What No One Ever Told You About the American Revolution with Eric Metaxas

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Dr. Frank Turek

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

There’s never been a nation like the United States of America. But do you know the wild and true story of how it came into existence? On our 250th anniversary, the hunger for America’s story has never been greater, and who better to tell it than historian and radio host Eric Metaxas, author of seven New York Times bestsellers including the ground-breaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer?

This week, Eric joins Frank to discuss his brand-new 600+ page book, 'Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World', which explores in-depth the divine providence and heroic stories behind the founding of the United States. Together, Eric and Frank answer questions like:

Why is the book titled 'Revolution' and not 'The American Revolution'?
What is American exceptionalism?
What makes Eric's book unique compared to hundreds of other books written on the American Revolution?
What was the first seed that led to the struggle for American independence?
Who was Henry Knox and what makes his heroic story one of the greatest but little known stories of U.S. History?
Why did the Founding Fathers (and the people who supported them) call America's struggle for independence "the Sacred Cause"?
Why is Samuel Adams called "the Father of the Revolution"?
Is it possible to have freedom and liberty without God?
What are some of the real stories of God acting in the Revolution?

You definitely don't want to miss this episode along with Eric's book which will be a staple on your family's bookshelf for generations to come. Unless we ourselves know the true story of the Revolution—what some have called America’s “founding myth”—we cannot play the role we are meant to play in the Revolution that still continues today.

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Resources mentioned during the episode:

Donate to CrossExamined - https://donor.crossexamined.org/

Revolution by Eric Metaxas - https://a.co/d/0fSEcKcf

Eric’s website - https://ericmetaxas.com/

U.S. Capitol Tour with Speaker Mike Johnson - https://youtu.be/WhzdhCzO5Aw

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, what is unique about the United States of America?
0:07.6	We talk about American exceptionalism.
0:09.9	What does that mean?
0:10.6	Does that mean the people are exceptional or are founding documents and our Constitution exceptional?
0:18.1	And if they are exceptional, what can we do to keep this republic that our founders gave us?
0:25.8	We just did a tour, you may have seen on our podcast with the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.
0:32.1	He took us through the Capitol and showed us so many of the spiritual aspects of the Capitol that
0:37.4	most people don't know.
0:39.3	And it was a little bit embarrassing because I didn't know many of the spiritual aspects of the Capitol and our founding.
0:46.9	And we need to know that.
0:48.2	And our school kids need to know that because we do have a unique country here in America.
0:54.0	And it came through divine providence.
0:57.3	I think you can show that quite clearly, and my guest today does show it quite clearly in a very
1:02.1	fun way. He goes through the history of our founding, and I'm talking about the great Eric Mataxis, ladies and gentlemen, all the way from the
1:16.8	northeast. He's typically in New York City, but he's visiting his mom in Connecticut right now.
1:22.3	And here he is, the great Eric Mataxis. Eric, it was great to see you about a month ago.
1:25.8	We had dinner in New York City when I was speaking at your church. King's Church, 31st and 8th, where you preach quite frequently. How are you, sir? I'm preaching this weekend. You are. It'll be after this airs, but before this airs, I should say. But I, yeah, King's Church, New York City, and it was a joy to see you.
1:44.4	Love to have you in our neck of the woods.
1:46.8	And thanks for having me on to talk about what's rather important, the story of the American
1:51.7	Revolution.
1:52.2	Turns out this is very important stuff.
1:55.1	Yes.
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