Truce - History of the Christian Church

Truce explores the history of the evangelical church in America, from fundamentalism to pyramid schemes to political campaigns. Host Chris Staron uses journalistic tools to investigate how the church got here and how it can do better.

The current season follows the rise of the Religious Right, examining the link between evangelicals and the Republican Party. Featuring special guests like Rick Perlstein, Frances Fitzgerald, Jesse Eisinger, Daniel K. Williams, and more.

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The Scofield Reference Bible | Christian Fundam...
CI Scofield's Bible helped create the Christian fundamentalist movement. We compare Bible notes to see how commentaries impact Christian readers
21 min
77
The Treaties of William Jennings Bryan | Christ...
We know William Jennings Bryan for his role in the Scopes Monkey Trial. But most of us don't know about his contribution to world peace.
13 min
78
Looking Backward | Christian Fundamentalism Series
A socialist story that shaped the way people thought about labor in the 1800s
10 min
79
In His Steps Discussion
We read the book "In His Steps" by Charles Sheldon. Now we're going to discuss what it means and the social gospel.
43 min
80
In His Steps (part 3)
The conclusion of the class Christian fiction novel by Charles Sheldon
158 min
81
In His Steps (part 2)
The classic Christian fiction audiobook brought to life by the host of the Truce Podcast
138 min
82
Bonus Episode - In His Steps
A special bonus for patrons of the show!
1 min
83
In His Steps (part 1)
A reading of this classic Christian novel by Charles Sheldon
178 min
84
The Holiness Movement | Christian Fundamentalis...
John Wesley and the search for a sinless life
19 min
85
Moody's Lieutenants | Christian Fundamentalism ...
The guys who built the modern fundamentalism movement took their pattern from a guy who was not a fundamentalist
19 min
86
D.L. Moody | Christian Fundamentalism Series
The evangelist who shaped evangelicalism
34 min
87
Social Darwinism and the Spanish-American War |...
The social darwinism of Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge and the Christian Church
39 min
88
Populism | Christian Fundamentalism Series
William Jennings Bryan campaigned against William McKinley and became the definitive example of American populsim.
38 min
89
The Gold Standard and the Great Depression
Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein joins us to discuss how the gold standard made the Great Depression a whole lot more depressing
13 min
90
The Gold Standard | Christian Fundamentalism Se...
Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein joins us to discuss his book "Money: the True Story of a Made Up Thing", the gold standard, and William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech
31 min
91
How Do We Deal with Christian Fundamentalism? |...
A round table discussion exploring responses to Christian fundamentalism
35 min
92
The Liberals | Christian Fundamentalism Series
Fundamentalism is a reaction to modernist theology. So, in order to understand fundamentalism we have to talk about liberal theology
37 min
93
The End of Reconstruction | Christian Fundamen...
We often think of the 1800s as a calm, peaceful time in the United States. Wrong! It was an era of Civil War, alcoholism, Jim Crow, and massive technilogical change
25 min
94
Dispensationalism and John Nelson Darby | Chris...
How John Nelson Darby drove the movement to break the Bible into tiny eras--and make Christians suspicious of each other.
28 min
95
Premillennialism and Postmillennialism | Christ...
After the French Revolution, Christians were fascinated with the end of the world. And we switched from being all-about postmillennialism to premillenialism. How did that happen?
20 min
96
What Is An Evangelical? | Christian Fundamental...
Our season on the history of fundamentalism starts with a big question: what are evangelicals?
27 min
97
Season Five Trailer - The History of Christian ...
The history of Christian fundamentalism from Jonathan Edward to the Scopes Monkey Trial
1 min
98
Christmas and the Sermon on the Mount
How do we love our neighbor in a difficult year?
6 min
99
King Leopold's Ghost (feat. Adam Hochschild)
How King Leopold II used the promise of Christian missions and slave labor to build an empire in the Congo.
42 min
100
Christians and the British Slave Trade (feat. A...
William Wilberforce, John Newton, and Thomas Clarkson
37 min