Two distinct schools of thought shaped colonial America in the years leading up to the Revolution: the strict Christian morality of Puritanism and the humanistic ideas of the Enlightenment. Deists ...

In her new young-adult fiction novel “Red,” out Jan. 30, Boston-area author Annie Cardi contends with reproductive rights and spirituality. The story is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic ...

Plymouth Public Library will host a free screening of the 1926 silent film 'The Scarlet Letter' with live music.

In recent years, playwright Kate Hamill has found success in a historically difficult endeavor: effectively adapting well-known and respected texts for the stage. The challenge of finding the dramatic ...