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Faith Angle Conference on Religion, Politics & Public Life

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Faith Angle Program will hold its Conference on Religion, Politics & Public Life March 7-9 in South Beach, 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.

TRANSCRIPT: Obama’s Favorite Theologian?

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

Ever since then-Sen. Barack Obama spoke of his admiration for Reinhold Niebuhr in a 2007 interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks, there has been speculation about the extent to which the 20th-century theologian has influenced Obama's views on faith, politics and social change.

TRANSCRIPT: Religion and Science

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST

Francis S. Collins, the former director of the Human Genome Project, discussed why he believes religion and science are compatible and why the current conflict over evolution vs. faith, particularly in the evangelical community, is unnecessary.

TRANSCRIPT: The Political Obligations of Catholics

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST

In his recent book (2008), the Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of Denver, argues that Catholics should take an active, vocal and morally consistent role in public debates, particularly on issues such as abortion, the death penalty and other matters they consider central to social justice.

TRANSCRIPT: America and Islam After Bush

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Vali Nasr, author of the 2006 book, The Shia Revival, surveyed the geo-political landscape of today's Middle East during this talk at the Pew Forum's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life held in Key West, Florida, in December 2008.

TRANSCRIPT: Religion and Race

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Eddie S.Glaude Jr., author of In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, discussed religion and race in America in a talk from the Pew Forum's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in Key West, Fla., in December 2008.

TRANSCRIPT: A Post-Election Look at Religious Voters in the 2008 Election

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

John Green, a senior fellow in religion and American politics at the Pew Forum, discussed how a small change overall in voting behavior among religious groups had a big impact at the ballot box at the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in Key West, Fla., in December 2008.

Richard John Neuhaus

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Richard Neuhaus I knew was first and foremost a wise and kind man, whose social and political activism was not a "substitute for religion."

Michael Cromartie Re-Appointed to Commission

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST

Michael Cromartie, Leonard A. Leo, and Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou have been reappointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal body.

TRANSCRIPT: American Evangelicalism

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

D. Michael Lindsay, author of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, described eight fallacies or misconceptions he held as he began his book during this talk at the Pew Forum's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life held in Key West, Florida, in May 2008.

TRANSCRIPT: Religious Voters in the 2008 Election

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

William A. Galston, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and an assistant for domestic policy in the Clinton administration, discussed the importance of the Catholic vote in 2008 during the Pew Forum's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in Key West, Fla., in May 2008.

TRANSCRIPT: How Our Brains are Wired for Belief

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

What does brain science add to age-old debates about the existence of God and the value of religion? Can political parties and religious groups use scientific insights to influence the beliefs of others? Dr. Andrew Newberg and Mr. David Brooks raised these questions and shared their insights with the journalists gathered in Key West, Florida during the Pew Forum's semi-annual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in May, 2008.

Why Religious Freedom?

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

First in a series of three events focusing on "Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy: Taking Stock, Looking Forward," this event co-sponsored by EPPC features three separate panel discussions with prominent scholars including EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie.

TRANSCRIPT: Religion and Secularism

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

EPPC Senior Fellow Wilfred McClay spoke on the historical relationship between religion and secularism in America at the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in Key West, Florida, in December, 2007.

TRANSCRIPT: The Religion Factor in the 2008 Election

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

John Green, author of The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections, analyzed recent surveys and suggested that the line dividing more observant and less observant voters - so pronounced in the 2004 election - may be blurring during this talk at the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life held in Key West, Florida, in December, 2007.

TRANSCRIPT: Religious Literacy

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Stephen Prothero, chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University and the author of Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't discussed the issue of religious illiteracy in the United States at the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in Key West, Florida, in December, 2007.

EPPC Vice President Elected as Chair to Religious Freedom Commission

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, has elected Michael Cromartie as chair to succeed Felice D. Gaer, who has served in this capacity since 2006. Preeta D. Bansal and Richard D. Land were elected Vice Chairs. The officers will serve for one year effective July 1.

TRANSCRIPT:Global Schism

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated this discussion featuring Philip Jenkins of Pennsylvania State University at the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in May 2007. Mr. Jenkins analyzed the growing schism in the worldwide Anglican communion.

TRANSCRIPT: Mormonism and Democratic Politics

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated this discussion featuring Richard Bushman of Columbia University at the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in May 2007. Mr. Bushamn addressed Mormonism and American politics.

TRANSCRIPT: God’s Will

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated this discussion featuring Ray Takeyh of the Council on Foreign Relations at the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life in May 2007. Mr. Takeyh shed light on the role religion plays in the complex power structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran.