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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Christmas Episode Exchange
20 min
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Are Nativity Scenes Illegal on Public Land?
The Supreme Court's Decisions on Creche's, Ceremonial Deism, and Christmas
26 min
103
The American Coup in Guatemala
When the United States of American overthrew a democratically elected president of Guatemala to help United Fruit
37 min
104
Billy Graham v. Communism (feat. David Aikman)
Is Christianity Individualistic?
38 min
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We Want a King
What Christian America Really Wants in the Trump Era
21 min
106
Rebrodcast: Why Does Donald Trump Appeal to Eva...
Why does President Trump appeal to American Christians?
15 min
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The Ad Council, CIA, and Christian America (fea...
How the CIA and big business use marketing to target Americans
34 min
108
Rebroadcast: Fatty Arbuckle and the MPAA
How Christians Censored the Golden Age of Cinema
21 min
109
Marketing Christian Libertarianism
James Fifield, Cecil B. DeMille, and The History of Ten Commandments Monuments
35 min
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The National Prayer Breakfast and The Family
How Abraham Vereide and the labor movement created the National Prayer Breakfast
26 min
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An Evaluation
7 min
112
The New Deal (feat. Justin Rosolino)
What is the Christian response to financial disaster?
33 min
113
Is the Church with Workers? (feat Heath Carter)
Labor movements, Christian socialism, and making Christian unions
26 min
114
The Pew and the Picket Line (feat. Heath Carter)
Heath Carter of Princeton Theological Seminary and the rise of unions
33 min
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$12,400
Non-Profits are not for everyone
5 min
116
Spiritual Life and Leadership
Markus Watson talks with Chris about Truce
50 min
117
The Case Against the Pledge
How the Pledge of Allegiance Stopped Being Mandatory
9 min
118
Your Youth Group Trip Was Cancelled - Now What?
Truce Podcast Needs Your Help
3 min
119
The Pledge of Allegiance (Featuring Charles Dorn)
The Weird History of How a Christian Socialist Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
32 min
120
Truce Needs Your Support
2 min
121
Empire: The Game!
Is empire always a bad thing? We played a game to find out.
36 min
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Home of the Forgotten
How a "Christian" nation forgets its own people
24 min
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Teddy Roosevelt and the Guano Islands
How bird poop and Teddy Roosevelt reshaped the American map
28 min
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How to Hide an Empire (featuring Daniel Immerwahr)
Is the USA an empire?
18 min
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Is the US a Christian Nation?
Questioning the Christian America Argument with Gregg Frazer
28 min