This episode explores how the arts can help us transcend some of the worries in contemporary society, from polarization and entrenched tribalism, to our massive decline in public trust, to informational rabbit holes, to other discouraging and sometimes heartbreaking news. How do stories help us renew?     This conversation was originally featured at Faith Angle West 2023 in Seattle, WA. and the full-length talk is linked below. Alissa Wilkinson has covered film and culture since 2016 for Vox, and she been a prolific film critic since a decade prior. Brad Winters – who speaks immediately following Alissa – is a writer, producer, and showrunner who helped direct and oversee TV dramas including “Oz” (where he started his career as a writer), “Boss,” “The Americans,” “The Sinner,” and “Berlin Station.” So we’ll hear Alissa’s reflections about how faith and Hollywood relate to one another, followed by Brad’s take as an on-set practitioner—about how he’s tried to stay true.     Guests Alissa Wilkinson  Bradford Winters    Additional Resources  "Storytelling and Hollywood," full Faith Angle West 2023 session  "Jesus Is Calling...on Netflix's 'Beef'" in Christianity Today  "Lessons from a Barbenheimer Summer," by Alissa Wilkinson 

This episode explores how the arts can help us transcend some of the worries in contemporary society, from polarization and entrenched tribalism, to our massive decline in public trust, to informational rabbit holes, to other discouraging and sometimes heartbreaking news. How do stories help us renew?   This conversation was originally featured at Faith Angle West 2023 in Seattle, WA. and the full-length talk is linked below. Alissa Wilkinson has covered film and culture since 2016 for Vox, and she been a prolific film critic since a decade prior. Brad Winters – who speaks immediately following Alissa – is a writer, producer, and showrunner who helped direct and oversee TV dramas including “Oz” (where he started his career as a writer), “Boss,” “The Americans,” “The Sinner,” and “Berlin Station.” So we’ll hear Alissa’s reflections about how faith and Hollywood relate to one another, followed by Brad’s take as an on-set practitioner—about how he’s tried to stay true.   Guests <a href="https://www.vox.com/authors/alissa-wilkinson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alissa Wilkinson </a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1056414/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bradford Winters </a> Additional Resources "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMs2NLusjFA&amp;list=PLEUn4AagNte640-GErNRvqTjyliXBZ8IA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storytelling and Hollywood</a>," full <a href="https://faithangle.org/session/faith-in-hollywood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faith Angle West 2023</a> session  "<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/april-web-only/netflix-beef-worship-come-to-altar-church-hurt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesus Is Calling...on Netflix's 'Beef</a>'" in Christianity Today "<a href="https://www.vox.com/23818719/july-box-office-barbie-oppenheimer-sound-of-freedom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lessons from a Barbenheimer Summer</a>," by Alissa Wilkinson

Storytelling and Hollywood: Faith at the Movies

Carolyn Chen

Trae Stephens

Time and again in American life, technology has made room for new, better things that ease human burdens and free up RAM—think just of dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, and airplanes. Of course today, Silicon Valley represents this new frontier perhaps better than anyplace else in the world. It’s there that Carolyn Chen –  a sociologist and Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley, where she’s co-directs the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion – has discovered something compelling in her new book Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley (Princeton 2022).    Time after time, a Silicon Valley job provided what religion used to provide a Georgia Tech college student or Ohio megachurch volunteer. From company yoga studios to meditation apps, from cafeterias to enriching professional development opportunities, young, mobile, hi-tech workers allured by the perks often work 60 or 70 hour-weeks. If the company is changing the world, why go to church?   For Millennials and Gen Z in particular, the trend toward “no religion at all” or remaining agnostic on the religion survey is increasingly popular. But Trae Stephens, a venture capitalist and Partner at Founders Fund where he invests across multiple sectors and stages, argues the story is more complex.    Enjoy these two short talks, given live to a group of 18 journalists working at outlets primarily west of the Mississippi—first on how work in Silicon Valley has come to take the place of religion once held, and then Trae on why that is, and what we can do about it.   Guests Carolyn Chen Trae Stephens   Additional Resources  Work, Pray, Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley, by Carolyn Chen  "Choose Good Quests," by Trae Stephens 

Time and again in American life, technology has made room for new, better things that ease human burdens and free up RAM—think just of dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, and airplanes. Of course today, Silicon Valley represents this new frontier perhaps better than anyplace else in the world. It’s there that Carolyn Chen –  a sociologist and Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley, where she’s co-directs the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion – has discovered something compelling in her new book Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley (Princeton 2022).  Time after time, a Silicon Valley job provided what religion used to provide a Georgia Tech college student or Ohio megachurch volunteer. From company yoga studios to meditation apps, from cafeterias to enriching professional development opportunities, young, mobile, hi-tech workers allured by the perks often work 60 or 70 hour-weeks. If the company is changing the world, why go to church? For Millennials and Gen Z in particular, the trend toward “no religion at all” or remaining agnostic on the religion survey is increasingly popular. But Trae Stephens, a venture capitalist and Partner at Founders Fund where he invests across multiple sectors and stages, argues the story is more complex.  Enjoy these two short talks, given live to a group of 18 journalists working at outlets primarily west of the Mississippi—first on how work in Silicon Valley has come to take the place of religion once held, and then Trae on why that is, and what we can do about it. Guests <a href="https://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/people/carolyn-chen-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carolyn Chen</a> <a href="https://foundersfund.com/team/trae-stephens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trae Stephens</a> Additional Resources  <a href="https://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/about/books/work-pray-code-when-work-becomes-religion-in-silicon-valley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work, Pray, Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley</a>, by Carolyn Chen  "<a href="https://www.piratewires.com/p/choose-good-quests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Choose Good Quests</a>," by Trae Stephens

Carolyn Chen and Trae Stephens: How Work Replaces Religion in Silicon Valley

Professor Joshua Ralston is a scholar and theologian who teaches Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh. His three books look at Sharia law from a Christian perspective, at the impact of global migration on the church, and at Europe’s rich religious diversity. He is engaged in the work of bridging divides between Christians and Muslims—each vast, diverse communities who often fundamentally misunderstand one another.  Joining him is Rim-Sarah Alouane, a French legal scholar and commentator who’s nearly completed a PhD in comparative law at the University Toulouse-Capitole, in France. Her scholarship focuses largely on religious freedom, human rights in France, the balance of civil liberties and religion, and constitutional law. Listen in for a rich dialogue between a Muslim legal scholar in France and a Christian theologian in Scotland.    Guests Joshua Ralston Rim-Sarah Alouane   Additional Resources  Law and the Rule of God: A Christian Engagement with Shari'a, by Joshua Ralston The Spirit of Populism: Political Theologies in Polarized Times, co-edited by Joshua Ralston "Publicly French, Privately Muslim: The Aim of Modern Laïcité," by Rim-Sarah Alouane  "The Weaponization of Laïcité," by Rim-Sarah Alouane

Professor Joshua Ralston is a scholar and theologian who teaches Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh. His three books look at Sharia law from a Christian perspective, at the impact of global migration on the church, and at Europe’s rich religious diversity. He is engaged in the work of bridging divides between Christians and Muslims—each vast, diverse communities who often fundamentally misunderstand one another.  Joining him is Rim-Sarah Alouane, a French legal scholar and commentator who’s nearly completed a PhD in comparative law at the University Toulouse-Capitole, in France. Her scholarship focuses largely on religious freedom, human rights in France, the balance of civil liberties and religion, and constitutional law. Listen in for a rich dialogue between a Muslim legal scholar in France and a Christian theologian in Scotland.  Guests <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-joshua-ralston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joshua Ralston</a> <a href="https://www.rimsarah.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rim-Sarah Alouane</a> Additional Resources  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Law-Rule-God-Christian-Engagement/dp/1108489826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Law and the Rule of God: A Christian Engagement with Shari'a</a>, by Joshua Ralston <a href="https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/the-spirit-of-populism-political-theologies-in-polarized-times" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Spirit of Populism: Political Theologies in Polarized Times</a>, co-edited by Joshua Ralston "<a href="https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/responses/publicly-french-privately-muslim-the-aim-of-modern-laicite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publicly French, Privately Muslim: The Aim of Modern L</a><a href="https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/responses/publicly-french-privately-muslim-the-aim-of-modern-laicite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aïcité</a>," by Rim-Sarah Alouane  "<a href="https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/the-weaponization-of-laicite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Weaponization of Laïcité</a>," by Rim-Sarah Alouane

A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar: Joshua Ralston and Rim-Sarah Alouane

Yuval Levin

Yuval Levin is the kind of thinker, policy analyst, public servant, and scholar you really want in DC. The talk you’re about to hear is one he gave to a group of 15 Michael Cromartie Forum journalists, a highly promising group of early-career journalists. The topic is declining trust in our politics, in religion, and in American journalism—and it’s a deeply insightful and challenging talk that we hope you’ll feel just as stirred by as our group did.   Guest Yuval Levin   Additional Resources  A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream, by Yuval Levin  The Fractured Republic: Renewing America's Social Contract in the Age of Individualism, by Yuval Levin "The Crisis in America's Institutions: Religion, Journalism, and Politics," full video of Yuval Levin's session at the 2023 Michael Cromartie Forum 

Yuval Levin is the kind of thinker, policy analyst, public servant, and scholar you really want in DC. The talk you’re about to hear is one he gave to a group of 15 Michael Cromartie Forum journalists, a highly promising group of early-career journalists. The topic is declining trust in our politics, in religion, and in American journalism—and it’s a deeply insightful and challenging talk that we hope you’ll feel just as stirred by as our group did. Guest <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/yuval-levin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yuval Levin</a> Additional Resources  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Build-Community-Recommitting-Institutions-ebook/dp/B07SGQB1NH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UPGP9DF8SWD6&amp;keywords=a+time+to+build&amp;qid=1684922933&amp;sprefix=a+time+to+buil%2Caps%2C208&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream</a>, by Yuval Levin  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Republic-Renewing-Americas-Individualism/dp/0465093248" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fractured Republic: Renewing America's Social Contract in the Age of Individualism</a>, by Yuval Levin "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdUdvK-gbAc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Crisis in America's Institutions: Religion, Journalism, and Politics</a>," full video of Yuval Levin's session at the 2023 Michael Cromartie Forum

America’s Crisis in Social Trust: Yuval Levin

Mustafa Akyol

Dalia Mogahed

At the moment, 193 countries in the world hold membership in the United Nations, and, of that group, 50 are currently Muslim-majority countries. This is a data-point referenced by each of this episode's guest scholars, in their thinking about how Islam and liberalism intersect and in their reflections on the future of Islam in the modern era and on Muslim life in America. First up is Mustafa Akyol, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. He is followed by Dalia Mogahed, who is Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Dalia previously served on President Obama’s Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and, prior to that, was for six years Director of Gallup’s Center for Muslim Studies.     Guests Mustafa Akyol  Dalia Mogahed    Additional Resources  Full video of Faith Angle Miami session on "Islam and American Pluralism"  Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance, by Mustafa Akyol Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, by Dalia Mogahed and John Esposito 

At the moment, 193 countries in the world hold membership in the United Nations, and, of that group, 50 are currently Muslim-majority countries. This is a data-point referenced by each of this episode's guest scholars, in their thinking about how Islam and liberalism intersect and in their reflections on the future of Islam in the modern era and on Muslim life in America. First up is Mustafa Akyol, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. He is followed by Dalia Mogahed, who is Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Dalia previously served on President Obama’s Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and, prior to that, was for six years Director of Gallup’s Center for Muslim Studies.   Guests <a href="http://www.mustafaakyol.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mustafa Akyol </a> <a href="https://www.ispu.org/dalia-mogahed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dalia Mogahed </a> Additional Resources  Full video of Faith Angle Miami session on "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69YUVT0uzVs&amp;list=PLEUn4AagNte640-GErNRvqTjyliXBZ8IA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islam and American Pluralism</a>"  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reopening-Muslim-Minds-Freedom-Tolerance/dp/1250256062" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance</a>, by Mustafa Akyol <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Who-Speaks-Islam-Billion-Muslims/dp/1595620176" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think</a>, by Dalia Mogahed and John Esposito

Islam and American Pluralism: Mustafa Akyol and Dalia Mogahed

Miroslav Volf

Tim Alberta

Miroslav Volf teaches theology at Yale University, where he also directs the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is the author of 17 books, and his 1996 book Exclusion and Embrace was named by Christianity Today as one of the 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century. This new book, rooted in a popular Yale undergraduate course, is Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, co-authored by Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz, both fellow teachers. Joining Miroslav for this conversation is Tim Alberta, a brilliant, ascending journalist and bestselling author in his own right, who is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of American Carnage. At the moment, Tim is working on a new book, provocatively titled The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.    Guests Miroslav Volf Tim Alberta   Additional Resources Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republic Civil War and the Rise of President Trump, by Tim Alberta "War and Religion in Ukraine," Faith Angle Europe session with Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf teaches theology at Yale University, where he also directs the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He is the author of 17 books, and his 1996 book Exclusion and Embrace was named by Christianity Today as one of the 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century. This new book, rooted in a popular Yale undergraduate course, is Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, co-authored by Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz, both fellow teachers. Joining Miroslav for this conversation is Tim Alberta, a brilliant, ascending journalist and bestselling author in his own right, who is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of American Carnage. At the moment, Tim is working on a new book, provocatively titled The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. Guests <a href="https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/miroslav-volf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miroslav Volf</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tim-alberta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Alberta</a> Additional Resources <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Worth-Living-Guide-Matters/dp/0593489306" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most</a>, by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Carnage-Front-Republican-President/dp/006289644X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republic Civil War and the Rise of President Trump</a>, by Tim Alberta <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwK9HSseric" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"War and Religion in Ukraine</a>," Faith Angle Europe session with Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf and Tim Alberta: Life Worth Living

Shaun Casey

Rachel Donadio

In this episode, we are joined by Shaun Casey, former director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs, and Rachel Donadio, a Paris-based journalist, a contributing writer for The Atlantic and a former European Culture correspondent for The New York Times. Our guests discuss Shaun's new book, Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom, which makes the case that understanding the role of religion in global politics is crucial for effective diplomacy.   Guests Shaun Casey Rachel Donadio   Additional Resources  Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy, by Shaun Casey "Why Is France so Afraid of God?" by Rachel Donadio "Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska," by Rachel Donadio 

In this episode, we are joined by Shaun Casey, former director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs, and Rachel Donadio, a Paris-based journalist, a contributing writer for The Atlantic and a former European Culture correspondent for The New York Times. Our guests discuss Shaun's new book, Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom, which makes the case that understanding the role of religion in global politics is crucial for effective diplomacy. Guests <a href="https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/shaun-casey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaun Casey</a> <a href="https://www.racheldonadio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Donadio</a> Additional Resources  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Devil-Foggy-Bottom-Diplomacy/dp/080288170X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom: The Future of Religion in American Diplomacy</a>, by Shaun Casey "<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/france-god-religion-secularism/620528/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Is France so Afraid of God?</a>" by Rachel Donadio "<a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/portrait-of-bravery-ukraines-first-lady-olena-zelenska" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska</a>," by Rachel Donadio

Shaun Casey and Rachel Donadio: Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom

Ryan Streeter

In this episode, Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute and Tevi Troy of the Bipartisan Policy Center join us to discuss the history of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, as well as to provide a roadmap for the office's potential growth and impact under future administrations.    Guests Ryan Streeter  Tevi Troy   Additional Resources "The False Choices Facing the Republican Party," by Ryan Streeter "The Life and Times of the Faith-Based Initiative," by Tevi Troy

In this episode, Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute and Tevi Troy of the Bipartisan Policy Center join us to discuss the history of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, as well as to provide a roadmap for the office's potential growth and impact under future administrations.  Guests <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/ryan-streeter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Streeter </a> <a href="https://bipartisanpolicy.org/person/tevi-troy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tevi Troy</a> Additional Resources "<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/12/aspirational-conservatism-new-approach-republican-party-00080921?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014e-f104-dd93-ad7f-f905c10e0001&amp;nlid=630318" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The False Choices Facing the Republican Party</a>," by Ryan Streeter "<a href="https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/politics-current-affairs/2023/02/the-life-and-times-of-the-faith-based-initiative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Life and Times of the Faith-Based Initiative</a>," by Tevi Troy

Mapping the Faith-Based Initiative: Ryan Streeter and Tevi Troy

Peter Frankopan

This episode is lifted directly from one of the most fascinating sessions of November’s Faith Angle Europe, where Dr. Peter Frankopan opened a two-and-a-half-hour session available in its entirety below. Peter is the Professor of Global History at Oxford University’s Worcester College, and alongside Theresa Fallon, the founder of a Brussels think tank focusing on Russia and China, he spoke with 18 transatlantic journalists about trade, culture, and the easily-misconstrued history of the Eastern and Western worlds that have intersected in China for centuries.     Guests Peter Frankopan   Additional Resources "Past Is Prologue in China," full length Faith Angle Europe 2022 session with Peter Frankopan and Theresa Fallon The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World, by Peter Frankopan Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research

This episode is lifted directly from one of the most fascinating sessions of November’s Faith Angle Europe, where Dr. Peter Frankopan opened a two-and-a-half-hour session available in its entirety below. Peter is the Professor of Global History at Oxford University’s Worcester College, and alongside Theresa Fallon, the founder of a Brussels think tank focusing on Russia and China, he spoke with 18 transatlantic journalists about trade, culture, and the easily-misconstrued history of the Eastern and Western worlds that have intersected in China for centuries.   Guests <a href="https://www.peterfrankopan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Frankopan</a> Additional Resources "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0QpNrZyBaA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Past Is Prologue in China</a>," full length Faith Angle Europe 2022 session with Peter Frankopan and Theresa Fallon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Silk-Roads-Present-Future/dp/1526607425" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World</a>, by Peter Frankopan <a href="https://www.ocbr.ox.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research</a>

Peter Frankopan: China’s New Silk Roads

Tim Dalrymple

Tim Schultz

Recently, President Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring all US states and territories to recognize same-sex and interracial civil marriages. But that isn’t all the new law does: it also fortifies religious liberty protections. As today’s guests describe, it’s perhaps because the Respect for Marriage Act does both things that it garnered bipartisan congressional support. In this episode, we're joined by Tim Schultz, president of the 1st Amendment Partnership, a DC advocacy organization that has worked for the last decade to advance religious freedom in state legislatures. Tim worked closely with leaders of diverse religious minority organizations—and national gay rights lobby organizations—to help foster the conditions needed to make this law and its commitment to Christian pluralism possible. Joining him is Tim Dalrymple, president and CEO of Christianity Today, one of the country's most influential evangelical publications.    Guests Tim Schultz Tim Dalrymple   Additional Resources "Everything You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act," by Carl Esbeck in Christianity Today 1st Amendment Partnership Christianity Today Respect for Marriage Act 

Recently, President Biden signed into law the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Respect for Marriage Act</a>, requiring all US states and territories to recognize same-sex and interracial civil marriages. But that isn’t all the new law does: it also fortifies religious liberty protections. As today’s guests describe, it’s perhaps because the Respect for Marriage Act does both things that it garnered bipartisan congressional support. In this episode, we're joined by Tim Schultz, president of the 1st Amendment Partnership, a DC advocacy organization that has worked for the last decade to advance religious freedom in state legislatures. Tim worked closely with leaders of diverse religious minority organizations—and national gay rights lobby organizations—to help foster the conditions needed to make this law and its commitment to Christian pluralism possible. Joining him is Tim Dalrymple, president and CEO of Christianity Today, one of the country's most influential evangelical publications.  Guests <a href="https://1stamendmentpartnership.org/people/tim-schultz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Schultz</a> <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.org/media-room/news/2019/christianity-today-appoints-timothy-dalrymple-as-new-presid.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Dalrymple</a> Additional Resources "<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/november-web-only/same-sex-marriage-religious-liberty-respect-marriage-act.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything You Need to Know About the Respect for Marriage Act</a>," by Carl Esbeck in Christianity Today <a href="https://1stamendmentpartnership.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1st Amendment Partnership</a> <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christianity Today</a> <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Respect for Marriage Act </a>

Tim Dalrymple and Tim Schultz: Respect for Marriage Act

Faith Angle brings together top scholars and leading journalists for smart conversations around some of the most profound questions in the public square. Rather than a current-events debrief, our goal is a substantive conversation one notch beneath the surface, drawing out how religious convictions manifest themselves in American culture and public life.

Josh Good and the Faith Angle Forum have created something extraordinary: nuanced conversations about religion. GetReligion’s Terry Mattingly has been shouting from the rooftops about the religion angle in journalism for years and now, someone is helping him fill in that gap.

Good allows journalists, academics, policy makers, and ethicists to converse on their topics of choice. When the two guests get to talking, something magical happens. An honest talk about the issues and fascinations about belief and faith. The guest list includes an astounding number of notable names like Emma Green, Daniel Krauthammer, and David Brooks. This is a podcast that is vital for a functioning society.

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Pete Wehner

Jonathan Haidt

Peter Wehner

Jon Haidt offers candid perspective on today's university campuses, contemporary journalism, public discourse, and his own journey—as well as ways to better equip iGen students in their pursuit of human flourishing. Guests: Jonathan Haidt Peter Wehner Links: Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls, Jonathan Haidt, RSA Replay Complicating the Narratives, by Amanda Ripley The moral roots of liberals and conservatives, Jonathan Haidt, TED2008 Can a divided America heal?, Jonathan Haidt and Chris Anderson, TED2016 Let Grow Heterodox Academy

Jon Haidt offers candid perspective on today's university campuses, contemporary journalism, public discourse, and his own journey—as well as ways to better equip iGen students in their pursuit of human flourishing. Guests: <a href="https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Haidt</a> <a href="https://eppc.org/author/peter_wehner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Wehner</a> Links: <a href="https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/11/why-a-21st-century-enlightenment-needs-walls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls</a>, Jonathan Haidt, RSA Replay <a href="https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/complicating-the-narratives-b91ea06ddf63" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complicating the Narratives</a>, by Amanda Ripley <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_the_moral_roots_of_liberals_and_conservatives?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The moral roots of liberals and conservatives</a>, Jonathan Haidt, TED2008 <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_can_a_divided_america_heal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can a divided America heal?</a>, Jonathan Haidt and Chris Anderson, TED2016 <a href="https://letgrow.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let Grow</a> <a href="https://heterodoxacademy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heterodox Academy</a>

Jonathan Haidt and Peter Wehner: The Righteous Mind

Naomi Schaefer Riley

Jedd Medefind

Links from this episode: HBO's "Foster" is disturbingly accurate, but it's missing one important thing: solutions, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Los Angeles Times, 5/7/19 Reconsidering Kinship Care, Naomi Schaefer Riley, National Affairs, Summer 2018 How Foster Care Became a Christian Priority - Just in Time, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition, 9/24/18 Christian Alliance for Orphans Christians Are Pro-Life After Birth, Too, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Wall Street Journal, 6/13/19 In Brokenness &amp; Beauty…It Is Well, Jedd Medefind, CAFO2019, 5/8/19 Taming Technology, Jedd Medefind, Outcomes Magazine

Links from this episode: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-riley-foster-care-documentary-20190507-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HBO's "Foster" is disturbingly accurate, but it's missing one important thing: solutions, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Los Angeles Times, 5/7/19</a> <a href="https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/reconsidering-kinship-care" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reconsidering Kinship Care, Naomi Schaefer Riley, National Affairs, Summer 2018</a> <a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-foster-care-became-christian-priority-just-time/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Foster Care Became a Christian Priority - Just in Time, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition, 9/24/18</a> <a href="https://cafo.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Alliance for Orphans</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/christians-are-pro-life-after-birth-too-11560465692" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christians Are Pro-Life After Birth, Too, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Wall Street Journal, 6/13/19</a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/336923969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Brokenness &amp; Beauty…It Is Well, Jedd Medefind, CAFO2019, 5/8/19</a> <a href="https://outcomesmagazine.com/taming-technology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taming Technology, Jedd Medefind, Outcomes Magazine</a>

Naomi Schaefer Riley and Jedd Medefind: On Foster Care—and Parenting

Christian Smith

Will Saletan

In this episode of Faith Angle, we're joined by Notre Dame's Christian Smith and Slate's Will Saletan to discuss Dr. Smith's newest book, Atheist Overreach   Links from this episode: Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame Will Saletan, Slate Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't Deliver Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion. Why?

In this episode of Faith Angle, we're joined by Notre Dame's Christian Smith and Slate's Will Saletan to discuss Dr. Smith's newest book, Atheist Overreach Links from this episode: <a href="https://christiansmith.nd.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame</a> <a href="https://slate.com/author/william-saletan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Saletan, Slate</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Overreach-What-Atheism-Deliver/dp/0190880929" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't Deliver</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/atheism-fastest-growing-religion-us/598843/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion. Why?</a>

Christian Smith and Will Saletan: The Belief Question

Brad Wilcox

Eugene Scott

 In the latest episode of Faith Angle, we take a look at the changing nature of marriage in America with Eugene Scott and Brad Wilcox. Eugene covers identity politics for the Washington Post's The Fix, and Brad is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies.  Brad, Eugene, and Josh Good discuss trends around marriage in the current political climate; how factors like class and race affect the health of marriages; economics and the importance of gainful employment (especially for men); the connection between marriage and economic mobility; the effects of delayed marriage among young people, and much more.  Links from this episode:  Eugene Scott, Washington Post  Brad Wilcox, National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia  How Divorce Lost Its GrooveDon’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money  

In the latest episode of Faith Angle, we take a look at the changing nature of marriage in America with Eugene Scott and Brad Wilcox. Eugene covers identity politics for the Washington Post's The Fix, and Brad is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. Brad, Eugene, and Josh Good discuss trends around marriage in the current political climate; how factors like class and race affect the health of marriages; economics and the importance of gainful employment (especially for men); the connection between marriage and economic mobility; the effects of delayed marriage among young people, and much more. Links from this episode: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/eugene-scott/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eugene Scott, Washington Post</a> <a href="http://nationalmarriageproject.org/about/director/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brad Wilcox, National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/fashion/how-divorce-lost-its-cachet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Divorce Lost Its Groove</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/04/02/dont-be-a-bachelor-why-married-men-work-harder-and-smarter-and-make-more-money/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money</a>

Brad Wilcox and Eugene Scott: Marriage Matters in the Age of Trump

In this episode, we sit down with a Paris-based journalist, Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry, who provides insights on the changing role of religion in Europe. Amidst the rise in immigration and growing populism across the continent, is there a pluralist vision large enough to introduce healthy constraints and advance human flourishing between discrete communities? In advance of a November Faith Angle Forum, Pascal offers his best thinking.

In this episode, we sit down with a Paris-based journalist, Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry, who provides insights on the changing role of religion in Europe. Amidst the rise in immigration and growing populism across the continent, is there a pluralist vision large enough to introduce healthy constraints and advance human flourishing between discrete communities? In advance of a November Faith Angle Forum, Pascal offers his best thinking.

Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry: From Paris with (Populist) Love

Mike McCurry

Karen Tumulty

Former Clinton White House Press Secretary—and now Wesley Seminary professor—Mike McCurry sits down with Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty, and Faith Angle's Josh Good, to discuss the faith journeys of the Clintons and Reagans; transformations in journalism; and new opportunities for congregations to directly engage the deep divide in America's political culture.  Links from this episode:  A private letter from Ronald Reagan to his dying father-in-law shows the president’s faith, Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 09/14/18Former Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry finds his faith, marries it with politics, Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 02/22/14  How My Party Found God, Mike McCurry, The Daily Beast, 07/14/17  

Former Clinton White House Press Secretary—and now Wesley Seminary professor—Mike McCurry sits down with Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty, and Faith Angle's Josh Good, to discuss the faith journeys of the Clintons and Reagans; transformations in journalism; and new opportunities for congregations to directly engage the deep divide in America's political culture. Links from this episode: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-lost-letter-from-ronald-reagan-to-his-dying-father-in-law-shows-the-presidents-faith/2018/09/14/5aaab8c0-b140-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A private letter from Ronald Reagan to his dying father-in-law shows the president’s faith, Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 09/14/18</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-clinton-spokesman-mike-mccurry-finds-his-faith-marries-it-with-politics/2014/02/21/31e75d4a-9420-11e3-83b9-1f024193bb84_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Former Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry finds his faith, marries it with politics, Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 02/22/14</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-my-party-found-god" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How My Party Found God, Mike McCurry, The Daily Beast, 07/14/17</a>

Mike McCurry and Karen Tumulty: Of God and Presidents

Daniel Krauthammer

In this episode, we're joined by Daniel Krauthammer for a big-think conversation about American democracy, Judaism, foreign policy, history and human nature, the power of ideas, baseball, Zionism, and the remarkable life of Charles Krauthammer (1950-2018). Daniel recently edited "The Point of it All," and Pete Wehner of The Atlantic and The New York Times knew Charles for decades—and worked in 2001 with Daniel, too. Links from this episode: The Point of it All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors, 2019 paperback, Charles Krauthammer, ed. by Daniel KrauthammerThe Example of Charles Krauthammer, by Peter Wehner, New York Times, June 21, 2018

In this episode, we're joined by Daniel Krauthammer for a big-think conversation about American democracy, Judaism, foreign policy, history and human nature, the power of ideas, baseball, Zionism, and the remarkable life of Charles Krauthammer (1950-2018). Daniel recently edited "The Point of it All," and Pete Wehner of The Atlantic and The New York Times knew Charles for decades—and worked in 2001 with Daniel, too.   Links from this episode:   <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Point-All-Lifetime-Great-Endeavors/dp/1984891596" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Point of it All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors, 2019 paperback, Charles Krauthammer, ed. by Daniel Krauthammer</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/opinion/charles-krauthammer-example-conservative.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Example of Charles Krauthammer, by Peter Wehner, New York Times, June 21, 2018</a>

Daniel Krauthammer and Peter Wehner: The Point of it All

Mona Charen

Oren Cass

Mona Charen and Oren Cass: The Once and Future Worker

Sam Brownback

Wajahat Ali

Links from this episode:  United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)  Wajahat Ali, The New York Times

Links from this episode: <a href="https://www.uscirf.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/wajahat-ali" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wajahat Ali, The New York Times</a>

Amb. Sam Brownback and Wajahat Ali: International Religious Freedom

Matthew Goodwin

Henry Olsen

Are we living through a populist moment or a populist era? Matthew Goodwin, Prof. of Politics at Univ. of Kent, joins Henry Olsen of The Washington Post for a window into highlights from his bestselling book, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy---and its application to recent elections throughout the Western world.  Book link: Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy

Are we living through a populist moment or a populist era? Matthew Goodwin, Prof. of Politics at Univ. of Kent, joins Henry Olsen of The Washington Post for a window into highlights from his bestselling book, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy---and its application to recent elections throughout the Western world. Book link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/National-Populism-Against-Liberal-Democracy-ebook/dp/B07CV45TCM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy</a>

Matthew Goodwin and Henry Olsen: National Populism

James Astill

In this episode, we sit down with The Economist's James Astill and EPPC's Henry Olsen—also a Washington Post columnist—to discuss European populism.  The centre-Left will never defeat European populism if it fails to first understand it: https://unherd.com/2018/12/centre-left-will-never-defeat-european-populism-fails-first-understand-2/

In this episode, we sit down with The Economist's James Astill and EPPC's Henry Olsen—also a Washington Post columnist—to discuss European populism. The centre-Left will never defeat European populism if it fails to first understand it: <a href="https://unherd.com/2018/12/centre-left-will-never-defeat-european-populism-fails-first-understand-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unherd.com/2018/12/centre-left-will-never-defeat-european-populism-fails-first-understand-2/</a>

James Astill and Henry Olsen: European Populism

Nadine Epstein

Michelle Boorstein

Elie Wiesel

In this of Faith Angle, we take a look at the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel with Nadine Epstein and Michelle Boorstein. Links from this episode:  Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post   Nadine Epstein, Moment   Elie Wiesel, An Extraordinary Life and Legacy: Writings, Photographs and Reflections 

In this of Faith Angle, we take a look at the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel with Nadine Epstein and Michelle Boorstein. Links from this episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/michelle-boorstein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post </a></li> <li><a href="https://momentmag.com/author/nepstein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nadine Epstein, Moment </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/fashion/how-divorce-lost-its-cachet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Elie Wiesel, An Extraordinary Life and Legacy: Writings, Photographs and Reflections </a></li></ul>

Nadine Epstein and Michelle Boorstein: The Enduring Legacy of Elie Wiesel

Jon Ward

At our recent Faith Angle Forum in Miami, journalists, scholars, and faith leaders came together for in-depth conversations on global poverty and injustice, faith and mental health, and race in America. This episode offers an inside look at the forum, with clips from the presentations and comments from journalists, plus an extended conversation about Faith Angle with Jon Ward of Yahoo News.

At our recent Faith Angle Forum in Miami, journalists, scholars, and faith leaders came together for in-depth conversations on global poverty and injustice, faith and mental health, and race in America. This episode offers an inside look at the forum, with clips from the presentations and comments from journalists, plus an extended conversation about Faith Angle with Jon Ward of Yahoo News.

An Inside Look at the 34th Faith Angle Forum—and a Recap with Jon Ward

David Brooks

Anne Snyder

On the latest episode of Faith Angle, we're joined by New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks and Comment Magazine editor-in-chief Anne Snyder to discuss the new books they've each published, their respective approaches to writing, their own marriage and faith journey, and how to cultivate communities rooted in trust that lead to individual and social transformation. Links from today's episode: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, David Brooks, 4/16/19 The Fabric of Character: A Wise Giver's Guide to Supporting Social and Moral Renewal, Anne Snyder, 3/22/19 Evening Conversation with David Brooks at The Trinity Forum, 5/29/19 David Brooks' Journey Toward Faith, Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 5/7/19 A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream, Yuval Levin, forthcoming in February 2020 David Brooks on Weave: The Social Fabric Project, The Aspen Institute, 9/19/18 Why I Write, George Orwell, 1946 The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, Peter Wehner, 6/4/19  The Magnanimous Man: In Remembrance of Michael Cromartie, Anne Snyder, Public Discourse, 9/7/17 Michael Cromartie introduction of David Brooks, The Gathering, 10/2/14 Anne’s email to David, p. 239 of The Second Mountain: "I want to reiterate that yes, grace is the central thing Christ offers, but that is the doorway. And it is to know him. I see lots of emphasis on striving in your note, and I appreciate its antidote to cheap grace. But the foundational fact is you cannot earn your way into a state of grace - this denies grace's power, and subverts its very definition. Grace must reach out to the broken and the undeserving. It must reach out to those recognizing plainly, vulnerably, their own need and emptiness. It can only find welcome in those sitting still.

On the latest episode of Faith Angle, we're joined by New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks and Comment Magazine editor-in-chief Anne Snyder to discuss the new books they've each published, their respective approaches to writing, their own marriage and faith journey, and how to cultivate communities rooted in trust that lead to individual and social transformation. Links from today's episode: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks/dp/0812993268/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, David Brooks, 4/16/19</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fabric-Character-Givers-Supporting-Renewal/dp/0997852623" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fabric of Character: A Wise Giver's Guide to Supporting Social and Moral Renewal, Anne Snyder, 3/22/19</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh5lQrhGECQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evening Conversation with David Brooks at The Trinity Forum, 5/29/19</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/second-mountain-brooks-discusses-his-faith/588766/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Brooks' Journey Toward Faith, Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 5/7/19</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Build-Community-Recommitting-Institutions/dp/1541699270/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream, Yuval Levin, forthcoming in February 2020</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcrGvQXJII" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Brooks on Weave: The Social Fabric Project, The Aspen Institute, 9/19/18</a> <a href="http://orwell.ru/library/essays/wiw/english/e_wiw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why I Write, George Orwell, 1946</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Politics-Frayed-Republic-After/dp/0062820796/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, Peter Wehner, 6/4/19</a> <a href="https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/09/20016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Magnanimous Man: In Remembrance of Michael Cromartie, Anne Snyder, Public Discourse, 9/7/17</a> <a href="https://thegathering.com/news-posts/transcript-david-brooks-gathering-2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Cromartie introduction of David Brooks, The Gathering, 10/2/14</a> Anne’s email to David, p. 239 of The Second Mountain: "I want to reiterate that yes, grace is the central thing Christ offers, but that is the doorway. And it is to know him. I see lots of emphasis on striving in your note, and I appreciate its antidote to cheap grace. But the foundational fact is you cannot earn your way into a state of grace - this denies grace's power, and subverts its very definition. Grace must reach out to the broken and the undeserving. It must reach out to those recognizing plainly, vulnerably, their own need and emptiness. It can only find welcome in those sitting still.

David Brooks and Anne Snyder: The Power of Vulnerability

Shirley Hoogstra

Tyler Deaton

1. Daniel Silliman, “LGBT Rights-Religious Liberty Bill Proposed in Congress,” Christianity Today, 12/6/19 2. Fairness for All bill 3. Congress Should Act to Balance LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom,” by Tyler Deaton and Tim Schultz, Morning Consult, March 14, 2019

1.<a href="/faithangle/episode/update/id/%20https:/www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/december/fairness-for-all-act-congress-lgbt-religious-liberty.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Daniel Silliman, “LGBT Rights-Religious Liberty Bill Proposed in Congress,” Christianity Today, 12/6/19</a> 2. F<a href="https://stewart.house.gov/sites/stewart.house.gov/files/FFA_5331.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">airness for All bill</a> 3. <a href="https://morningconsult.com/opinions/congress-should-act-to-balance-lgbt-rights-and-religious-freedom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congress Should Act to Balance LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom,” by Tyler Deaton and Tim Schultz, Morning Consult, March 14, 2019</a>

Shirley Hoogstra and Tyler Deaton: Fairness for All

Shadi Hamid

Sarah Wildman

We're joined this week by Dr. Shadi Hamid and Sarah Wildman to discuss the resurgent role of global Islam, the relationship between nationalist populism and Muslims, Sharia law in the Middle East, the role of religion in Western democracies, and the enduring question of how deep religious convictions can align with more lasting expressions of public pluralism   Links from today's episode: Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World, Shadi Hamid, 6/6/17 The role of Islam in European populism: How refugee flows and fear of Muslims drive right-wing support, Shadi Hamid, Brookings, 2/19 Islam in Modern American Society, Shadi Hamid's 2018 address at Faith Angle Religious Conflict and the Future of the Middle East - Shadi Hamid's 2014 address at Faith Angle First Person, Foreign Policy podcast hosted by Sarah Wildman, with Shadi Hamid, on Mohamed Morsi and the Passing of Egypt's Democratic Moment, 6/21/19 Left Populism and the Rediscovery of Agonistic Politics, Shadi Hamid, American Affairs, Winter 2018 Making Sense, Sam Harris's podcast, with Shadi Hamid, on Islamism vs. Secularism, 12/5/16

We're joined this week by Dr. Shadi Hamid and Sarah Wildman to discuss the resurgent role of global Islam, the relationship between nationalist populism and Muslims, Sharia law in the Middle East, the role of religion in Western democracies, and the enduring question of how deep religious convictions can align with more lasting expressions of public pluralism Links from today's episode: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Exceptionalism-Struggle-Islam-Reshaping/dp/1250135133%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World, Shadi Hamid, 6/6/17</a> <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-role-of-islam-in-european-populism-how-refugee-flows-and-fear-of-muslims-drive-right-wing-support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The role of Islam in European populism: How refugee flows and fear of Muslims drive right-wing support, Shadi Hamid, Brookings, 2/19</a> <a href="https://faithangle.org/session/islam-modern-american-society/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islam in Modern American Society, Shadi Hamid's 2018 address at Faith Angle</a> <a href="https://faithangle.org/session/religious-conflict-future-middle-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Religious Conflict and the Future of the Middle East - Shadi Hamid's 2014 address at Faith Angle</a> <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/06/21/the-tragedy-of-mohamed-morsi-death-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Person, Foreign Policy podcast hosted by Sarah Wildman, with Shadi Hamid, on Mohamed Morsi and the Passing of Egypt's Democratic Moment, 6/21/19</a> <a href="https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/11/left-populism-and-the-rediscovery-of-agonistic-politics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Left Populism and the Rediscovery of Agonistic Politics, Shadi Hamid, American Affairs, Winter 2018</a> <a href="https://samharris.org/podcasts/islamism-vs-secularism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Sense, Sam Harris's podcast, with Shadi Hamid, on Islamism vs. Secularism, 12/5/16</a>

Shadi Hamid and Sarah Wildman: Theology and Politics of Islam

Kelsey Dallas

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Stanley Carlson-Thies and Kelsey Dallas. Guests Stanley Carlson-Thies Kelsey Dallas  Links Latter-day Saint leaders call for 'fairness for all' while opposing the Equality Act A Better Way than the Equality Act Nondiscrimination for All Health and Human Services and the Religious-Liberty War An Open Letter to Congress From Religious Leaders H.R.5 – Equality Act  Follow us | faithangle.org

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Stanley Carlson-Thies and Kelsey Dallas. Guests <ul><li><a href="https://irfalliance.org/staff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanley Carlson-Thies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.deseret.com/authors/kelsey-dallas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelsey Dallas</a></li> </ul> Links <ul><li><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2019/5/13/20672982/latter-day-saint-leaders-call-for-fairness-for-all-while-opposing-the-equality-act#senate-democratic-leader-chuck-schumer-d-n-y-flanked-by-house-judiciary-committee-chairman-jerrold-nadler-d-n-y-left-and-rep-david-cicilline-d-r-i-right-joins-fellow-democrats-in-the-house-as-they-announce-the-introduction-of-the-equality-act-a-comprehensive-nondiscrimination-bill-for-lgbt-rights-at-the-capitol-in-washington-wednesday-march-13-2019-ap-photo-j-scott-applewhite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Latter-day Saint leaders call for 'fairness for all' while opposing the Equality Act</a></li> <li><a href="http://irfalliance.org/a-better-way-than-the-equality-act/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Better Way than the Equality Act</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/nondiscrimination-for-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nondiscrimination for All</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/05/hhs-trump-religious-freedom/588697/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health and Human Services and the Religious-Liberty War</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/upload/2019-Coalition-Letter-to-Congress-Equality-Act.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Open Letter to Congress From Religious Leaders</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5/text" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">H.R.5 – Equality Act</a></li> </ul> Follow us | <a href="https://faithangle.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">faithangle.org</a>

Stanley Carlson-Thies and Kelsey Dallas: Are Religious Freedom and Gay Rights Compatible?

James K. A. Smith

Miranda Kennedy

In this episode, we're joined by Calvin College's James K. A. Smith and NPR's Miranda Kennedy to discuss Professor Smith's newest book, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts.   Links from this episode: James K. A. Smith, Calvin College Miranda Kennedy, NPR On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts, by James K.A. Smith 'Augustine: Conversions to Confessions,’ by Robin Lane Fox, New York Times Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India, by Miranda Kennedy Interview: David Brooks on sin, Augustine and the state of his soul, by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post Pew Research Center Survey: In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace 

In this episode, we're joined by Calvin College's James K. A. Smith and NPR's Miranda Kennedy to discuss Professor Smith's newest book, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts. Links from this episode: <a href="https://jameskasmith.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James K. A. Smith, Calvin College</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/705242071/miranda-kennedy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miranda Kennedy, NPR</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587433893" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts, by James K.A. Smith</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/books/review/augustine-conversions-to-confessions-by-robin-lane-fox.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Augustine: Conversions to Confessions,’ by Robin Lane Fox, New York Times</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sideways-Scooter-Life-Love-India/dp/1400067863" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India, by Miranda Kennedy</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/01/interview-david-brooks-on-sin-augustine-and-the-state-of-his-soul/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview: David Brooks on sin, Augustine and the state of his soul, by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post</a> <a href="https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pew Research Center Survey: In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace </a>

James K. A. Smith and Miranda Kennedy: On Augustine‘s Road

Michael Wear

Emma Green

In this episode, Emma Green of The Atlantic and Michael Wear of Public Square Strategies (&amp; former senior advisor to President Obama), discuss how Democratic presidential candidates are approaching religion—and what that suggests about our cultural moment.

Emma Green and Michael Wear: Democrats Get Religion, Too

Ashley Berner

Alia Wong

In this episode, we're joined by Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy's Ashley Rogers Berner and The Atlantic's Alia Wong to discuss educational pluralism. Links from this episode: Ashley Berner | Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy Alia Wong | The Atlantic The Case for Educational Pluralism in the U.S. | Dr. Ashley Berner | Manhattan Institute No One Way to School: Educational Pluralism and Why it Matters | Ashley Berner | TEDxWilmingtonED

In this episode, we're joined by Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy's Ashley Rogers Berner and The Atlantic's Alia Wong to discuss educational pluralism.   Links from this episode:   <a href="https://education.jhu.edu/directory/ashley-rogers-berner-phd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashley Berner | Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alia-wong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alia Wong | The Atlantic</a> <a href="https://www.manhattan-institute.org/educational-pluralism-in-united-states" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Case for Educational Pluralism in the U.S. | Dr. Ashley Berner | Manhattan Institute</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCJ3YerGHnA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No One Way to School: Educational Pluralism and Why it Matters | Ashley Berner | TEDxWilmingtonED</a>

Ashley Berner and Alia Wong: Educational Pluralism

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