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To resist the lies that will be spread far and wide this 250th year, we need truth that sets us free. These leaders will help. </p></div><p><span class="mention-wrap"></span> said that “America’s story cannot be told honestly without religion” and he is absolutely right. This July, <a href="https://faithfulpolitics.substack.com/p/introducing-church-and-state-250">Faithful Politics</a> is spending the month with historians, scholars, journalists, and faith leaders to understand why.</p><div class="embedded-post-wrap"><a class="embedded-post" href="https://faithfulpolitics.substack.com/p/introducing-church-and-state-250?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web"><div class="embedded-post-header"><img class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iXAt!,w_56,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bdf8cd6-0d58-44b5-9628-02773afee645_1280x1280.png" /><span class="embedded-post-publication-name">Dialogues of Divinity & Democracy</span></div><div class="embedded-post-title-wrapper"><div class="embedded-post-title">Introducing Church & State 250+: How Religion Shaped America</div></div><div class="embedded-post-body">Last week, I shared the basic idea behind Church & State 250+. This week, I want to show you what the series will actually look like. If you missed that first announcement, you can read it here…</div><div class="embedded-post-cta-wrapper"><span class="embedded-post-cta">Read more</span></div><div class="embedded-post-meta">2 months ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Will Wright (Political Host)</div></a></div><p>Their confirmed guest list is STACKED and if you are trying to figure out a next step toward resisting <a href="https://thecrux.substack.com/p/charlie-kirk-and-twelve-lies-that">White American Folk Religion </a>(AKA – Christian Nationalism), the historical narratives shaping this political moment, and some practical steps that you can take join God in the renewal of all things then this is the space for you. </p><h3><strong>Confirmed Guests</strong></h3><blockquote><p>The full schedule is still being finalized, but here are the guests currently confirmed for Church & State 250+:</p></blockquote><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://wirelesshogan.com/">Mark Charles</a></strong> - Navajo writer, speaker, and co-author of <em>Unsettling Truths</em>, focused on the Doctrine of Discovery, race, faith, and American history.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://seminary.ashland.edu/faculty-and-staff/l-daniel-hawk/">L. Daniel Hawk, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Ashland Theological Seminary and author of <em>Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice</em>, focused on biblical interpretation, conquest, empire, and colonization.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.matthew-a-sutton.com/">Matthew Avery Sutton, Ph.D</a>.</strong> - Historian at Washington State University and author of <em>American Apocalypse </em>and <em>Chosen Land</em>, focused on modern American evangelicalism and apocalyptic politics.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://people.smu.edu/kengel/">Katherine Carté, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Professor of History at Southern Methodist University and author of <em>Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History</em>, focused on religion, empire, Protestantism, and early American politics</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.messiah.edu/dept-hpir/our-faculty/profiles/fea-john">John Fea, Ph.D.</a></strong><a href="https://www.messiah.edu/dept-hpir/our-faculty/profiles/fea-john"> </a>- Distinguished Professor of American History at Messiah University and author of <em>Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?</em>, focused on the founders, religious liberty, and the myths Americans tell about the founding.</p></li></ul><div class="embedded-post-wrap"><a class="embedded-post" href="https://faithfulpolitics.substack.com/p/introducing-church-and-state-250?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web"><div class="embedded-post-header"><img class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iXAt!,w_56,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bdf8cd6-0d58-44b5-9628-02773afee645_1280x1280.png" /><span class="embedded-post-publication-name">Dialogues of Divinity & Democracy</span></div><div class="embedded-post-title-wrapper"><div class="embedded-post-title">Introducing Church & State 250+: How Religion Shaped America</div></div><div class="embedded-post-body">Last week, I shared the basic idea behind Church & State 250+. This week, I want to show you what the series will actually look like. If you missed that first announcement, you can read it here…</div><div class="embedded-post-cta-wrapper"><span class="embedded-post-cta">Read more</span></div><div class="embedded-post-meta">2 months ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Will Wright (Political Host)</div></a></div><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://substack.com/@warrenthrockmorton">Warren Throckmorton, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Retired professor of psychology at Grove City College, co-author of <em>Getting Jefferson Right</em>, and author of the forthcoming <em>The Christian Past That Wasn’t: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History</em>, focused on Thomas Jefferson, founding-era myths, church-state separation, and Christian nationalist uses of history.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://prri.org/staff/robert-p-jones-ph-d/">Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.</a></strong> - President and founder of PRRI and author of <em>The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future</em> and <em>The End of White Christian America</em>, focused on religion, race, politics, and American identity.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.indwes.edu/academics/faculty/profiles/rusty-hawkins">J. Russell Hawkins, Ph.D.</a></strong><a href="https://www.indwes.edu/academics/faculty/profiles/rusty-hawkins"> </a>- Historian and author of <em>The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy</em>, focused on Southern evangelicalism, race, segregation, and white supremacy.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://andrewlseidel.com/">Andrew L. Seidel, J.D.</a></strong> - Constitutional attorney and author of <em>The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</em> and <em>American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</em>, focused on church-state separation, religious liberty, and Christian nationalism.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://jemartisby.com/about/">Jemar Tisby, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Historian and author of <em>The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance</em> and <em>The Color of Compromise</em>, focused on race, Christianity, and the Black freedom struggle.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://kristindumez.com/">Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Professor of History at Calvin University and author of <em>Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation</em>, focused on evangelical culture, gender, power, and politics.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://news.iu.edu/live/profiles/632-andrew-whitehead">Andrew L. Whitehead, Ph.D.</a></strong><a href="https://news.iu.edu/live/profiles/632-andrew-whitehead"> </a>- Sociologist and author of <em>American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church</em>, and co-author of <em>Taking America Back for God</em>, focused on Christian nationalism and American public life.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.ou.edu/cas/soc/people/faculty/samuel-perry">Samuel L. Perry, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Sociologist and author of <em>Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion</em>, and co-author of <em>Taking America Back for God</em>, focused on religion, politics, race, gender, family, and sexuality.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.drmatthewdtaylor.com/">Matthew D. Taylor, Ph.D.</a></strong> - Senior scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies and author of <em>The Violent Take It by Force</em>, focused on charismatic Christianity, the New Apostolic Reformation, and political extremism.</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://wordandway.org/brian-kaylor/">Brian Kaylor, Ph.D.</a></strong> - President and editor-in-chief of Word&Way and co-author of <em>Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism</em>, focused on religion, politics, media, public institutions, and Christian nationalism.</p></li></ul><p>Check out what you can expect and how you can help, <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-196802491">HERE</a>!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://www.ivpress.com/twelve-lies-that-hold-america-captive" target="_blank"><div class="image2-inset"><source type="image/webp" /><img alt="twelve lies,white american folk religion,racism,trump,evangelicals,trumpvangelicals,jonathan walton" class="sizing-normal" height="300" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u-sJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c05c575-9174-41cd-90b0-96a81b89c26e_970x300.jpeg" title="twelve lies,white american folk religion,racism,trump,evangelicals,trumpvangelicals,jonathan walton" width="970" /><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg fill="none" height="20" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2" fill="none" height="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr /></div><div class="digest-post-embed"></div><blockquote><p><em><strong>A NOTE ABOUT MY WORK</strong>: I am leaving my full-time job with InterVarsity USA and with that change, paid subscribers become much more important. 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