Thomas Kidd- America’s Religious History: Faith and the Shaping of a Nation

Thomas Kidd- America’s Religious History: Faith, Politics, and the Shaping of a Nation

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Thomas Kidd talk about the Great Awakening, global and domestic missions, and how evolution is affecting young people and what the church can do about it, along with his new book, America’s Religious History: Faith, Politics, and the Shaping of a Nation (Zondervan, 2019).

What you’ll hear in this episode

Genuine versus false revival.
How theological convictions helped shape life in early New England.
The deeper European roots of the Great Awakening.
The ministry and influence of Adoniram Judson and William Carey on global and domestic missions today.
How evolution is affecting young people today.
How local churches can address the growing problem of evolution among young people.
How parents can help their kids grow in a biblical worldview.
How parents can help their children learn discernment.

About the Guest

Thomas S. Kidd (PhD, Notre Dame) is distinguished professor of history at Baylor University. He has written many books, including America’s Colonial History and The Great Awakening, and also writes and appears regularly in mainstream media.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.