Show notes
McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Mark David Hall, Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, explore the influence of Christianity on American order. The two discuss the early history of Christianity, its relationship with politics, and how it influenced the Founders.
Corresponding Reading
Chapter 5, pp. 137-176 of Russell Kirk, The Roots of American Order
Important Links
- Download the corresponding reading guide to The Roots of American Order here
- Learn more about The Roots of American Order at https://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs-events/bic
- Mark David Hall, Did America Have a Christian Founding?
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- Listen to Dr. Hall on The McConnell Center Podcast
- Watch Dr. Hall and Andrew Seidel consider whether America had a Christian founding here
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Contributors
- Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
- Guest: Dr. Mark David Hall, George Fox University
- Producers and Editors: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator & Will Randolph, McConnell Scholar