Constitution Day 2026
"Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Reflection" with Dr. John Fea
Thursday, September 17 at 3 PM
Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library
Sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Department of Political Science, and Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University; and the Auburn University Libraries. The Constitution Day lecture is a part of the Discover Auburn Lecture Series.
About John Fea
John Fea is a Senior Fellow at the Lumen Center for the Study of Christianity and Culture and an honorary fellow in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin, both in Madison, Wisconsin. For twenty-three years, he taught American history at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Fea is the author of Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Introduction, one of three finalists for the George Washington Book Prize in 2012 and now out in its third edition. He is the author of six other books, and his writing for scholarly and popular audiences has appeared in the Journal of American History, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and dozens of other outlets.
About Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention held its final meeting and delegates signed the Constitution of the United States of America. In 2004, Congress designated September 17 of each year as Constitution Day, requiring schools receiving federal funds and all federal agencies to coordinate educational events during the week to promote a better understanding of the Constitution.