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Center Conversations

"Center Conversations" were based on conferences and seminars related to various EPPC projects. Center Conversations is no longer an active publication.

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Center Conversations, Number 29
Understanding American Evangelicals
A Conversation with Mark Noll and Jay Tolson
Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2004
In December 2003, twenty-five print and broadcast journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar called "Toward an Understanding of Religion and American Public Life." The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured historian Mark Noll, well known for his numerous books on evangelicalism, with a response by journalist Jay Tolson. What follows is an edited version of their remarks and of the ensuing general discussion as moderated by Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. These seminars for journalists are underwritten by a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, given with the overall aim of improving journalistic coverage of religion.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 23
The Rise of Global Christianity
A Conversation with Philip Jenkins and David Brooks
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003
In December 2002, two dozen journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 22
Political Islam
A Conversation with Gilles Kepel and Jeffrey Goldberg
Posted: Monday, July 28, 2003
In December 2002, twenty-five print and broadcast journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two dayseminar called "Toward an Understanding of Religion and International Conflict." The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured Gilles Kepel, author of Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam, with a response by New Yorker writer Jeffrey Goldberg[Read More]
Center Conversations No21
Just War and Jihad: Two Views of War
A Conversation with James Turner Johnson and Christopher Hitchens
Posted: Friday, June 27, 2003
In December 2002, two dozen journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy' Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 16
Religion and Terrorism
A Conversation with Bruce Hoffman and Jeffrey Goldberg
Posted: Monday, January 6, 2003
In January 2002, two dozen journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues. The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman of the RAND Corporation. What follows is an edited version of Dr. Hoffman’s remarks, a brief response by Jeffrey Goldberg, and the ensuing general discussion as moderated by EPPC vice president Michael Cromartie.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 15
Islam: A Primer
A Conversation with Roy Mottahedeh and Jay Tolson
Posted: Sunday, September 8, 2002
In January 2002 a group of journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues. The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured Harvard historian Roy Mottahedeh, with a response by journalist Jay Tolson. Their remarks here are followed by an edited version of the ensuing general discussion, moderated by EPPC vice president Michael Cromartie. A seminar session featuring Samuel P. Huntington appeared as "Center Conversation" 14, and a session with Bruce Hoffman is forthcoming. These seminars for journalists are made possible by a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 14
Religion, Culture, and International Conflict After September 11
A Conversation with Samuel P. Huntington
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2002
In January 2002 two dozen journalists gathered at the Pier House in Key West, Florida, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current religious and cultural issues. The session from which this "Conversation" is drawn featured Harvard political scientist Samuel P. Huntington, author of the highly acclaimed book The Clash of Civilizations. His remarks here are followed by an edited version of the ensuing general discussion, moderated by EPPC vice president Michael Cromartie. These seminars for journalists are made possible by a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.  [Read More]
Center Conversations, Number 12
The New Christian Right in Historical Context
A Conversation with Leo Ribuffo and David Shribman
Posted: Friday, June 1, 2001
In June 2000 a group of journalists gathered at the Black Point Inn in Prouts Neck, Maine, at the invitation of the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a two-day seminar. Its purpose was to enhance journalistic understanding of current Protestant evangelical, Catholic, and Jewish cultural and religious issues.  [Read More]
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M. Edward Whelan III
Blogging on the Courts

EPPC President Edward Whelan, the director of the program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture, is a leading contributor to Bench Memos, National Review Online's award-winning blog on judicial nominations and constitutional law. You can read a list of all of his postings here.

Paul Mirengoff of the influential Power Line blog has said, "Blogs like NRO’s Bench Memos … enable legal super-stars like Ed Whelan to shoot down bad arguments against nominees within hours." 


ObamaCareWatch.org

 The 2012 election will provide a historic opportunity to repeal the massive folly of ObamaCare and to adopt sensible market-based health-care reforms that reward efficiency and innovation. To pave the way for repeal, EPPC health-care expert Jim Capretta is directing a new website, ObamaCareWatch.org, that is tracking news about Obamacare's implementation from around the country and that will be a repository of essential facts, statistics, and analysis. Read Jim's introductory essay

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