I recently chatted with Julie Rose for an episode of her Top of Mind show on BYU radio (Channel 143 on your SiriusXM dial.) Here are the show notes: Can America guarantee free expression of religion in public as an […]
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation Book
On Stephen Wolfe’s use of my book “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?”
On at least two occasions that I know about, Stephen Wolfe, the author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, has tweeted passages from my book to advance his vision of a Christian state. You can learn more about that vision […]
Are Christian values American values?
Short answer: No. Short nuanced answer: Sometimes Christian values can overlap with American values. Was America founded as a Christian nation?: No Was Christianity important to the founding generation and did the founders believe that Christianity was good for the […]
More cherry-picking from the Bartons
Watch the clip below. Tim Barton, the president of Wallbuilders, is speaking at an evangelical congregation: So what is Tim Barton doing here? He wants his audience to believe that the founders sought national unity at the time the Revolution […]
Stephen Wolfe’s book on Christian nationalism “is worth a read only in the same sense that rubbernecking at a car crash counts as sightseeing”
Recently the Christian nationalist historian Stephen Wolfe tweeted several passages from my book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction. Here is the tweet: Here is the entire tweet: I don’t have the time or inclination to […]
Has the phrase “Christian nationalism” lost its meaning?
Over at The Week, Samuel Goldman makes some good points. Here is a taste: It’s easy to find criticisms of Christian nationalism, which dominate both academic and popular discussions of the subject. It’s far more difficult to locate advocates, at least […]
David and Tim Barton think Jefferson was a “real Christian.” But could he be an elder in their church?
Here is the Wallbuilders Facebook page: The strange part of this post is that the Bartons are promoting Jefferson as a real Christian, but if he applied for the elder or deacon board at their church his application would be […]
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
I’ve had a lot to say about this topic in the past. Today, however, I am just going to offer some resources. For those inspired by Independence Day weekend to do some reading or viewing: Was America Founded as a […]
How do Christian nationalists deal with the Establishment Clause?
Recently, a scholar in another discipline asked me how Christian nationalists who study the American past “ignore, navigate around, or distort the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.” I address this in Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A […]
Christian nationalism lectures at Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey
Learn more here. Also some interesting church history:
What the heck is Rick Santorum talking about?
Please do not get your American history from my former U.S. Senator. Here is part of a recent lecture to the Young America’s Foundation: Let’s just get some facts straight: Some, but not all, Europeans came to North America to […]