dr. fea tonight. please join me in elcoming dr. john fea. [applause] dr. fea: thank you, it is great o be here in danville at center college. i have never been to this part of kentucky before pre-at i have never flown into lexington before. i've been to louisville if you times, but this part i have not visited. it is great to be here. i'm glad that c-span is here. and the topic i want to talk with you about tonight is a topic that is at the crux of what i do. this book has really been an effort for me to try to make ense of the relationship between religion, specifically christianity, and the founding f our country. much of the debate over this idea of was america founded as a christian nation, you probably hear this and cable news. much of the debate has been driven by political agendas. if we can just prove america was not founded as a christian nation, we can advance a certain political position. or if we can prove it was founded as a christian nation we need to reclaim that or return to some golden age. nd what people on both sides of the political ais

dr. john fea

c-span coming up next on american history tv, john fea fea poses the question, was america founded as a christian nation? >> tonight we are lucky enough to have dr. john fea join us. let me tell you a little bit about john.