Listen "Episode 114: Believe Me: The Evangelical Road To Donald Trump, with John Fea"
Episode Synopsis
My guest is John Fea. John is professor of American history at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. His previous books include Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? A Historical Introduction (https://www.amazon.com/America-Founded-Christian-Nation-Revised/dp/066426249X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=066426249X&pd_rd_r=4025d6f0-99d7-11e8-8a63-ad2dc5335592&pd_rd_w=Zrrxa&pd_rd_wg=pMeE8&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=a180fdfb-b54e-4904-85ba-d852197d6c09&pf_rd_r=TWAGW7WV73T1X93HBB2H&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=TWAGW7WV73T1X93HBB2H), and he blogs regularly at The Way of Improvement Leads Home (https://thewayofimprovement.com). His newest book Believe Me: The Evangelical Road To Donald Trump (https://www.amazon.com/Believe-Me-Evangelical-Donald-Trump/dp/0802876412) argues that the embrace of Donald Trump is the logical outcome of a long-standing evangelical approach to public life defined by the politics of fear, the pursuit of worldly power, and a nostalgic longing for an American past.
As insightful as it is timely, Fea’s Believe Me challenges Christians to replace fear with hope, the pursuit of power with humility, and nostalgia with history. Special Guest: John Fea.
As insightful as it is timely, Fea’s Believe Me challenges Christians to replace fear with hope, the pursuit of power with humility, and nostalgia with history. Special Guest: John Fea.
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