Robert Tracy McKenzie, PhD

VIEW GUEST

Author | Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith & Learning | Professor of History — Wheaton College

Robert Tracy McKenzie (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning and professor of history at Wheaton College. His books include Lincolnites and Rebels, A Little Book for New Historians, and The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History. Read an interview with Robert Tracy McKenzie on American democracy. You can also watch videos of McKenzie on Thanksgiving dinner, Christian history, and more.

SHOW MATERIALS

View All

We the Fallen People: The Founders and the Future of American Democracy

The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Political polarization, presidential eccentricities, the trustworthiness of...

Featured on: Monday, January 24, 2022

Learn More

Viewpoints

View All

October 30, 2026

Penna Dexter

Close The Borders

President Trump and Vice President Vance have wise advice for France and other European countries that are seeing rioting, anarchy and destruction in their streets. “CLOSE THE BORDERS.”

Listen

October 30, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Halloween

Tomorrow is October 31st. Most people know it as “Halloween” but it also has long been known as The Festival of the Dead.

Listen

October 29, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Alchemy and Currency

Many years ago, a presenter at an international conference compared the printing of currency to alchemy. Centuries ago, alchemists tried to turn cheap “base” metals into gold. The idea goes all the wa...

Listen