‘Father, father

We don't need to escalate

You see, war is not the answer

For only love can conquer hate

You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today’

Marvin Gaye had it right, but too many who are invoking historical fathers lately sound more like the racist apostles of white nationalism from the salad days of Nazism and Fascism a century ago. Join us for Episode 36 Fatherlands as we discuss the dangers and deceits of ‘patriotic history,’ and welcome our special guest, Iowa State University professor Jeremy Best, author of the new book Heavenly Fatherland: German Missionary Culture and Globalization in the Age of Empire. As Jeremy reminds us, history may not repeat itself, but it rhymes.