America at 250: The inseparable relationship between The United States and religion

July the 4th marks 250 years since the founders of the United States ratified the Declaration of Independence. 

For a nation that was designed explicitly to separate church and state – unlike much of old Europe – the US became remarkably religious. 

Even as the number of non-religious Americans grows, faith still permeates the culture and, especially, the politics. 

As part of Radio National’s America 250 coverage, we caught up with historian Matthew Avery Sutton.

And a longer version of this interview is on our webpage. 

 Guests:

• Dr BREANN FALLON is chief executive at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, which runs programmes dealing with genocide education.
• MATTHEW AVERY SUTTON is author of Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity.  

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