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An image of the "Pine Tree Flag," a revolutionary era flag, waving over a crowd. On the flag is written "An Appeal to Heaven."

Revival and Revolution

A controversial historical claim grounds MAGA evangelicalism's embrace of the "Appeal to Heaven" flag.

by John Fea via Commonweal on July 2, 2024

Man in suit with tape over his mouth.

In Florida, Teaching African American History Is Against the Law

The latest battlefield in the GOP’s “anti-woke” crusade.

by John Fea via Current (religion and democracy) on January 20, 2023

circa 1795: Reverend Timothy Dwight IV (1752 - 1817)

What We Can Learn From Early American Conspiracy Theories

How an Illuminati conspiracy theory captured American imaginations in the nation’s earliest days.

by John Fea via TIME on September 24, 2020

Trump among a group of people with heads bowed in prayer.

Evangelicalism and Politics

Four historians weigh in on evangelicals' affinity for Trump – and their commitment to the conservative movement more broadly.

by John Fea, Lerone A. Martin, Laura Gifford, R. Marie Griffith via The American Historian on November 30, 2018

Evangelical Fear Elected Trump

The history of evangelicalism in America is shot through with fear—but it also contains an alternative.

by John Fea via The Atlantic on June 24, 2018

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