About History of the Present: Evangelicalism in the Making of Modern America
How did we get to this present moment of Christianity in the United States? Kendall McDonald and Blake Russell invite Dr. Hunter Hampton to a discussion of evangelicalism in the making of modern America. We’ll unpack the events, people, stories, and policies that shaped the way we are today. In this 10 part series we’ll cover topics like the Reformation, the Great Awakening, the founding of the United States, the Civil War, and all the way through the 20th Century to today. We hope you can join us.
Today we reflect on the 1990s and the peak of American evangelicalism. Then we’ll look how everything changed after September 11, 2001. Finally, how has this shaped our worldview in 2023?
11 Jul 2023
10 - The Making of the Age of Evangelicalism
We’ve reached the Age of Evangelicalism. A presidential race begins to reshape American's perspective… and prosperity gospel becomes mainstream.
27 Jun 2023
09 - Faith and Civil Rights
The fight for civil rights in America has been a long slow struggle. There are so many important figures, but today we are going to focus on how three different people’s faith impacted their actions in Mississippi during the summer of 1964.
13 Jun 2023
08 - Cold War
Today we’ll look at how the threat of communism and the economic boom of the 1950s influenced and shaped Christianity and society. To gain insight we’ll examine the lives and ministries of two popular evangelists - Billy Graham and Oral Roberts.
30 May 2023
07 - 1920s
We’ve arrived in the 20th Century, and it’s here we begin to see some real divisions among Christians in America. In 1925, it all culminates in a historic court case in a small town in Tennessee.
16 May 2023
06 - Civil War
Episode 06 - In today’s episode we are going to look at the road leading to the American Civil War and how Christianity shaped the conflict from the perspective of the people at the time.
2 May 2023
05 - Second Great Awakening
Episode 05 - Today, we’re talking about the Second Great Awakening and what that looked liked in different geographical regions, classes, and cultures within our new nation.
18 Apr 2023
04 - Founding Faiths
On todays episode, we begin by asking the question, “was America founded as a Christian nation?" As we examine the faith's our our Founding Fathers, we find the answer isn’t as clear cut.
4 Apr 2023
03 - Great Awakening
Episode 03 - Today, we begin by looking at rise of evangelicalism in the American colonies, we meet Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, and America experiences a Great Awakening.
21 Mar 2023
02 - Errand Into the Wilderness
Episode 02 - In this episode we pick back up at the Reformation, talk a little about John Calvin, and make our away to America and into the wilderness.
7 Mar 2023
01 - Early Church to the Reformation
Episode 01 - In this episode we cover the early Church to the Reformation. We’ll learn a little bit about Martin Luther, and be introduced to John Calvin.
21 Feb 2023
Introduction
History of the Present - a discussion on evangelicalism in the making of modern America, hosted by Dr. Hunter Hampton, Kendall McDonald, and Blake Russell. We start Tuesday, March 7th with episode 01, "Early Church to the Reformation." New episodes released bi-weekly.
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