History of the Present: Evangelicalism in the Making of Modern America

Fredonia Hill
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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.

Episodes

  1. 07/25/2023

    11 - 1990s and 9/11

    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?

    1h 13m

  2. 07/11/2023

    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.

    1h 5m

  3. 06/27/2023

    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.

    58 min

  4. 06/13/2023

    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.

    1h 9m

  5. 05/30/2023

    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.

    1h 7m

  6. 05/16/2023

    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.

    50 min

  7. 05/02/2023

    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.

    56 min

  8. 04/18/2023

    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.

    54 min

  9. 04/04/2023

    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.

    1h 12m

  10. 03/21/2023

    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.

    1h 8m

  11. 03/07/2023

    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.

    31 min

  12. Season 1 Trailer

    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.

    14 min

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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.

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