Guest: Miles Smith IV

Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the lost American idea of the Christian soldier, the questions raised by faith and warfare, and his new book, Valiant & Pious: The Idea of the Christian Soldier in America, 1776–1918.

To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.

Guest: Miles Smith IV
Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the lost&nbsp;American idea of the Christian soldier, the questions raised by faith and warfare, and his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Valiant-Pious-Christian-Soldier-1776-1918/dp/1949716880?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vlZw46EX7YzUxwLSTClGRuzZ6Z6YFcztIr0PCplxhEYZygfHjfFVGPPeUuLQ_7p9CN401UcxG7u0N9e8gKKE5owG1K9LCSPx353-xEQK2D811y-bXoSHMb0Cac3BfbSejhxCry-Td08qeaE7oP1RpiRbQUJXIYAk2ixUP5TkHua0AHSLOWUoi37w4CEIMgZSn_3Lg6vGkmXZUmpUyUGaKMd9ZKhx4F5HvdrYqjDqruo.DrAuSTtveXVtAhCTFnLOZn57GXOliKujO2Darb-F-D0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1792607437&amp;refinements=p_27%3AMiles+Smith&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Valiant &amp; Pious: The Idea of the Christian Soldier in America, 1776&ndash;1918</a>.
To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hillsdale.edu/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="d9d72c4c-62de-4fcc-8fbd-cd95133d4a54" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">www.hillsdale.edu.</a>

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, week…

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The Idea of the Christian Soldier

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