While Chosen Land is still keeping me busy, I am on to the devil's work in the next book! @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

@matt-avery-sutton.bsky.social’s expansive new book from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social is the perfect resource for understanding what the United States has been over the past 250 years, not what some people wish it would be.

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... #WSU

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

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

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...

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!

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

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

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

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...

@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

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

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

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...

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