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 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
128
The New Deal (feat. Justin Rosolino)
What is the Christian response to financial disaster?
33 min
129
Is the Church with Workers? (feat Heath Carter)
Labor movements, Christian socialism, and making Christian unions
26 min
130
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
132
Spiritual Life and Leadership
Markus Watson talks with Chris about Truce
50 min
133
The Case Against the Pledge
How the Pledge of Allegiance Stopped Being Mandatory
9 min
134
Your Youth Group Trip Was Cancelled - Now What?
Truce Podcast Needs Your Help
3 min
135
The Pledge of Allegiance (Featuring Charles Dorn)
The Weird History of How a Christian Socialist Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
32 min
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Truce Needs Your Support
2 min
137
Empire: The Game!
Is empire always a bad thing? We played a game to find out.
36 min
138
Home of the Forgotten
How a "Christian" nation forgets its own people
24 min
139
Teddy Roosevelt and the Guano Islands
How bird poop and Teddy Roosevelt reshaped the American map
28 min
140
How to Hide an Empire (featuring Daniel Immerwahr)
Is the USA an empire?
18 min
141
Is the US a Christian Nation?
Questioning the Christian America Argument with Gregg Frazer
28 min
142
Is Revolution Biblical?
Questioning the Biblical Backing of the American Revolution
19 min
143
Faith of the Founding Fathers (featuring Dr. Gr...
Were the Founding Fathers Deists or Christians?
34 min
144
Why Are We Covering This? A Conversation with E...
Why is a Christian Podcast Covering Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism?
25 min
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Godless Utopia (featuring Roland Elliott Brown)
The story of anti-Christian Soviet propaganda
28 min
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Pioneer 1
How the Soviets Created The Myth of the Perfect Citizen
9 min
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Vladimir Prokhnevskiy: Christian Refugee from U...
How Soviets Oppressed Christians
25 min
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Religious Persecution Under the Soviet Union
28 min
149
The Rise of Lenin and Stalin
How Lenin and Stalin killed millions of their own people
26 min
150
What is the Difference Between Communism and So...
What is the difference between communism and socialism?
30 min