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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Kaitlyn Schiess and Our Four False Gospels
The author of The Liturgy of Politics discusses the Christian response to politics and poverty
42 min
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Jemar Tisby and How to Fight Racism
The Christian Church has been complicit in racism throughout history. How can we fix it?
35 min
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Takeaway 5: It's Easier to Call People to a Her...
We use the Christian America argument to point people to Jesus. Does it work? Is it worth it?
12 min
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Takeaway 4: Complexity is Cool
What Chris learned from an interview with Dr. Richard Land at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention
14 min
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Takeaway 3: Treat Labor Well
What Christians can learn from General Motors in the 1980s
17 min
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Takeaway 2: Communism as a Scapegoat (feat. Jem...
We use communism and socialism as a scapegoat to avoid talking about race and economics
18 min
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Takeaway 1: Think Deeper About the Past
Our idea of the 1950s is inaccurate and may be impacting our Christian witness
7 min
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How to Deal With Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism is all around us. How do we stay a church when Christian America is tearing us apart?
34 min
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Skye Jethani and Post-Christian America
How Christians should react to a post-Christian society
36 min
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Is School Prayer Illegal?
Justice Hugo Black's majority decision from the Supreme Court
32 min
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Jerry Falwell and Apartheid (feat. Melani McAli...
How Some Evangelicals Aligned Themselves with Apartheid in South Africa
13 min
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Exporting Jesus and the American Way (feat. Mel...
How missionaries mix the American Way with the gospel
33 min
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A Christian Response to the Attack on the US Ca...
A response the the MAGA terrorist coup attempt
4 min
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McCarthyism Before McCarthy
The Hunt for Communism in New York Schools and the Rapp-Coudert Committee
29 min
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Positive Memories of 2020
A series of listener-submitted stories of things that went well in 2020
10 min
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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
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The American Coup in Guatemala
When the United States of American overthrew a democratically elected president of Guatemala to help United Fruit
37 min
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Billy Graham v. Communism (feat. David Aikman)
Is Christianity Individualistic?
38 min
120
We Want a King
What Christian America Really Wants in the Trump Era
21 min
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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
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Rebroadcast: Fatty Arbuckle and the MPAA
How Christians Censored the Golden Age of Cinema
21 min
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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