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St. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’s

  • Written by Michael Lamb, Executive Director of the Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
imageTiffany stained-glass window of St. Augustine, in the Lightner Museum in the Florida city that bears his name.Daderot/Wikimedia Commons

Americans are deeply divided, and the results of the 2024 presidential election are unlikely to heal these divisions. If the 2020 election is any indication, they might even become worse.

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