Dr. John Fea, distinguished professor of history, Messiah University. will present Bluffton University’s annual Keeney Peace Lecture Forum on Feb. 4.

The 11 a.m. presentation in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall is titled, “Roads Not Taken: How Evangelicals Embraced MAGA.”

During the event, the author of numerous books on U.S. religious history expands how American evangelicals considered and rejected alternative paths of political witness to the current embrace of fear, power, nostalgia and culture wars.  

Dr. Fea will also present at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Ritz Auditorium, Old Main, University of Findlay.

Bluffton’s Keeney Peace Lectureship was established in 1978 by the family of William Sr. and Kathryn Keeney to express appreciation for Bluffton’s influence and to strengthen the continuing peace witness among the community.

Forum provides a public space for interdisciplinary discovery about the personal, local and global challenges faced by students, faculty, staff and the Bluffton community.

These events are free and open to the public.