Bonus Episode – The Christian Right: Power Politics, Dominion Theology, and Christian Nationalism (with Dr John Fea)

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English - October 26, 2020 21:15 - 5 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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This special bonus episode is a chat with Dr John Fea, professor of American history at Messiah College in Pennsylvania–and although he’s an evangelical, he is a prominent voice who has been speaking out for years about what he terms ... Read More »

Dr Fea is also the author of multiple books and articles, but I wanted to focus on two works: first, his 2011 book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Perspective, and his more recent work, Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump (2018).

Dr Fea and I dissect not only the myths of Christian nationalism, but discuss the role that dominion theology and power politics have shaped the Christian Right and evangelical support for Donald Trump.