Cory Higdon (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an adjunct professor of history and humanities at Boyce College. His research focuses on the history of religious liberty and has been featured in the Journal of Church and State, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Public Discourse, and Providence Magazine. He and his family reside in Louisville, KY.
The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause does not mandate a “wall” between church and state, as some progressives believe
Cory HigdonOctober 3, 2023
We must learn not to be contented with nuggets of simplified history that reinforce our existing views
Cory HigdonAugust 31, 2023
Distortions of the past can be as insidious as forgetting the past. Without true memory—a true historical consciousness—we will, indeed, perish.
Cory HigdonDecember 6, 2022
A state-enforced sexual establishment parallels the kind of religious establishment dissenters have long sought to dismantle, and for sound reasons.
Cory HigdonSeptember 27, 2022
Love of country, patriotism, unity, the desire for religious liberty, and the hopes to see the world evangelized ought to mark Christians. Yet, these qualities exist alongside the realities of a fallen world, marred by sin.
Cory HigdonJuly 14, 2022
History suffers from an apparently terminal illness—it is quickly dying and dying before our eyes.
Cory HigdonAugust 31, 2020
The erosion of civility is perhaps one of the more domestic national security threats that the COVID-19 pandemic magnified in recent weeks.
Cory HigdonJune 3, 2020