We’re in America’s Third Greatest Crisis

About this episode

John Lovell interviews Eric Metaxas about the biblical roots of the American Revolution and its implications for America's current crises.

What if the biggest lie about America is the story we were taught about our own founding? In this episode of The John Lovell Show, John sits down with bestselling author Eric Metaxas to talk about his new book, Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World. Eric argues that the American Revolution was not merely a political rebellion or a product of Enlightenment ideals, but a deeply rooted biblical movement built on the belief that rights come from God, not government. John and Eric discuss the Christian character of the American Revolution, George Washington crossing the Delaware, the difference between the American Revolution and the French, Bolshevik, and Chinese revolutions, the forgotten heroes of 1776, and why Eric believes America is now facing its third existential crisis. Get Eric’s book Revolution here: https://amzn.to/4voRYTj

People in this episode

Host: John Lovell

Guest: Eric Metaxas

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• Christianity
• Existential Crisis
• Historical Analysis
• Biblical Movement

Keywords

• American Revolution
• Eric Metaxas
• Christianity
• historical analysis
• existential crisis
• George Washington
• biblical movement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World

Places: America

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