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Episode 24: “Let the People Speak”

John Fea   |  October 20, 2021

The Senate debates and then votes on a Federal Marriage Amendment Episode 24: ā€œLet the People Speakā€ 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, […]

As academic historians debate historiography and Dunmore’s Proclamation, a book on “Marxism” by a Fox News commentator has sold 1 million copies

John Fea   |  September 23, 2021

I mentioned this book today in my weekly feature at Current. While American historians are having debates over historiography and Dunmore’s Proclamation, Mark Levin sits atop The New York Times best-seller’s list. Here is the Simon & Schuster press release: […]

Episode 12: “Defending Traditional Marriage”

John Fea   |  July 6, 2021

The Christian Right’s preemptive defense of marriage Episode 12: ā€œDefending Traditional Marriageā€ 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 […]

Episode 10: “Karl Rove’s Christian Right”

John Fea   |  June 22, 2021

What did George W. Bush’s evangelical base look like in 2004? Episode 10: ā€œKarl Rove’s Christian Rightā€ 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, […]

Ah, the memories! Court evangelicals in their natural habitat

John Fea   |  May 4, 2021

Jim Garlow, one of the lesser-known court evangelicals, shared this video today at his public Facebook page. The date was May 3, 2017. I see the following court evangelicals schmoozing with their political savior as the band plays “New York, […]

Evangelicals seem to be coming around on climate change

John Fea   |  April 29, 2021

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 […]

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