Episode 12
Revolution: Faith in Action, American History & the Super Centennial
Featuring Eric Metaxas
March 3, 2026
Author and speaker Eric Metaxas joins host Gerson Moreno-Riaño on the Wisdom and Influence podcast from Cornerstone University to discuss his forthcoming book Revolution, which retells the story of the American Revolution and the Christian faith that shaped America’s founding. Metaxas explains how Reformation Puritan theology rather than Enlightenment philosophy drove the revolutionaries’ vision of self-governance, and he traces American exceptionalism to the idea that the United States operates under a covenant with God. Drawing on his biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Metaxas argues that the modern church has embraced a heresy of treating faith as mere intellectual belief rather than lived action, urging Christians to engage moral issues with courage instead of dismissing them as merely political. The conversation also covers America’s 250th anniversary, the Supercentennial, and a presidential call to rededicate the nation to God. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of how Christian faith influenced America’s origins and why Metaxas believes that faith lived out boldly is essential to preserving freedom.