Thanksgiving, Puritans, and Christian Nationalism
Thanksgiving should be celebrated and remembered for theenormous impact those Puritan settlers have had on the last 400 years ofAmerican history and church history. Join Nicki for a walk through history thatstretches from the Protestant Reformation to the 1800s, and one that brings usto the current conversation about Christian Nationalism.
Thanksgiving Unit Study available here: https://nickitruesdell.com/shop/pilgrims-and-the-first-thanksgiving-unit-study/
Book recommendations in this episode:
· Foxes Book of Martyrs https://amzn.to/4hOR512
· Of Plymouth Plantation by WilliamBradford https://amzn.to/4oV19bc
· Mourt’s Relation: The First Year at PlymouthPlantation (Knowledge Keepers) https://amzn.to/47B82qN
· The American Puritans by Dustin Benge andNate Pickowicz https://amzn.to/3X62HTE
· The Origins of American Constitutionalismby Donald S. Lutz https://amzn.to/3WBvgZ6
· The American Story by David Barton https://amzn.to/4qUMRZU
· The Shenandoah Road (A novel of the GreatAwakening) by Lynn Tagawa https://amzn.to/436byZ6- not mentioned in the podcast but a great book!
· America’s God and Country by WilliamFederer https://amzn.to/3XaCH9E
· The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshalland David Manuel https://amzn.to/4nA2XoQ
· Miles Standish, Puritan Captain by John S. C.Abbot https://amzn.to/4oF6eVn and freestudy guide https://nickitruesdell.com/miles-standish-puritan-captain-book-free-study-guide/
· Knowledge Keepers Books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com/list/1J83MJKK1C3IH?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_RC812KQBBCAM91Z7EC5P
Article links from this episode:
· How the Protestant Reformation gave us theUnites States of America https://nickitruesdell.com/how-the-protestant-reformation-gave-us-the-united-states-america/
· Why we should celebrate the Reformation https://nickitruesdell.com/halloween-vs-reformation-day/
· Academic StandardsPromoting Islam Invaded America’s Classrooms”, Dr. Susan Berry https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2015/11/02/academic-standards-promoting-islam-invaded-americas-classrooms/
· The Stealth Curriculmby Sandra Stotsky https://edex.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/publication/pdfs/StealthCurriculum%5BFINAL%5D04-01-04_7.pdf
· Revisionist history: The Pilgrims https://nickitruesdell.com/reclaiming-history-the-pilgrims/
· Pastor John Robinson’s letter https://pilgrimhall.org/pdf/John_Robinson_Farewell_Letter_to_Pilgrims.pdf
· A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/A%20Model%20of%20Christian%20Charity_Full%20Text.pdf
· “No King but King Jesus!” https://fse.life/2014/07/23/americas-christian-heritage-no-king-but-jesus/
Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
· Debunking cultural Marxism with Mary Grabar https://youtu.be/kan4GtFUBxQ
· The Twisted History of Christopher Columbus https://youtu.be/sz5nbOQ-p0Y
· The Theft of Education with James Lindsay https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8
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