Matt Sutton
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historian, writer,
https://www.matthew-a-sutton.com/
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Matt Sutton
WSU News
5 days ago
WSU historian Matthew Avery Sutton has been named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow to study how beliefs about Satan and evil have shaped U.S. politics and fueled modern polarization.
news.wsu.edu/news/2026/05...
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WSU’s Sutton named Carnegie Fellow for project on Satan in American politics
History professor is one of 24 fellows selected for prestigious honor intended to explore social division and foster unity.
https://news.wsu.edu/news/2026/05/05/wsus-sutton-named-carnegie-fellow-for-project-on-satan-in-american-politics/
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My latest attempt to make sense of Trump's appeal to White evangelicals in
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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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.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/donald-trump-evangelicals-the-right/
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My take on part of the news of the week:
www.wsj.com/politics/pop...
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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.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/pope-leo-trump-conflict-15c8c269?st=hDShX5&reflink=article_copyURL_share
22 days ago
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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...
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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...
https://www.skeptic.com/michael-shermer-show/how-christianity-made-america-and-how-america-remade-christianity/
27 days ago
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Matt Sutton
about 1 month ago
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…
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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
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/558323/
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Matt Sutton
Lit Hub
2 months ago
Matthew Avery Sutton explores how Christianity shaped post-Civil War America.
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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…
https://buff.ly/ycKFZn3
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Really enjoyed this conversation with Bill Radke
@townhallseattle.bsky.social
for a Chosen Land book launch
www.kuow.org/stories/week...
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Week in Review bonus episode: a conversation with Matthew Avery Sutton
In this bonus episode, Bill Radke interviews the author of a new book about the influence of religion in this country, Matthew Avery Sutton. The book is called Chosen Land: How Christianity Made Ameri...
https://www.kuow.org/stories/week-in-review-bonus-episode-a-conversation-with-matthew-avery-sutton
about 1 month ago
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Loved talking through the writing process with Kate!
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about 1 month ago
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Always fun being on SWJ with Brad!
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about 2 months ago
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Thanks Ben! It was great chatting with you about LDS history and the saints' influence on the trajectory of American religious life!
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about 2 months ago
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Smart review of Chosen Land from the Atlantic!
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2 months ago
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Thanks Will! Your show is great!
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2 months ago
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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...
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Is America a Christian Nation?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/books/review/chosen-land-matthew-avery-sutton.html
2 months ago
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Thrilled to see that LitHub has published an excerpt from Chosen Land (
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matth...
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lithub.com/how-christia...
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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…
https://lithub.com/how-christianity-was-used-by-the-powerful-and-the-marginalized-to-shape-post-civil-war-america/
2 months ago
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This was a super fun podcast to do:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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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
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-chosen-land-for-a-chosen-people-matthew/id1448694012?i=1000752678100
2 months ago
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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.
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@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Matt Sutton
Town Hall Seattle
3 months ago
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:
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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...
3 months ago
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Matt Sutton
Basic Books Group
4 months ago
@publisherswkly.bsky.social
just named Matthew Avery Sutton's forthcoming book CHOSEN LAND, a Top 10 Pick in Religion & Spirituality:
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Use code CHOSEN20 for 20% pre-orders today:
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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.
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthew-avery-sutton/chosen-land/9781541646339/
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Sooner or later I'll be able to stop writing about the Antichrist. Apparently not sooner.
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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
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/13/antichrist-peter-thiel-michigan
7 months ago
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My latest, on Ozzy's dance with the devil:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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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.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/07/24/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-devil-music/85344473007/
10 months ago
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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...
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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...
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthew-avery-sutton/chosen-land/9781541646339/?lens=basic-books
10 months ago
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My latest... on the late Hal Lindsey.
religionnews.com/2024/12/05/t...
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The late great Hal Lindsey
(RNS) — The ideas he popularized will continue to shape evangelicalism for generations to come.
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/05/the-late-great-hal-lindsey/
over 1 year ago
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