The governor of Vermont gets religion Episode 9: āHoward Dean’s Bikepath Conversionā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, and 2 here. If you like […]
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Episode 8: “The Democrats Search for Faith”
The Democrats struggle to connect religion and politics as the 2004 election season begins. Episode 8: āThe Democrats Search for Faithā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen […]
Episode 7: September 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism
What would evangelical politics be like today if the attacks on 9-11-01 never happened? Episode 7: āSeptember 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism” dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is […]
Are you listening to the “A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast?
We will drop Episode 7 on Tuesday. You can listen to the first three episodes here. After seven “background” episodes, we are ready to take a deep and prolonged dive into the history of evangelicals and politics in what I […]
Episode 6: “Jesus is My Favorite Philosopher”
In 2000, the Christian Right turned to George W. Bush Episode 6: āThe Christian Rightā dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this brand new narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: Listen to Episodes 0, 1, […]
Episode 5: The Christian Right
In the 1980s and 1990s, conservative evangelical politics fused with the GOP. How did it happen? Episode 5: āThe Christian Rightā dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. Here is a […]
Episode 4: The Waning of Christian America
Conservative evangelicals respond to a perfect storm capable of wiping out the Christian ideals that built their great nation. Episode 4: āThe Waning of Christian Americaā (our fifth episode) dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above […]
Attorney in 1946: Everson vs. Board is the “last great constitutional question which can come before the court…”
I am doing some background research today for the “A History of Evangelicals and Politics in America” podcast on Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing, NJ. (1947). Some of you know that this was an important […]
Episode 3: “The Audacity to Hope”
Barack Obama’s pastor is known for three sermons. In this episode, we put them in historical context. Episode 3: āThe Audacity to Hopeā (our fourth episode) dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this brand new narrative […]
Evangelicals seem to be coming around on climate change
In 2007, Richard Cizik, then vice-president of the National Association of Evangelicals, came under attack from some prominent evangelicals for his opposition to global warming. Jerry Falwell Sr. described evangelicals concerned with climate change as “earthism worshippers.” James Dobson called […]
Episode 2 of “A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast is here!
Episode 2: āObama Goes to Church” (our third episode) dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this brand new narrative history podcast. In this episode I talk about Obama’s first encounter with Jeremiah Wright and what the […]
The second episode of “A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast is here!
Episode 1: “The Religious Making of a President” (our second episode) dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. In this episode I talk about the differences between my conversion experience […]
“A History of Evangelicals and Politics” podcast is here!
Our patrons-only podcast dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above receive this brand new narrative history podcast. In order to encourage folks to sign-up, we have decided to drop the opening episode–Episode 0: Introduction–below. If […]
“A History of Evangelicals and Politics in America” podcast will drop Wednesday, April 14, 2021
As part of the rollout for Current, I will be hosting a weekly podcast on the history of evangelicals and politics in America. Our first series of episodes will focus on the Obama era. We recorded Episode 0: “Introduction” today […]