Dr John Fea is Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at Messiah College and was a fellow at the Washington Library during the 201516 academic year He is the author or editor of four books one of which Was America Founded as a Christian Nation was a finalist for the George Washington book prize Fea also blogs daily about his work at wwwthewayofimprovementcom In this episode he discusses the research he conducted while at the Library concerning religion during the colonial and Revolutionary eras