Gary Scott Smith

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  • Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson and civil rights

    Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson and civil rights

    As we celebrate the lives of Bill Russell and Jackie Robinson, whose museum opened last week in New York City, let us remember not only their impressive athletic accomplishments but also their major contributions to the civil rights movement.

  • Strength for the fight: The faith of Jackie Robinson

    Strength for the fight: The faith of Jackie Robinson

    Robinson’s faith clearly helped sustain him as he faced the taunts, insults, and the immense pressure involved in integrating MLB.

  • The faith of Mark Twain: Q&A with historian Gary Scott Smith

    The faith of Mark Twain: Q&A with historian Gary Scott Smith

    Ironically, a man so wracked with guilt, so tormented by loss, so preoccupied with human foibles, so pessimistic about human nature and so angry with God wrote some of the world’s wittiest prose and evoked laughter in countless people. Strikingly, a man who loved his family and friends so deeply did not during his final decades feel the love of God. Nevertheless, Twain gave us much to contemplate.

  • A Growing Tradition? Faith Remains Steadfast in the NFL

    A Growing Tradition? Faith Remains Steadfast in the NFL

    The NFL has been ambivalent about Christians testifying to their faith.

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