Faith Angle Forum: May 2006


The Faith Angle Forum held its semi-annual Conference on Religion, Politics & Public Life May 21-23, 2006 in Key West, Florida. The series brings together a select group of nationally respected journalists and distinguished scholars for in-depth discussions of cutting-edge issues at the intersection of religion and public life. Under the leadership of Michael Cromartie, Vice President at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Faith Angle Forum provides extended discussion and the kind of deep reflection that is not always possible in today’s fast paced world of breaking news.

Conference topics:

“How & Why Muhammad Made a Difference”

Dr. Michael Cook, Cleveland Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

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“Is There a Culture War?”

Dr. James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Professor of Religion, Culture & Social Theory, University of Virginia

Dr. Alan Wolfe, Professor of Political Science & Director of the Boisi Center for Religion & American Life, Boston College

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“Religion, Moral Values, & the Democratic Party”

Dr. William A. Galston, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution

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Participants:

Bill Adair, Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief, St. Petersburg Times

Greg Allen, Religion Reporter, NPR

Michael Allen, White House Correspondent, Time Magazine

Lisa Anderson, New York Bureau Chief, Chicago Tribune

Carl Cannon, White House Correspondent, National Journal

John Cochran, Senior Writer, CQ Weekly

John Dickerson, Chief Political Correspondent, Slate

E.J. Dionne, Columnist, The Washington Post    

Rod Dreher, Assistant Editor, Dallas Morning News

Clare Duffy, Producer, “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams”

Terry Eastland, Publisher, The Weekly Standard

Nina Easton, Washington Bureau Chief, Fortune

Anne Kornblut, General Assignment Correspondent, The New York Times

Michael Luo, Reporter, The New York Times

Katherine Marsh, Deputy Editor, The New Republic

Terry Mattingly, Columnist, Scripps Howard News Service

Kathleen Parker, Columnist, Tribune Media Services

Michael Paulson, Religion Reporter, The Boston Globe

Delia Rios, National Correspondent, Newhouse News Service

John Siniff, Executive Forum Editor, USA Today

Amy Sullivan, Editor, Washingon Monthly

Audrey Taylor, Producer, “ABC World News Tonight”

Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Bureau Chief, The Economist