This series tells that story and so much more.
Just over a decade later, the Speaker of the House of Representatives declared his thanks to the same David Barton for his work in history.
This series explores how historical revisionism persists even when it can be demonstrated that the facts are not there.
First, I provide some context for the current characters. In this initial installment, I go back and pick up the origin story of David Barton and his entrance into Christian nation storytelling. Although he has no academic preparation as a historian, that fact hasn't dissuaded evangelicals from flocking to hear him. As is sometimes the case, evangelicals use religious similarity as a misleading signal of expertise. This sets up the story of how The Jefferson Lies was pulled from publication and the role of Getting Jefferson Right in that event.
More broadly, the expert historians and scholars I have interviewed will help us understand the pitfalls of Christian nationalism and the revisionist history which sustains it. Ultimately in the series, I want to explore the remarkable American story of religious pluralism and freedom of conscience.
In this episode, Julie Ingersoll, John Fea, Rob Boston, and Gregg Frazer provide insightful commentary.
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