
The faith-flavored identity of New York City was decided on the frontiers of social controversy in religious places like the evangelical Protestant churches of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Read More
150th Anniversary of The Bowery Mission
The Bowery Mission and its “Cathedral for the Homeless” traces its roots back 150 years.
Read More
The Chapel. The Great Heart of The Bowery Mission
108 years ago, The Bowery Mission opened its “Cathedral for the Homeless”
Read More
New Harlem Village & Church
The beginnings of church life in Harlem
Read More
Harlem and the Dutch debate over slavery in New Amsterdam
The anti-slavery theologians often referred to slavery as “theft of humans” and a violation of the eighth of the Ten Commandments. But the slavocrats gained more elite supporters than did the theologians of freedom.
Read More
Re: Post – #election2020 “Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving”
After the Civil War, Nast foresaw America in his “Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving” (1869) as the place where everybody had a place at the table.
Read More
ALEXANDER HAMILTON & HARLEM FAITH AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
After the War of Revolution in 1776, a battle-tested cohort of African American and White faith-based leaders developed an ardor for extending freedom.
Read More
The meaning of NYC’s Christmas gift of religious liberty to the nation. Retro 4
NYC’s greatest Christmas gift to the nation: religious liberty. Retro 4
Read More
The best Christmas gift ever: The Flushing Remonstrance. Retro 3
Citing Jesus as the founder of religious freedom in America. Retro 3
Read More
The state of religion & liberty in early Flushing before Christmas. Retro 2
The State of religion in Flushing in 1656-1657. Retro 2
Read More
Poll of 1237 Journey Telegram readers, November 2023
Poll of 961 Journey Telegram readers, May 2022
Poll of 993 Journey Telegram Readers, March 2022
