American Prophets: Religion in the Lands that Became America (IN PERSON)

11/10/2025 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Fiction
Panel

Scholar Thomas A. Tweed visits the American Writers Museum to discuss his new book Religion in the Lands that Became America. A sweeping retelling of American religious history, Tweed shows how religion has enhanced and hindered human flourishing from the Ice Age to the Information Age. Tweed is joined in conversation by fellow Indigenous Studies scholar John N. Low. Books will be available for purchase and Tweed will sign them following the program.

This is an in person program at the American Writers Museum. The ticket cost is $10.38-$12.51. This program will also be livestreamed, and you can register for the link to the online broadcast here.

This program is presented in conjunction with the AWM’s forthcoming special exhibit American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture, opening November 2025. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.

American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60601

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