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John Fea

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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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The Roots of Evangelicals’ Political Fervor

White evangelical Christians are among President Trump’s most important supporters. But more than 40 years ago, they were on the margins of American politics.
via Retro Report on October 28, 2018
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