Category Archives: Christianity

Why Donald Trump – A Conversation with Stephen Mansfield

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Stephen Mansfield is a historian, speaker, and best-selling author of books about George Whitefield, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, among others. His latest book, Choosing Donald Trump: God, Anger, Hope, and Why … Continue reading →

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America the Gullible – A Conversation with Kurt Andersen

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

Kurt Andersen is a distinguished author, editor, and social critic. A former editor of New York magazine and founder of Spy, Andersen is the co-founder and host of Studio 360 from Public Radio International. His writing has appeared in Time, … Continue reading →

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Another Orientalism – A Conversation with Michael J. Altman

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Michael J. Altman is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. His book, Heathen, Hindoo, Hindu: American Representations of India, 1721-1893, was published in August by Oxford University Press. In it, Altman documents almost two centuries of  … Continue reading →

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Origin Story – A Conversation with Frances FitzGerald

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Frances FitzGerald is a decorated journalist and historian. She is a recipient of the Bancroft Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Award. Over the past five decades, her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York … Continue reading →

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Over the Empathy Wall – A Conversation with Arlie Hochschild

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

Arlie Russell Hochschild is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. For five years she traveled in the bayous of southern Louisiana, interacting with Tea Party conservatives and trying to understand their thinking about life, hope, faith, … Continue reading →

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Swords Into Plowshares – A Conversation with Kristen Tobey

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

Kristen Tobey is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at John Carroll University. Her book, Plowshares: Protest, Performance, and Religious Identity in the Nuclear Age, examines the methods of Plowshares activists, a small group of Catholic radicals known … Continue reading →

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Great Redemption – A Conversation with Alison Collis Greene

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Alison Collis Greene is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Mississippi State University. Her book, No Depression in Heaven: the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the Transformation of Religion in the Delta, was published in December by … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Jesus – A Conversation with Deborah Jian Lee

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

Deborah Jian Lee is an award-winning journalist and radio producer. She has written for Foreign Policy, Forbes, and Slate, among others, and has taught journalism at Columbia University. Her book, Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, & Queer Christians … Continue reading →

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Rally ‘Round the Family – A Conversation with Seth Dowland

Posted on January 28, 2016 by

Seth Dowland is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University. His book, Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right, charts the influence of Christian “family values” advocacy across three decades and a variety of … Continue reading →

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Divided on the Right – A Conversation with Neil J. Young

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

Neil J. Young is a historian and co-host of the Past Present Podcast. His book, We Gather Together: The Religious Right and the Problem of Interfaith Politics was published last month by Oxford University Press. In it, Young argues that, despite … Continue reading →

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Religious Left – A Conversation with Brantley W. Gasaway

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

Brantley W. Gasaway is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Bucknell University. His book, Progressive Evangelicals and the Pursuit of Social Justice, was published last fall by University of North Carolina Press. In it, Gasaway situates Progressive Evangelicalism primarily within … Continue reading →

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Organized Religion – A Conversation with Heath W. Carter

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

Heath W. Carter is Assistant Professor of History at Valparaiso University. His book, Union Made: Working People and the Rise of Social Christianity in Chicago, was published this month by Oxford University Press. In it, Carter credits the working people … Continue reading →

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Superchurch – A Conversation with Jonathan J. Edwards

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

Jonathan J. Edwards is Instructor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina. His book,  Superchurch: The Rhetoric and Politics of American Fundamentalism, was published in April by Michigan State University Press. In it, … Continue reading →

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The Fate of Freedom – A Conversation with Steven D. Smith

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Steven D. Smith is the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego. His most recent book, The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom, advocates a return to what he calls “the American settlement”— an arrangement … Continue reading →

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Creating Conservatism – A Conversation with Michael J. Lee

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

Michael J. Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the College of Charleston. His book, Creating Conservatism: Postwar Words that Made an American Movement, was published this summer by Michigan State University Press. In it, he traces … Continue reading →

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