1. At the end of chapter five of Luther's Outlaw God, Dr. Paulson fast-forwards from Luther and Erasmus to Hegel.
  2. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, passed in the French National Assembly on this day in 1790.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember Annie Armstrong, who was born on this day in 1850.
  4. Today on the Almanac, we remember the trial of John Thomas Scopes.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember William Jennings Bryan’s famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we return to colonial America and remember the religious freedom granted to Rhode Island in 1663.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we remember a preacher who was once called “the father of American Democracy” Thomas Hooker (spoiler: he wasn’t).
  8. Today on the Almanac, we remember one of the very important Thomas’ in the Early Modern world: Thomas More.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we travel to Devil’s Island, part of the Salvation Islands, and remember the work of Charles Pean.
  10. Today on the Almanac, we conclude our week of mailbag questions with a timely question related to the 4th of July.