Religion in the American Experience

Religion has profoundly influenced the sweeping American narrative, perhaps more than any other force in its history, from the time of the Indigenous Peoples to the present day. Religion in the American Experience explores how religion has shaped America and how America has shaped religion. This includes the establishment of religious freedom as defined by the U.S. Constitution’s Article II, Section 1 ”Oath or Affirmation” clause; Article VI ”no religious Test” clause; and the Bill of Right’s free exercise and non-establishment clauses. The museum invites all people to explore the role of religion in shaping the social, political, economic, and cultural lives of Americans and thus America itself.Join us as we follow scholars and others deep into America’s religious history and learn how it can inform and animate us as citizens grappling with complex questions of governance and American purpose in the 21st century. Episodes will be released monthly on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon,