This week we delve into a topic we've been promising to cover for some time, the Second Great Awakening. This was the religious movement in the United States that spawned the Mormons and Adventists as well as the evangelical factions of more mainline churches. It truly was a time when American Christianity came into its own. As always, though, we'll complicate things a bit and talk about the First Great Awakening and other religious movements before the founding of the United States.
This week we wrap up a very brief introductory history of Mormonism in America. We continue the story from the previous episode with the...
Join us for a deep dive into the causes and effects of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War from 1954 to 1975....
This week on An Incomplete History Hilary and Geoff discuss the implementation and long-term effects of the 18th Amendment, that’s prohibition, on the United...