Category Archives: Culture War

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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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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Conservative Media – A Conversation with Nicole Hemmer

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

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

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

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

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

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

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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Beyond Right and Left – A Conversation with Karin Fry

Posted on September 19, 2014 by

Karin Fry is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Her new book, Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left Rhetoric: The Road to Compromise, explores the positions commonly advocated by culture war adversaries, searching for opportunities for … Continue reading →

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Chaos and Concern – A Conversation with Leslie D. Smith

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

Leslie Dorrough Smith is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Her book, Righteous Rhetoric: Sex, Speech, and the Politics of Concerned Women for America, provides the first full-length analysis of CWA rhetoric. Smith situates CWA … Continue reading →

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