Category Archives: Culture War

Christian Rock – A Conversation with Randall J. Stephens

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Eric

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 →

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Conservative Liberals – A Conversation with Andrew R. Lewis

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Eric

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 →

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Why Donald Trump – A Conversation with Stephen Mansfield

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Eric

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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Origin Story – A Conversation with Frances FitzGerald

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Eric

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 Eric

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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Conservative Media – A Conversation with Nicole Hemmer

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Eric

Nicole Hemmer is Assistant Professor of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report, and co-host of the Past Present Podcast. Her book, Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and … Continue reading →

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Great Redemption – A Conversation with Alison Collis Greene

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Eric

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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Before Roe v. Wade – A Conversation with Daniel K. Williams

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Eric

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 →

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Rescuing Jesus – A Conversation with Deborah Jian Lee

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Eric

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 Eric

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 Eric

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 Eric

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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Superchurch – A Conversation with Jonathan J. Edwards

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Eric

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 Eric

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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Defining the Marital Union – A Conversation with Leslie J. Harris

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Eric

Leslie J. Harris is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Her book, State of the Marital Union: Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies, analyzes the rhetoric surrounding five marital issues from the 1800s: domestic violence, divorce, polygamy, … Continue reading →

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