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On Religious Freedom – A Conversation with Heath Brown
Though The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in the United States is arguably not new, and quite arguably not political science, it was featured this week on the New Books in Political Science podcast. In this episode, host Heath Brown and … Continue reading
Believing Donald Trump – A Conversation with John Fea
John Fea is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Messiah College. In his new book, Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump, Fea draws upon four centuries of Christian history to diagnose the troubling persistence of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Believe Me, Evangelicals, John Fea, Trump
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Fundamentalist U – A Conversation with Adam Laats
Adam Laats is Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning & Educational Leadership at the State University of New York at Binghamton. In his new book, Fundamentalist U: Keeping the Faith in American Higher Education, Laats documents the challenges and … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Adam Laats, Books, Fundamentalist U
Christian Rock – A Conversation with Randall J. Stephens
Randall J. Stephens is Reader and Associate Professor of History and American Studies at Northumbria University in northeast England. In his most recent book, The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll, Stephens documents the turbulent … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Randall Stephens, Rock 'n' Roll, The Devil's Music
Conservative Liberals – A Conversation with Andrew R. Lewis
Andrew R. Lewis is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. His book, The Rights Turn in Conservative Christian Politics: How Abortion Transformed the Culture Wars, was published last fall by Cambridge University Press. In it, he … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Andrew Lewis, Rights Turn
Why Donald Trump – A Conversation with Stephen Mansfield
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Choosing Donald Trump, Stephen Mansfield
Origin Story – A Conversation with Frances FitzGerald
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War
Tagged Evangelicals, Francis FitzGerald
Over the Empathy Wall – A Conversation with Arlie Hochschild
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
Posted in Christianity, Civility, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Arlie Hochschild, Strangers in Their Own Land
Great Redemption – A Conversation with Alison Collis Greene
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged FDR, Great Depression, New Deal
Before Roe v. Wade – A Conversation with Daniel K. Williams
Daniel K. Williams is Associate Professor of History at the University of West Georgia. His book, Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement Before Roe v. Wade, was published in January by Oxford University Press. It charts the ideologically complex … Continue reading
Posted in Culture War, Politics
Tagged Abortion, Daniel K. Williams, Pro-Life
Rescuing Jesus – A Conversation with Deborah Jian Lee
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
Posted in Christianity, Civility, Culture War
Tagged Christianity, Rescuing Jesus
Rally ‘Round the Family – A Conversation with Seth Dowland
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Christian Right, Family Values, Seth Dowland
Divided on the Right – A Conversation with Neil J. Young
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Neil J. Young, Religious Freedom, Religious Right
Religious Left – A Conversation with Brantley W. Gasaway
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
Posted in Christianity, Culture War, Politics
Tagged Evangelicalism, Gasaway, Progressive
