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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

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