Episode 81: God's Law and Order

JAN 31, 202178 MIN
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life.

Episode 81: God's Law and Order

JAN 31, 202178 MIN

Description

On June 1, 2020, Donald Trump declared himself a "law and order" president and marched to historic St. John's Church for a photo-op with a Bible. Our guest in this episode, historian Aaron Griffith, helps us understand why evangelicals cheered this moment. Join us for a conversation on evangelicalism, crime, and mass incarceration with the author of the fascinating new book, God's Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America.

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