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Episode 98: “Conversions: Spiritual and Political”

John Fea   |  March 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

What do Sammy Davis Jr., Muhammad Ali, Clare Booth Luce, Whitaker Chambers, and Charles Colson all have in common? They all had very public religious conversions. In this episode, historian Rebecca Davis joins us to talk about her new book Public Confessions: The Religious Conversions That Changed Politics.

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Filed Under: Way of Improvement Tagged With: Charles Colson, Claire Booth Luce, conversions, History Podcasts, Muhammad Ali, new books, podcasts, Sammy Davis Jr., The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast, Whitaker Chambers

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