Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief As the president seeks to mend fences with his evangelical base, it’s crucial to understand how he enlisted its support in the first place.

My latest attempt to make sense of Trump's appeal to White evangelicals in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

clearly this is the devil's work!

Essay | Trump, the Pope and a New Holy War The president’s historic breakup with the pontiff threatens to upend a century of strategic partnership.

My take on part of the news of the week: www.wsj.com/politics/pop...

How Christianity Made America—and How America Remade Christianity About this episode: Why does religion still dominate American politics when so many other wealthy democracies secularized long ago? In this episode, Michael Shermer talks with historian Matthew Aver...

I remember first hearing Michael Shermer @michaelshermer.bsky.social give a lecture in the '90s. I never would have imagined then that almost 30 years later we'd be talking all things Christianity in America and my new book Chosen Land! @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social www.skeptic.com/michael-sher...

Christianity in America: A conversation with historian Matthew Avery Sutton | WSU Insider - United States News Beep Christian faith has always played a significant part in American public life. Today nearly two-thirds of Americans identify as Christian, even if many don’t

Christianity in America: A conversation with historian Matthew Avery Sutton | WSU Insider

https://www.newsbeep.com/us/558323/

Christian faith has always played a significant part in American public life. Today nearly two-thirds of Americans identify…

How Christianity Was Used By the Powerful and the Marginalized to Shape Post-Civil War America Charles Shelton, a “home” missionary in the Dakota Territory, penned an article in 1885 for a missions magazine titled “The Indians from a Christian Standpoint.” He hoped to inspire more evangelist…

Matthew Avery Sutton explores how Christianity shaped post-Civil War America.

Really enjoyed this conversation with Bill Radke @townhallseattle.bsky.social for a Chosen Land book launch www.kuow.org/stories/week... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

Loved talking through the writing process with Kate!

Always fun being on SWJ with Brad!

Thanks Ben! It was great chatting with you about LDS history and the saints' influence on the trajectory of American religious life!

Smart review of Chosen Land from the Atlantic!

Thanks Will! Your show is great!

Is America a Christian Nation?

Got a nice review in the Times and am getting trashed on TGC website... Apparently I did something right?!? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/b... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

How Christianity Was Used By the Powerful and the Marginalized to Shape Post-Civil War America Charles Shelton, a “home” missionary in the Dakota Territory, penned an article in 1885 for a missions magazine titled “The Indians from a Christian Standpoint.” He hoped to inspire more evangelist…

Thrilled to see that LitHub has published an excerpt from Chosen Land (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matth...) lithub.com/how-christia... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

A Chosen Land for a Chosen People? Matthew Avery Sutton on How Christianity Made America and America Remade Christianity Podcast Episode · Keen On America · March 2 · 38m

This was a super fun podcast to do: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

A sneak peek of the Chosen Land audiobook is now live. The full release drops March 3. If you’ve ever wanted to hear my take on US history and faith — delivered by a professional narrator with a far better voice than mine—here’s your chance. @hachetteaudio.bsky.social @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

Orange promotional graphic for event with Matthew Sutton and Bill Radke, scheduled for March 15 at 7:30 PM. The speaker names and date are listed at the top with headshots and the book cover of "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" underneath.

3/15 at 7:30 PM | Washington State professor @matt-avery-sutton.bsky.social explains how evangelical Christianity has played a central role over the span of 500 years in U.S. history, culture, economics, and politics.

🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/8GtJ8iF

Although they aren't available until 3/3, my books have arrived! They're 20% off at the Basic Books website with code CHOSEN20: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matth...

Chosen Land Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world.

@publisherswkly.bsky.social just named Matthew Avery Sutton's forthcoming book CHOSEN LAND, a Top 10 Pick in Religion & Spirituality: bit.ly/4qoMHcs

Use code CHOSEN20 for 20% pre-orders today: bit.ly/4bvb4R4

The Antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again | Matthew Avery Sutton From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

Sooner or later I'll be able to stop writing about the Antichrist. Apparently not sooner. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ozzy Osbourne taught kids to rebel by subverting Christianity | Opinion Ozzy Osbourne used Black Sabbath's hard rock music as a way to point out hypocrisy in Western society and modern religion.

My latest, on Ozzy's dance with the devil: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Chosen Land A sweeping history of Christianity in America, from the arrival of the first Europeans to the political triumphs of evangelicalism, showing the powerful, sin...

It's a long time until the March 3 publication date, but my new book "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" is up on the basic Books website. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matth...

The late great Hal Lindsey (RNS) — The ideas he popularized will continue to shape evangelicalism for generations to come.

My latest... on the late Hal Lindsey. religionnews.com/2024/12/05/t...