Category Archives: Books

Republican Jesus – A Conversation with Tony Keddie

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Eric

Tony Keddie is Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at the University of British Columbia. In his new book, Republican Jesus: How the Right has Rewritten the Gospels, Keddie situates popular Republican perceptions of Christ within a historical … Continue reading →

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Jesus Wayne – A Conversation with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Eric

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. In her new book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Du Mez documents about eighty years of white … Continue reading →

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Religion in Public – A Conversation with Melissa Rogers

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Eric

Melissa Rogers is Visiting Professor at the Wake Forest School of Divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. She served as President Obama’s executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships from 2013 … Continue reading →

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Defining Evangelical – A Conversation with Mark A. Noll

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Eric

Mark A. Noll is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. The author or editor of over thirty books, Noll is legendary in the field. Alongside George M. Marsden and David W. Bebbington, he is co-editor of … Continue reading →

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The Evangelical Identity – A Conversation with Thomas S. Kidd

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Eric

Thomas S. Kidd is the Vardaman Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University. In his new book, Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis, Kidd challenges the popular association between evangelicals and the Republican Party, tracing … Continue reading →

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Lear on the Left – A Conversation with L. Benjamin Rolsky

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Eric

L. Benjamin Rolsky is Adjunct Instructor in the History and Anthropology Department at Monmouth University and part-time lecturer in the Religion Department at Rutgers University. His The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in … Continue reading →

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Christian Diplomacy – A Conversation with Mark T. Edwards

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Eric

Mark Thomas Edwards is Associate Professor of US History and Politics at Spring Arbor University, where he researches the intersection of religion, politics, and diplomacy in the United States. In his new book, Faith and Foreign Affairs in the American … Continue reading →

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Christian / Democrat – A Conversation with James D. Bratt

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Eric

The late John F. Woolverton, an Episcopal priest, taught church history at Virginia Theological Seminary, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Texas. After his passing in 2014, his A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of … Continue reading →

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American Sutra – A Conversation with Duncan Ryūken Williams

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Eric

Duncan Ryūken Williams is Professor of Religion and East Asian Languages & Cultures at the University of Southern California, where he directs the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. In his new book, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and … Continue reading →

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