About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of spiritual ideas on early American public life and features listener feedback on historical knowledge.

A Great Awakening is getting people into theaters and then into conversations they didn’t expect to have: Who was George Whitefield, why did Benjamin Franklin respect him, and how did spiritual ideas shape early American public life? We talk through the wave of listener feedback, including the kind that makes us smile most, when someone realizes they “know a lot about history” because they’ve been quietly learning and sharing it for years. Then we give the honest review many of you ask...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Barton, David Barton, Rick Green

Topics covered

• Great Awakening
• American history
• spiritual ideas
• public life
• listener feedback

Keywords

• Great Awakening
• George Whitefield
• Benjamin Franklin
• American history
• spirituality
• public life
• listener feedback

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