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Peter Manseau

Peter Manseau is the curator of American religious history at the Smithsonian and the author most recently of The Jefferson Bible: A Biography.

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September 18, 2020
Peter Manseau
What Trump Taught America About the Bible
The president is ignorant of its contents. But his nakedly political use of the good book has exposed an uncomfortable truth about Christianity today.
June 5, 2020
Peter Manseau
The Christian Martyrdom Movement Ascends to the White House
A former professor of Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s new press secretary, explores her enduring obsession with religious persecution and death.
February 7, 2015
Peter Manseau
The Puritans Were America's First Anti-Vaxxers

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