Matthew Avery Sutton
Historian and author of Chosen Land; Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of History at Washington State, known for work on American religious history and the Religious Right.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 52min
The Sunday Interview: How Christianity Shaped America: Matthew Avery Sutton on Power, Evangelicals, and the “Chosen Land”
Matthew Avery Sutton, historian and author of Chosen Land, explores how Americans turned North America into a perceived “holy land.” He traces how the First Amendment spurred religious innovation, how Protestant cultural dominance shaped politics, and how evangelical identity was modernly reinvented. The conversation also covers religious entrepreneurship, media-driven faith, and apocalyptic strains in contemporary political debates.
Mar 2, 2026 • 38min
A Chosen Land for a Chosen People? Matthew Avery Sutton on How Christianity Made America and America Remade Christianity
Matthew Avery Sutton, historian and author of Chosen Land, explores how Christianity shaped American law, culture, and expansion. He discusses the founders’ pragmatic disestablishment, churches becoming entrepreneurial competitors, revivalism’s political impact, missionary roles in westward expansion, and the rise of apocalyptic and partisan religious movements.
