I am grateful to John Fea of Messiah University for interviewing me about my book at Current:

John Fea: Why do we need to read The Wars of the Lord?

Matthew Tuininga: Americans continue to argue about the meaning of America and the role Christianity has played in it. Yet all too often we oversimplify the story by either valorizing or demonizing the various players. We like our history like a Marvel movie – with heroes and villains. Were the early colonists heroic, pious Christians pursuing liberty and prosperity in a new world? Or were they greedy, bigoted opportunists seeking to exploit Native Americans and seize their land? The answer is neither, and both. The Wars of the Lord tells this story honestly in all its complexity, without reducing its characters to heroes or villains. If readers want to understand how colonization actually happened, this book is an excellent place to start.

See the rest of the interview at Current.