Welcome to Discerning History
We produce articles, videos, and curriculum for high school students through adults. Join us to delve into history! Learn not only the facts but the stories as well: why the events happened and what impact it has on us today. You will be challenged to think about history from a biblical perspective, and put current events in a historical perspective.
Recent Posts
Photograph of Andersonville
Photo from the Library of Congress.
150 years ago the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was beginning to fill with Union prisoners. This photograph was taken in August, 1864. You can click for the
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George Washington’s Granddaughter on his Religion
The Washington Family
Many words have been written about the religion of George Washington from his lifetime up to the present. One interesting perspective is that of his step granddaughter, Nelly Custis Lewis, who was informally adopted by Washington and grew up with him. She wrote in 1833:
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Theories of History
Historians, as a whole, spend a significant amount of time on the philosophy of history. The question is: when looking at the past in terms of decades, centuries and millennia, rather than hours, days or years, what, if any, are the patterns of history? What drives history? There are many competing
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