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The State Of BeliefWhat the Separation of Church and State Means Today with Rev. Dr. Randall BalmerThe latest episode of The State of Belief features the esteemed historian and author, Rev. Dr. Randall Balmer. We go in-depth with his latest book, America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State, and explore the critical importance of this principle in today's America. Here are
three key takeaways:
The Historical Roots of Separation: Randall emphasizes that the concept of separation of Church and State is not just a recent source of concern, but a foundational principle rooted in the diverse religious landscape of early America. The Founding Fathers, aware of the religious conflicts in Europe...
2025-11-1652 min
The SubtextAll is Fair in Love And (Culture) WarWhen Turning Point USA launches an “All-American Halftime Show” to rival Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, it’s more than a musical critique, it’s a signal of a culture war. In this episode, Savannah and Lee unpack why something as ordinary as a halftime show can feel like a referendum on faith, family, and freedom. From the backlash that followed Reconstruction to Reagan’s alliance with the religious right, to today’s debates over gender, race, and education, the culture wars have always been about who stays in power. How can we interact with culture wars better? How should we...
2025-11-0550 min
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampAll is Fair in Love And (Culture) WarWhen Turning Point USA launches an “All-American Halftime Show” to rival Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, it’s more than a musical critique, it’s a signal of a culture war. In this episode, Savannah and Lee unpack why something as ordinary as a halftime show can feel like a referendum on faith, family, and freedom. From the backlash that followed Reconstruction to Reagan’s alliance with the religious right, to today’s debates over gender, race, and education, the culture wars have always been about who stays in power. How can we interact with culture wars better? How should we...
2025-11-0551 min
Dangerous DogmaRandall Balmer on Evangelicals & Church-State SeparationIn this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Randall Balmer, a historian of American religion and author of the new book, America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State. Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at Moravian Theological Seminary. This is the first in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals. Balmer previously appeared on Dangerous Dogma in episode 25 and episode 124. You can watch a video version of this episdoe here. Burkholder will be giving the annual Walter Vivian...
2025-10-0146 minDangerous DogmaRandall Balmer on Evangelicals & Church-State SeparationIn this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Randall Balmer, a historian of American religion and author of the new book, America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State. Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at Moravian Theological Seminary. This is the first in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals. Balmer previously appeared on Dangerous Dogma in episode 25 and episode 124. You can watch a video version of this episdoe here. Burkholder will be giving the annual Walter Vivian...
2025-10-0146 min
Flipping Tables33. The Separation of Church and State- w/ Dr. Randall BalmerI am SO SORRY. In the wake of traveling and working in DC I completely forgot to post last weeks episode. I'm a human and I apologize sincerely. It means a lot to me to stay on top of this work and education the best I can. That said, YOU GET TWO EPISODES THIS WEEKThe first is the most comprehensive conversation I've had to date. Dr. Randall Balmer is a prize winning historian and Emmy Award nominee and holds the John Phillips Chair in religion at Dartmouth which...
2025-09-221h 23
Homebrewed ChristianityRandall Balmer: Myth Busting Evangelical Activism & Its OriginsWhat if everything you thought you knew about why evangelical Christians became politically active was completely wrong? Today I sit down with one of America's greatest historians of religion, Randall Balmer, to do some serious myth-busting. We dive deep into what Balmer calls "the abortion myth" - the widely believed but false story that evangelicals mobilized politically in the 1970s over Roe v. Wade. The real origin story? It's much more uncomfortable - it was actually about defending racial segregation in Christian schools when the IRS threatened their tax-exempt status. Balmer takes us through this hidden history he discovered...
2025-08-211h 29
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken KempS6E42 Randall Balmer on the Scopes Trial and the Separation of Church and StateSend us a textToday I welcome a familiar voice and a longtime friend—Dr. Randall Balmer. Back in the day, when we were “Trinity Men,” he was “Randy” to me. Today, he’s Dr. Balmer—historian, author, professor, and one of the leading voices on religion in America. He earned his graduate degrees at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Princeton, and Union Theological Seminary, and this marks our third interview together.Randall recently published a powerful piece in the Los Angeles Times about the 1925 Scopes Trial—often remembered as the showdown between Genesis and Darwin. He reminds us th...
2025-08-201h 07
Ill ConceivedHow Evangelicals Came to Oppose AbortionOpposition to legal abortion wasn't always a consensus matter across the Christian Right. In fact, as recently as the early 1970s, Protestants mostly considered it a "Catholic issue." But against a backdrop of paranoia about government overreach into religious affairs and fear of demographic decline, a Catholic named Paul Weyrich and an evangelical named Jerry Falwell joined hands to turn abortion into the signature mobilizing issue of their new Moral Majority. This week, June and Josh look at how this historical moment was primed for exploitation, why Christian rhetoric and policy toward abortion shifted so quickly, and what the...
2025-07-0457 min
Don’t Miss: This Eye-Opening Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.America's Best Idea by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/76775to listen full audiobooks.
Title: America's Best Idea
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
Release date: 06-24-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Americas
Publisher's Summary:
The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution codified the principle that government should play no role in favoring or supporting any religion, while allowing free exercise of all religions (including unbelief). More than 200 years later, the results from this experiment are overwhelming: The separation of church and state has shielded the government from religious factionalism, and the United States boasts a...
2025-06-243h 41
Rock in RetrospectMovie Talk: Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll PresidentR.I.P. Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States who was also one of history's greatest humanitarians. To pay tribute to this great man, I invited three Carter historians and biographers (Randall Balmer, Michael Brown and Mark Lempke) to talk about Mary Wharton and Bill Flanagan's 2020 documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Featured in the film include music legends such as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bono, Jimmy Buffett and Gregg Allman. Consider purchasing these works from our guests:Randall Balmer's biography Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter and Michael Brown and Mark Lempke's c...
2025-01-2357 min
Conversations Different with Inez Russell GomezBiographer Randall Balmer on the life and legacy of Jimmy CarterRandall Balmer is an Episcopal priest, historian, author and the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College. His book Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter examines the 39th president’s political fortunes and how they mirrored the transformation of American religious politics. Balmer joined “Conversations Different” in the days after Carter’s death to talk about Carter’s legacy. He discusses how Carter would not tell a lie, how historians are reassessing Carter’s one-term presidency and accomplishments, and stresses the importance of Carter’s faith. Balmer also examines how Evangelicals who helped elect Carter also helped elect Donald Trump to...
2025-01-1434 min
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken KempS6E2 Remembering Jimmy Carter PART II with Dr. Randall Balmer and Dr. Dave PetersSend us a textIn memory of President Jimmie Carter, Ken has invited three quests to share their personal reflections on a 100 year long life well lived: historian, professor and prolific author, Dr. Randall Balmer; retired Biola University political science professor, Dr. Dave Peters; and his Beach Talk friend, Betsey Newenhuyse (See Part I). Here In Part Two, Dr. Balmer continues to share his thoughts from his recent article (Published in the L.A. Times, Religious News Service (RNS) and others) entitled, Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His fellow evangelicals? Not so much. T...
2025-01-1346 min
Good Faith WeeklyGood Faith Weekly, 01/07/2025 - Character Matters + Randall BalmerA weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens.This week: Mitch and Missy speak with Randall Balmer about the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter.Guest: Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, teaches Religion in North America at Dartmouth College. He is a CNN Contributor, the author of more than a dozen books, and his commentaries appear in newspapers across the country."Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg
2025-01-0830 min
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken KempS6E1 The New Year Begins: Remembering Jimmy Carter PART I with Randall Balmer and Betsey NewenhuyseSend us a textSpecial Guests in Part I: Randall Balmer, Ph.D. and Betsey NewenhuyseIn memory of President Jimmie Carter, Ken invites three quests to share their personal reflections on a 100 year long life well lived: historian, professor and prolific author, Dr. Randall Balmer; retired Biola University political science professor, Dr. Dave Peters; and his Beach Talk friend, Betsey Newenhuyse. In Part One, Dr. Balmer shares his thoughts from his recent article (Published in the L.A. Times, Religious News Service (RNS) and others) entitled, Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His...
2025-01-0455 min
The Fourth Way(351)S14E1: Bonhoeffer's Dark Cloud: The Importance of NarrativeI explore the two narratives surrounding the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the implications that has for how we seek to emulate him. 0:00 - Preface2:00 - Introduction9:40 - History of Evangelicalism14:15 - Evangelical Disengagement20:15 - Evangelicals & Politics25:25 - Spiritual Nihilism31:15 - Imminent Jesus35:20 - Bonhoeffer Narrative39:25 - Why Narratives Matter48:50 - Importance of Ideals54:00 - Cloud of Witnesses58:15 - Salvian Option--------------------------------------------------------GENERAL: A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music!Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: h...
2024-11-171h 03The Fourth Way(340)S13E17 Voting: Interview w/Dr. Randall BalmerI had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Randall Balmer about the rise of the Religious Right and Christian politics. A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music!Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tourYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriberInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/ Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/My Reading List Goodreads: https://w...
2024-09-1759 min
The State Of BeliefFaith, Power, and Victimhood: the evolution of Christian NationalismAs Christian nationalism and the far right’s influence on American politics grow, historian Randall Balmer offers a critical examination of evangelicalism and the surprising shifts within its ranks. In his book Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right, he reveals how far-right religious lobbying in the 1970s, fueled by efforts to defend racial segregation, evolved into the dangerous political force threatening democracy and religious freedoms today.For this week's episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, Randall joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to explore the evol...
2024-09-0858 min
Good Faith WeeklyGood Faith Weekly, 05/24/2024 - Omens + Stephen Ujlaki & Anne NelsonA weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Mitch and Missy's new home delivers an omen.Guests: Stephen Ujlaki, director of the new documentary "Bad Faith," and Anne Nelson, an author and consultant on the film."Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg"Bad Faith" documentary website ~ https://www.badfaithdocumentary.com/"Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right" book...
2024-05-241h 02
In Conversation… with Frank SchaefferRandall BalmerFrank Schaeffer In Conversation with John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and Author Randall Balmer, exploring the themes of his books, Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America, and Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice._____LINKSSaving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voicehttps://amzn.to/47Epw3xPassion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North Americahttps://bit.ly/3HmB2pB_____Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and...
2024-04-231h 06
Telling Jefferson Lies: Debunking the Myth that America was Founded as a Christian NationAmerica is Not a Christian Nation - Bonus Episode with Randall BalmerSend us a textIn this short bonus episode, Dartmouth College professor Randall Balmer provides an introduction to reasons why he doesn't see the U.S. as a Christian nation. Dr. Balmer is the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College. He has spoken at numerous colleges and universities, including where I met him, Grove City College. Balmer has published more than a dozen books, including Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter, God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, and Bad Fa...
2024-04-2111 minConversations Different with Inez Russell GomezRandall Balmer on the rise of Christian nationalism in U.S. politicsRandall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, historian and the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College, joins "Conversations Different" to discuss the rise of Christian nationalism in U.S. politics. Balmer provides an overview of the movement on the religious right to break down the wall of separation between church and state, talks about the significance of Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson rising to Speaker of the House, and reviews some key terms used within the Christian nationalist movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-03-2630 min
Dangerous DogmaRandall Balmer on Saving FaithRandall Balmer, a professor at Dartmouth College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice. He also discusses the insights of biblical prophets, the danger of Christian Nationalism, and the meaning of the "Word" of God. He previously appeared on episode 25. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
2023-11-0343 minDangerous DogmaRandall Balmer on Saving FaithRandall Balmer, a professor at Dartmouth College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice. He also discusses the insights of biblical prophets, the danger of Christian Nationalism, and the meaning of the "Word" of God. He previously appeared on episode 25. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
2023-11-0343 min
Good Faith WeeklyGood Faith Weekly, 10/06/2023 - News of the Week + Randall BalmerA weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week: Missy welcomes Mitch home from distant travels ... and tells him to take out the trash, among other things.Guest: Randall Balmer, the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College and author of the new book "Saving Faith.""Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrgLinks:Randall Balmer ~ https://www.randallbalmer.com/"Saving Faith...
2023-10-061h 01
Searching for IntegrityMine Eyes Have Seen the Glory - Randall Balmer
A prize-winning historian and Emmy Award nominee, Randall Balmer is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College. Before coming to Dartmouth in 2012, he was Professor of American Religious History at Columbia University and at Barnard College for twenty-seven years. He has lectured at the Chautauqua Institution, the Commonwealth Club of California and the Smithsonian Associates and to audiences around the country.
2023-07-1227 minThe Fourth Way(236)S11E3/4: The Racist Underpinnings of the Religious Right w/Dr. Randall BalmerI had the privilege of speaking with historian Dr. Randall Balmer about the history of abortion and the Religious Right. 0:00 - Preview and highlights for episode4:05 - Intro9:00 - Conservative political fervor was not due to abortion14:50 - Political leaders admit that political fervor was not about abortion20:30 - Conservatives didn't realize power of abortion until very late29:00 - Evangelical propaganda wielding "religious liberty"32:20 - Why does it matter how we arrived at the truth of abortion?39:20 - Evangelical's history with social justice50:50 - Abortion hides racism through a v...
2023-03-1154 min
Denver Seminary106 | Understanding the History of Evangelicalism to Build Its Future
January 9, 2023 | Dr. Randall Balmer
Prize-winning historian, Emmy Award nominee, author, and John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College Dr. Randall Balmer shares about what we can learn from the history of evangelicalism in order to help us grow and build towards its future. He also shares about the importance of separation of church and state and clarifies some commons misconceptions about the origins of the evangelical movement.
RandallBalmer.com
"If we understand the origins of this movement, then I think we can understand exactly where we are and where we're...
2023-01-0900 min
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken KempS2E73 Dr. Randall Balmer (REPRISE), Bad Faith: Race, Abortion and the Religious RightSend us a textRandall Balmer is a scholar, professor, author, documentarian (Emmy nominee), and Episcopalian Priest. Ken and Dr. Balmer talk about his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. They discuss notable players in the movement like Senator Mark Hatfield, Harold O.J. Brown, W.A. Criswell, Paul Weyrich, Ralph Reed, and Richard Land. In the right's celebration of Ronald Reagan, the religious right movement did not, as many believe, begin as pro-Life but rather defending evangelical institutions against the IRS which...
2022-11-3058 min
Access Utah'Passion Plays' with Randall Balmer on Monday's Access UtahWhat do sports and religion have in common? Randall Balmer joins us to discuss.
2022-11-2243 min
New Books in ReligionRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten.Here...
2022-10-2048 min
New Books in SportsRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten.Here...
2022-10-2047 min
UNC Press Presents PodcastRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten.Here...
2022-10-2044 min
New Books in Christian StudiesRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten.Here...
2022-10-2048 min
New Books in Catholic StudiesRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten.Here...
2022-10-2047 min
Good Faith WeeklyGood Faith Weekly, 10/14/2022 - Sports + Religion with Randall BalmerA weekly podcast exploring stories at the intersection of faith and culture through an inclusive Christian lens. This week:Mitch gives Missy a sports quiz in advance of their conversation about sports and religion with ....Guest: Dartmouth Professor Randall Balmer, whose latest book is "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America.""Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrgLinks:Randall Balmer ~ https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/randall-balmer"Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped S...
2022-10-1454 min
The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals#287 - Randall Balmer on PASSION PLAYSRandall Balmer, an Episcopal priest and John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College, chats with Trey Elling about PASSION PLAYS: HOW RELIGION SHAPED SPORTS IN NORTH AMERICA. Topics include:
Baseball as counterculture to the Industrial Revolution (2:32)
Football benefitting from the US Civil War (17:08)
Hockey as a metaphor for Canada (28:24)
Basketball's similarities to American urbanization (35:50)
Are sports the new opiate of the masses (43:56)
2022-09-2947 minNew Books in Catholic StudiesRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten. Here one of...
2022-09-201h 00UNC Press Presents PodcastRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten. Here one of...
2022-09-2057 minNew Books in Christian StudiesRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten. Here one of...
2022-09-201h 01New Books in ReligionRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten. Here one of...
2022-09-201h 01New Books in SportsRandall Balmer, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" (UNC Press, 2022)Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James Naismith, was an ardent follower of Muscular Christianity and believed the game would help develop religious character. But today those religious roots are largely forgotten. Here one of...
2022-09-201h 00
Escape To The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Passion Plays by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/63146to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Passion Plays
Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 09-20-22
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Sociology of Sports
Publisher's Summary:
Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. From baseball to basketball and football to ice...
2022-09-205h 32Begin The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Passion Plays by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/63146to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Passion Plays
Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 09-20-22
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Sociology of Sports
Publisher's Summary:
Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. From baseball to basketball and football to ice...
2022-09-205h 32Explore Into Audiobooks — Short Inspiring Combo To Start.Listen: Passion Plays by Randall BalmerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/63146 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Passion Plays
Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 09-20-22
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Sociology of Sports
Publisher's Summary:
Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related...
2022-09-205h 32
Everything Happens with Kate BowlerRandall Balmer: Wrestling With the Faith We LoveMany of us miss the churches of our childhood and are trying to figure out what pieces of our faith to keep and which to leave behind. My guest today knows that better than anyone. Randall Balmer is a historian of American religion at Dartmouth College, THE expert of American evangelicalism, and a pastor’s kid (PK!) of a fundamentalist preacher. In this conversation, Kate and Randy talk about: How to reconcile the evangelism of today with its progressive past The cost of a more manufactured worship experience Why they both value those stray moments of faith...
2022-09-1345 min
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being64. Abortion Origin Stories & Evangelicalism with Rev. Anne GarnerRightly so, abortion is one of the most complex and critical ethical issues of our day. Uncertain how to competently engage the topic, I buried my head in the sand for too long, claiming, "I don't do politics."What a fool I have been.Learn alongside us and dig into "The Real Origins of the Religious Right: They'll tell you it was abortion. Sorry, the historical record's clear: It was segregation." (By Dr. Balmer)It's sobering to realize I have been part of the problem and hopeful to discover...
2022-06-2959 min
Beyond PoliticsSunday Re-release: The Real History of the Religious Right's Crusade Against AbortionIn the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning a constitutional right to abortion, we wanted to re-release a discussion we had two months ago with Dr. Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College about the real history of the religious right's crusade against abortion. Because this moment is the direct result of a tactical decision that religious conservatives almost stumbled into 44 years ago. In fact, Dr. Balmer says that under closer examination, the real driver of the story at the time was not really abortion at all. It was segregation. Dr. Balmer joins us to explain what actually happened, and why...
2022-06-2642 min
Straight White American JesusThe Orange Wave, Ep. 1: Oranges and PeanutsThe Religious Right has not always existed. White evangelicals have not always been the guardians of far-right immigration policies and patriarchal models of the family. In the 19th century, they were often progressive activists fighting for labor rights, abolition, and women's suffrage. How did they transform into the scions of Christian nationalism? Brad digs in to the history with Professor Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College on the initial episode of The Orange Wave: A History of the Religious Right Since 1960.Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord...
2022-05-1042 min
Beyond PoliticsThe Real Agenda of the Religious Right, and Why It Matters So Much TodayThe draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling has led to a torrent of analysis about how this moment culminates a five decade-long quest for the religious and ideological right wing in this country to accomplish their most cherished goal. But that history is wrong. Dr. Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College has written extensively about the religious right and he says that under closer examination, the real driver of the story over the last five decades was not really abortion at all. It was segregation. In fact, his Politico Magazine article about it from 2014 that s...
2022-05-0942 min
Over The Wire PodcastEvangelicals and The Religious Right Podcast: The Big Green Discoveries Episode: Evangelicals and The Religious RightPub date: 2021-06-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy did white evangelicals overwhelmingly turn out for Trump in the 2016 election? Did they always lean republican? Find out more in the first episode of this season with our featured guest: Dr. Randall Balmer, professor of religion at Dartmouth College.
Recent Books by Dr. Balmer (All available on audible):
Solemn Reverence (2021)
God in the White House (2020)
Evan...
2021-11-1448 min
The Holy PostEpisode 480: The Myth of the Religious Right with Randall BalmerConservative evangelicals organized into a political movement in the 1970s in response to the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion. Or did they? Historian Randall Balmer argues this origin story for the Religious Right is a myth. He talks to Skye about the real origins of the movement and how it explains the current state of white evangelicalism. Also this week, we unpack Peter Wehner's article in The Atlantic about the breaking apart of evangelicalism. Is the church a victim of media manipulation, or is evangelicalism reaping its own rotten fruit? Plus, lawsuits between believers, training Christians...
2021-10-271h 33
Friendly Atheist PodcastEp. 397 - Interview with Dr. Randall Balmer, Author of "Bad Faith"In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), Hemant interviewed Dr. Randall Balmer, the author of Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right.
Dr. Balmer holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth's oldest endowed professorship. He previously taught as professor of American religious history at Columbia University for twenty-seven years. In his scholarship, Dr. Balmer focuses on Christianity's interrelationships with American politics.
We spoke about the real origins of the Religious Right, whether white evangelicals accept their own history, and if Democrats should use churches to their...
2021-10-2234 min
New Creation ConversationsNew Creation Conversations Episode 036 - Dr. Randall Balmer on Evangelicalism, Race, and the Rise of the Religious RightWelcome to episode thirty-six of New Creation Conversations. In today’s conversation I am joined by a scholar who is likely the foremost authority on the history of the evangelical movement in America – Dr. Randall Balmer. Dr. Balmer holds the oldest endowed professorship – the John Phillips Professorship in Religion – at Dartmouth College. He earned his PhD from Princeton University in 1985 and taught Religious History at Columbia University for 27 years before coming to Dartmouth in 2012. Randall has published widely in both scholarly journals and in the popular press. His op-ed articles have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the count...
2021-10-201h 09
The Vicars' CrossingSeason 5 Episode 6: Randall BalmerA prize-winning historian and Emmy Award nominee, Randall Balmer earned the Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1985 and taught as Professor of American Religious History at Columbia University for twenty-seven years before becoming the Mandel Family Professor in the Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College in 2012; two years later, he was named Dartmouth Professor in the Arts & Sciences, and in 2015 he was named to the John Phillips Chair in Religion, the oldest endowed professorship at Dartmouth. In 2014, he was named the inaugural director of the Society of Fellows at Dartmouth. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton, Yale, Northwestern...
2021-09-221h 10
The Beached White Male Podcast with Ken KempS2E70 Dr. Randall Balmer, Bad Faith: Race, Abortion and the Religious RightSend us a textRandall Balmer is a scholar, professor, author, documentarian (Emmy nominee), and Episcopalian Priest. Ken and Dr. Balmer talk about his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. They discuss notable players in the movement like Senator Mark Hatfield, Harold O.J. Brown, W.A. Criswell, Paul Weyrich, Ralph Reed, and Richard Land. In the right's celebration of Ronald Reagan, the religious right movement did not, as many believe, begin as a pro-Life but rather defending evangelical institutions against the IRS...
2021-09-2158 min
Free 2 ThinkRandall BalmerThe importance of separation of government and #religion in American life which insures a #secular government, #religiousfreedom for all including #atheist.Dr. Balmer discusses of two of his books, Solemn Reverence: The separation of Church and State in American Life and #BadFaith - Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. He discusses #RogerWilliams - founder of #Baptist tradition in America. He explains his own involvement in the Alabama 10 commandments case. He speaks about #WilliamPenn and the #TreatyofTripoli. He explains how there have many many attempts to designate US as a #ChristianNation. He explains the danger of...
2021-09-141h 20
In Conversation… with Frank SchaefferRandall BalmerFrank Schaeffer In Conversation with John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College, Randall Balmer, exploring his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right._____LINKSVia Politico: The Real Origins of the Religious RightBad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right_____Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College. He is the author of fifteen books, including “Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter” and “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in Ame...
2021-09-071h 03
No Small Endeavor with Lee C. CampBad Faith—Race and the Rise of the Religious Right: Randall Balmer
Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College Randall Balmer tells of a meeting in Washington, DC that changed the course of his academic career, and set him on an unexpected investigation: the Religious Right’s origins is not to be located in the issue of abortion. Instead, he concludes, the movement began “to defend racial segregation.”
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2021-08-2648 min
Premium Ad-Free: Straight White American JesusRace, Xenophobia, and the History of White Evangelicalism with Randall BalmerDartmouth professor and pre-eminent scholar of Evangelicalism Dr. Randall Balmer returns to talk about his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. He and Brad discuss how over the course of the 20th century, race and xenophobia have been the drivers of Evangelical theology and politics. Balmer explains how Evangelicals once invested in social reform, but over the last century have undergone a transformation at the hands of conservative political operatives and fear of ethnic and racial others.Bonus: The open race-baiting of Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaignBonus: Balmer explains...
2021-08-2408 minStraight White American JesusRace, Xenophobia, and the History of White Evangelicalism with Randall BalmerDartmouth professor and pre-eminent scholar of Evangelicalism Dr. Randall Balmer returns to talk about his new book, Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. He and Brad discuss how over the course of the 20th century, race and xenophobia have been the drivers of Evangelical theology and politics. Balmer explains how Evangelicals once invested in social reform, but over the last century have undergone a transformation at the hands of conservative political operatives and fear of ethnic and racial others.Bonus: The open race-baiting of Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaignBonus: Balmer explains...
2021-08-2408 min
Freedom Road PodcastBad Faith with Randall BalmerJoin host, Lisa Sharon Harper and Rev. Dr. Randall Balmer, author of Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. In the past Balmer has gestured toward the connection between race and The Religious Right. In Bad Faith, Balmer draws a direct, straight line. His book and this mind-blowing conversation shine clege-lights on the relationship between the rise of the Civil Rights Movement and the Rise of the Religious Right. This episode is a must listen. Grab your pen and paper and take notes. The professor is in session!
2021-08-061h 02
The Orange Wave: A History of the Religious Right Since 1960Episode 1: Oranges and PeanutsThe Religious Right has not always existed. White evangelicals have not always been the guardians of far-right immigration policies and patriarchal models of the family. In the 19th century, they were often progressive activists fighting for labor rights, abolition, and women’s suffrage. As the example of Jimmy Carter shows, they were a visible and influential part of American politics into the 1970s. How did they transform into the scions of Christian nationalism? Brad explores this history with Professor Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College on the initial episode of The Orange Wave: A History of the Religious Right Since 1960....
2021-07-0242 min
Political RewindPolitical Rewind: The Southern Baptist Convention's Political Tides; VP Harris Visits GeorgiaFriday on Political Rewind: Deep political and theological divides among leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention are on vivid display during the SBC’s annual meeting in Nashville this week. The nation’s largest religious denomination is struggling with taking a stand on teaching of critical race theory, support for Donald Trump, the role of women in the pulpit and other issues that in many ways mirror the culture wars going on beyond church boundaries.
Dartmouth College professor of religion Dr. Randall Balmer joins us to talk about how events have unfolded in Nashville.
Meanwhile, a third challenge to Obamacare was...
2021-06-1852 minPolitical RewindPolitical Rewind: The Southern Baptist Convention's Political Tides; VP Harris Visits GeorgiaFriday on Political Rewind: Deep political and theological divides among leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention are on vivid display during the SBC’s annual meeting in Nashville this week. The nation’s largest religious denomination is struggling with taking a stand on teaching of critical race theory, support for Donald Trump, the role of women in the pulpit and other issues that in many ways mirror the culture wars going on beyond church boundaries.
Dartmouth College professor of religion Dr. Randall Balmer joins us to talk about how events have unfolded in Nashville.
Meanwhile, a third challenge to Obamacare was...
2021-06-1852 min
Unapologetically AvramHistory of Racism: Antiracism Part 2I hope that you enjoy this podcast. This podcast addresses briefly, the history of American racism. Given how broad that subject is, even with this being a longer podcast, I was not able to cover as much as I would like. I like to call this a narrative history as it tells the story of racism in America and how it has benefited whiteness. This is Part2 of the 5 part series on Antiracism.Music by Wataboi from PixabayRandall Balmer article: The Real Origins of the Religious Right - POLITICO MagazineNAACP History...
2021-04-0131 min
The Wabash Center's Dialogue On TeachingEpisode 120 - Curiosity - Theirs and Mine: Randall BalmerLearning about teaching during the Covid lockdown. Combating transactional teaching. Approaching scholarship for and with the public. Creativity required for the larger questions and teaching. Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield hosts Dr. Randall Balmer (Dartmouth College).
2021-03-2436 min
Broadening the Narrative#ChurchToo with Emily Joy AllisonIn this episode, I talked with yoga teacher, poet, and author Emily Joy Allison. We discussed Emily Joy's new book #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing. Order your copy of #ChurchToo wherever you buy your books.Connect with Emily Joy Allison:IG @emilyjoypoetryTwitter @emilyjoypoetryFacebook facebook.com/emilyjoypoetryWebsite emilyjoypoetry.comResources Mentioned:#ChurchTooBook Launch Part 2 on IGTVBroadening the Narrative: "Trusting Your Body with Danielle Stocker"Jo Luehmann Twitter threadDear Sister...
2021-03-231h 26
The SkubalacastThe Skubalacast ep. 6 - Marvel Avengers, Age of Ultra-Conservative-Southern-Baptist-R*ligious R*ght-tronThis is the Marvel x Skubala podcast where I cut out the part where I say "Thanos should have killed us all" in regards to how the church put out so much shitty material in response to last summer and I ramble about "Thanos Truck" for 5 minutes. I cut it out and mentioned it here to honour the sacrifice this episode took to remain coherent. This is where the gang makes sense of the Voltron-ass homunculus of the Religious Right and the precursor to the Modern Evangelical via the grift of Abortion. *** This. Is. Not. A. Treatment. Of. Any...
2021-03-0737 min
Broadening the NarrativeDeconstruction After Liberty University with Danielle BolinIn this episode, I talked with one of my dearest friends Danielle Bolin. Danielle shared about her faith deconstruction journey post Liberty University.Resources Mentioned:Broadening the Narrative - “Part 1: Singleness in the Church with Christine Allen, Danielle Bolin, Ruth Fujino, and Kari Helton”The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby“The Real Origins of the Religious Right” by Randall BalmerJesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez“Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too” by Elizabeth WilliamsonKyle Howard tweet
2021-03-021h 03
Religion in the American ExperienceHow Has Religion Shaped American Presidents?Welcome! The start-up National Museum of American Religion is dedicated to telling the profound story of what religion has done to America and what America has done to religion, convinced that understanding this history will help us all see the revolutionary nature and indispensability of the idea of religious freedom as a governing principle in the United States.
Through the podcast series “Religion in the American Experience” scholars of American history share stories of religion exerting a vast influence, for good and ill, on the imperfect yet noble American experiment in self-government and its people. These are tale...
2021-01-281h 01
Straight White American JesusS1.Ep3 (Re-Release): The History of the Religious RightWhat if I told you the Religious Right formed on the basis of racism and not abortion? What if segregation was the real issue and the unborn were used later to justify it? That's what we discover on this episode. Brad and Dan trace the history of the Religious Right from the 60s to the present. And then Brad interviews Dr. Randall Balmer, professor of religion at Dartmouth College and one of the world's leading scholars on American Evangelicalism. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, a...
2021-01-0506 min
Transforming AmericaThe Century of the EvangelicalAccording to one study, from 1920-1960 about 70% of high schools omitted evolution from their textbooks. While ultimately unsuccessful, Christian Fundamentalists of the early 20th century led the crusade against evolution, and after public disgrace and a name change, the evangelicals in America have leveraged their influence to change the course of our country and the world. In this episode we track the Christian Right’s impact on education policy and norms in America.
Show Notes:
Throughline’s Apocalypse Now NPR Podcast
Moyers Moment (1980): Jerry Falwell on The Equal Rights Amendment https://vimeo.com/48621151
Deckman, Melissa Marie. Scho...
2020-12-2008 min
Christian RightcastEpisode 2: Who is the Christian Right?In this episode, Kristin and Jeff give a tour of the myriad groups and movements that form the Christian Right, with an emphasis on the different strains of Protestant thought that contribute to the Right’s biggest power bloc: Evangelical Fundamentalism.Interested in weighing in on this episode, or curious about topics for future ones? Find us on Twitter and strike up a conversation, or comment on the podcast directly on Substack.Key faith-groups, movements, and ideologies discussed include:Primitivism, the desire to return to an earlier, purer form of religious expression. It’s a co...
2020-11-201h 05
Christian RightcastEpisode 2: Who is the Christian Right?In this episode, Kristin and Jeff give a tour of the myriad groups and movements that form the Christian Right, with an emphasis on the different strains of Protestant thought that contribute to the Right’s biggest power bloc: Evangelical Fundamentalism.Interested in weighing in on this episode, or curious about topics for future ones? Find us on Twitter and strike up a conversation, or comment on the podcast directly on Substack.Christian Rightcast on TwitterLeave a commentKey faith-groups, movements, and ideologies discussed include:Primitivism, the desire to...
2020-11-2000 minTransforming AmericaThe Holy Trinity for the Christian RightAbortion, Planned Parenthood, and Gay Marriage are the apparent holy trinity of the Christian Right in America. In this podcast, I posit that the cross Evangelicals have historically been willing to die on has very little to do with these three issues. Social and political changes in the education curriculum and the financial structure of religious educational institutions were extremely formative in the creation of today's Christian right. I explore the historical examples of this impact on and from education and how evangelical politics came to be what we recognize it as today.
Show Notes:
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2020-10-1003 minTransforming AmericaAbortion and the History of the Christian RightThe issue of abortion in America is more complex than many people may think. Between the real reasons for the grander introduction of abortion into politics, as well as the way politicians address abortion, there is a lot to learn. Tune in to shine a new light on today’s America.
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2020-10-0804 min
The Ballot, a Dartmouth PodcastThe Ballot, a Dartmouth Podcast - Episode 3Former Democratic National Convention CEO Leah Daughtry ’84 and John Phillips Professor in Religion Randall Balmer discuss the nature of voting blocks in the 2020 presidential election.
2020-09-3000 min
Straight White American JesusRacism at the Start: History of the Religious Right (re-issue)During the first half of this episode Brad and Dan trace the racist and nationalistic origins of white evangelical politics. On the second half, Brad talks with Dartmouth scholar Randall Balmer, who is perhaps the world's leading scholar of the history of the Religious Right in American politics. He explains that racism in the form of opposition to the integration of schools and segregated churches was the catalyst for the rise of the Religious Right. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.su...
2020-09-0808 min
Feminist Frequency RadioFFR 126: Entertainment News II - The ReckoningAnita, Ebony and Carolyn are back with another Entertainment News roundup. What’s up for discussion today? The Snyder Cut of Justice League is coming (yikes)! E3 is cancelled, but do we even need it anymore? And Joe Biden is taking the black vote for granted. Commiserate with us as we wade through the mostly bad (and somewhat absurd) of recent news, with at least one bit of good news for fans of a particular cancelled Netflix favorite. CW: discussion of suicide during segment on Hana Kimura’s recent death. Time stamp located below.
2020-05-271h 01
Journey Through This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect On The Go.God in the White House by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/180551to listen full audiobooks.
Title: God in the White House
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Tom Parks
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 02-11-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Church & State
Publisher's Summary:
God in the White House explores the paradox of Americans' expectation that presidents should simultaneously trumpet their religious views and relationship to God while supporting the separation of church and state. Balmer tells the story of the politicization of religion in the last half of the 20th century, as well as the "religionization" of our politics. He reflects...
2020-02-116h 19Power Points of Victory22 November 2019 PRO-LIFE IS PRO-RACISM IN REALITY. Dr Richard Gladiator
Johnson continues examining what is wrong with Christian America. This podcast
examines the reality that CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH is propaganda based
upon racism in the name of God. Los Angeles Times article by Randall Balmer is cited.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-balmer-evangelical-trump-racism-20170823-story.html
The Bible says the Truth shall set you free. Trump’s rise is all about American racial
politics as is much of Christian America. Podcast archives at
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2019-11-2300 min
Christians in the Public SquareEpisode 13: Listener FeedbackScott and Cole respond to listener feedback. We love hearing from our listeners; email your feedback to cpsquarepodcast@gmail.com. Also, Scott and Cole discuss whether Scott may be talking out of two sides of his mouth.
Email: cpsquarepodcast@gmail.com
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Ananias and Sapphire, Acts 5:1-11
"The Origins of the Religious Right" by Randall Balmer
Wikipedia Article - Hobbes' Leviathan
Lou Dobbs: Guard who drove into ICE protestors was 'within his rights'" by Marisa Iati and Tim Elfrink
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2019-10-0454 min
UnderunderstoodWhat Happened To New Vietnam?A Wikipedia stub about the worst Florida theme park idea ever sends John on a search for the reason it never opened.Show notes: 0:45 - New Vietnam on Wikipedia 1:12 - Dolly Parton's Stampede (formerly Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede) 2:16 - Carl McIntire on Wikipedia 3:52 - Wild West City 5:50 - New Vietnam in Uncle John's Ahh-Inspiring Bathroom Reader 7:25 - Portable Press 8:11 - 20th Century Reformation Hour 8:44 - Some clips of the 20th Century Reformation Hour 9:37 - Christianity Today, May 2002 (paywall) 10:41 - Dr. Randall Balmer's website 12:42 - Fred Phelps on YouTube 14:54 - The Carl McIntire Collection at Princeton Theological...
2019-07-2344 min
fiction/non/fictionSlouching Toward Gilead: Anjali Enjeti and Lacy Johnson on the new anti-abortion lawsIn this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, Anjali Enjeti and Lacy Johnson speak with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about recent news and legislation about abortion, as well as its depiction in literature and film.Guests:● Lacy Johnson● Anjali EnjetiReadings for the Episode:● “Is Masculinity a Terrorist Ideology? Lacy Johnson on Rachel Louise Snyder and the Ways We Name Violence,” on LitHub● The Reckonings by Lacy Johnson● “Governor Kemp Is Turning Georgia Into Gilead,” by Anjali Enjeti in Dame Magazine, April 1, 2019● “Borderli...
2019-05-301h 13
Kingdom RootsThe Future of Evangelicalism - KR 35
What is the future of Evangelicalism?
Scot begins to answer this question and more by defining how the term “Evangelical” has been used and how the people who claim the title have engaged in society. The story of Evangelicalism is a fascinating one. Scot makes some very important suggestions on what the Church as a whole can learn from the good and bad parts of Evangelicalism.
Suggested Resources for further study:
The Dominance of Evangelicalism by David Bebbington (http://goo.gl/JDC71N)
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by Randall Balmer (http://goo.gl/GjAqFA)
Redeemer: The Life of Jimm...
2016-12-2326 min
Exvangelical6 Days LaterNo guest this week. It's been a few days since the election. These are some of my thoughts on it, as well as some stories from my youth. Discuss this show with the hashtag #byourlove. "The Real Origins of the Religious Right," by Randall Balmer: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133?o=1 - Follow me on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod.
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2016-11-1421 min
Spark CastDr. Randall Balmer C | Evangelicalism & PoliticsIn part 2, Dr. Balmer highlights the rise of the Religious Right, and surveys the involvement and role of Evangelicals in politics.
2016-10-1300 minSpark CastDr. Randall Balmer D | Evangelicalism & Politics Q&AA Q&A session with Dr. Balmer after Evangelicalism & Politics talk.
2016-10-0900 minSpark CastDr. Randall Balmer B | The History and Future of Evangelicalism Q&AA Q&A session with Dr. Balmer after The History and Future of Evangelicalism talk.
2016-10-0900 minSpark CastDr. Randall Balmer A | The History and Future of EvangelicalismIn part 1, Dr. Balmer gives us a quick survey of the major developments of Evangelicalism from the 17th century through today.
2016-10-0900 min
PresidentialJimmy Carter: Keeping the faithLongtime Carter political adviser Pat Caddell, theologian and biographer Randall Balmer, and Washington Post reporter Robert Costa examine how Jimmy Carter's faith has shaped his leadership in and out of the White House.
2016-09-2557 min
Embrace A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Award-Winning.Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
Release date: 04-28-15
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
2015-04-284h 28Savor The Sensational Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by Randall BalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Author: Randall Balmer
Narrator: Randall Balmer
Format: mp3
Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
Release date: 04-28-15
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
2015-04-284h 28