Faith Angle
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsFaith 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.
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Leading Insights from the 2024 Michael Cromartie Forum
June 14, 2024 15:04 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBBuilding on the legacy of Michael Cromartie (1950-2017), who founded Faith Angle Forum a quarter-century ago, MCF brings together a select group of exceptionally talented, early-career journalists for a three-day conference in the nation’s capital, focusing on the intersection of faith, culture, and journalism today. This year’s forum explored new narratives in American history, reconsidered the relationship between spirituality and vocational journalism, and examined the interplay between r...
Brad Wilcox and Isabel Sawhill: On Marriage
May 09, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBIn this episode, recorded at Faith Angle Miami 2024, we are joined by Brad Wilcox and Isabel Sawhill for a fascinating, timely conversation about marriage patterns, family structure, shifting gender norms, and poverty rates. In a time of deep polarization, are certain approaches better than others when it comes to exploring the benefits of marriage for children? How does marriage compare with cohabitation, and how do we avoid getting caught in culture war cul du sacs when discussing gender r...
John Inazu and Matthew Kaminski: Learning to Disagree
April 02, 2024 11:27 - 49 minutes - 114 MBIn this episode, we are joined by John Inazu, who is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion and Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. This week, he published his fourth book: Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. John sits down to discuss differences, respect, bridge-building, and the unique role of journalism in all this, with Matt Kaminski, editor-at-large of POLITICO, and the ...
The Exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham
March 11, 2024 17:43 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Sarah McCammon, National Political Correspondent at NPR, to discuss her book Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. In it, Sarah tells a compelling, personal story about family, marriage, politics, and church—and she concisely boils down insights from scholars like David Gushee, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Christian Smith, and others you’ll hear her reference. If the great de-churching currently happening in American society is mo...
Michael Wear and Tim Alberta: The Spirit of Our Politics
January 23, 2024 16:38 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode, we are joined again by Tim Alberta of The Atlantic and Michael Wear of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, to discuss Michael's brand new book The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. Michael has been engaging the condition of American politics for more than 15 years, after serving in the White House, helping to launch and lead the AND Campaign, and advising leading policymakers, journalists, practitioners at the intersectio...
Elizabeth Bruenig and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac: Advent in the Holy Land
December 22, 2023 17:25 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBOn today’s episode, we are joined by The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig for an Advent reflection with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, assistant pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. Rev. Isaac is an evangelical pastor whose life and ministry have been rooted in Bethlehem in the West Bank, where he is a theologian, Bible college dean, a leader of the peacebuilding initiative Christ at the Checkpoint, and part of the ancient but fast-dwindling community of Christians in the Holy ...
Tim Alberta and Michael Wear: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
December 08, 2023 15:59 - 51 minutes - 47 MBOn this episode Tim Alberta and Michael Wear dig deep into Alberta's new book, The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. Their discussion covers the shaping of the religious and political expression of American evangelicalism in the latter half of the 20th century until today, including the movement's most influential leaders. They explore how Tim's personal experiences as a pastor's son give his journalism and coverage a unique urgency, and they hig...
Romney: A Reckoning with McKay Coppins and Peter Baker
November 21, 2023 20:23 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBAuthor McKay Coppins sits down with Peter Baker of The New York Times to discuss Coppins' best-selling biography Romney: A Reckoning, which offers an intimate look into the life and career of Senator Mitt Romney. Coppins explains the unique process of creating the book, which reads like an authorized biography, but over which he retained editorial privileges. Coppins explains how Romney's faith influenced his political and personal life, and the thread of rationalization toward self-interest...
Luke Russert and Carl Cannon: Look for Me There
November 08, 2023 16:33 - 43 minutes - 98.8 MBIn this episode, Luke Russert discusses his new book Look For Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself, a reflection on grief, family legacy, religious exploration, and the loss of Luke's father, legendary journalist Tim Russert. Luke is joined by Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief and Executive Editor of RealClearPolitics, who shares from his own experience with family bonds, faith, loss, and his personal friendship with Luke's father. Guests Luke Russert Carl Cannon Additio...
David Brooks and Curt Thompson: How to Know a Person
October 24, 2023 13:33 - 1 hour - 64 MBBest selling author and columnist David Brooks sits down with noted psychiatrist Curt Thompson to discuss Brooks' latest book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. Brooks' aim is to help foster deeper connections at home, work, and throughout our lives, and he and Thompson cover a lot of ground. From thoughts on friendship, depression, what it means to really listen, and how we reflect God, there's a lot here. It's a generous conversation, and one tha...
Christine Emba and Richard Reeves: On the Crisis Men Face
September 29, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBChristine Emba's recent piece for The Washington Post, "Men Are Lost. Here's a Map out of the Wilderness.," says something haunting about the state of gender dynamics in the country and something both our guests remind us matters equally to men and women alike. On this episode, Christine joins noteworthy scholar Richard Reeves, who recently launched the American Institute for Boys and Men. Not only do they explore their timely scholarship and writing on this topic, but they also engage the n...
Rabbi David Saperstein and McKay Coppins: Religious Freedom in an Uncertain World
September 15, 2023 14:22 - 56 minutes - 130 MBIn 2009, Newsweek magazine called David Saperstein the most influential rabbi in America. For over 40 years, he was the director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom, becoming America's chief diplomat on religious liberty issues. He was the first chairman in 1998 of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Joining Rabbi Saperstein is a brilliant journalist for The Atlantic, McKay Coppins, who wri...
Race and Faith in America: Eugene Scott and Ekemini Uwan
September 01, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode, we have the privilege of hosting two brilliant thinkers on the state of race in America, and how a faith angle fits into that. Ekemini Uwan is a writer, public theologian, and activist who hosts the excellent podcast Truth’s Table. She co-wrote a book by that title, featuring Black women’s musings on life, love, and liberation. Joining Ekemini is Eugene Scott, who has been a prior guest journalist on Faith Angle’s podcast, and is currently the senior politics reporter at Axi...
Storytelling and Hollywood: Alissa Wilkinson and Brad Winters on Faith at the Movies
August 14, 2023 18:49 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis 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 V...
Carolyn Chen and Trae Stephens: How Work Replaces Religion in Silicon Valley
July 11, 2023 17:44 - 47 minutes - 43 MBTime 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 compe...
A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar: Joshua Ralston and Rim-Sarah Alouane
June 06, 2023 21:47 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBProfessor 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 schola...
America’s Crisis in Social Trust: Yuval Levin
May 24, 2023 10:16 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MBYuval 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 Reso...
Islam and American Pluralism: Mustafa Akyol and Dalia Mogahed
May 04, 2023 16:21 - 50 minutes - 46 MBAt 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 fo...
Miroslav Volf and Tim Alberta: Life Worth Living
April 03, 2023 19:42 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBMiroslav 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 c...
Shaun Casey and Rachel Donadio: Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom
March 03, 2023 16:21 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn 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 C...
Mapping the Faith-Based Initiative: Ryan Streeter and Tevi Troy
February 10, 2023 13:31 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn 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 Tev...
Peter Frankopan: China’s New Silk Roads
January 16, 2023 13:06 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThis 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 East...
Tim Dalrymple and Tim Schultz: Respect for Marriage Act
December 19, 2022 17:53 - 43 minutes - 99.4 MBRecently, 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 ad...
Rev. Russell Levenson and Kelsey Dallas: Witness to Dignity
November 30, 2022 17:48 - 45 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Rev. Russell Levenson, Rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, TX. In conversation with Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News, Levenson discusses his new book, Witness to Dignity, about the life and faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush who attended St. Martin’s for over fifty years. Guests Russell Levenson Kelsey Dallas Additional Resources Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush, by Russell Levenson "People of f...
Elliott Abrams and Will Inboden: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan
November 11, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBToday's conversation is about the leadership, faith, historical record, and implications of the national security policy of Ronald Reagan. This exchange between two seasoned national security officials with unusual expertise is rooted in a hot-off-the-press new book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink, by Will Inboden, who is joined for this episode by Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations. Guests: Elliott Abrams Will Inboden Addit...
Greg Thompson and Anne Snyder: On Hospitality, Imagination, and Writing
October 31, 2022 20:20 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBAnne Snyder is one of Faith Angle’s newest Advisory Board members. She currently hosts The Whole Person Revolution podcast, and earlier this year she co-edited a volume entitled Breaking Ground, with over 45 short essays published throughout the pandemic. Spurring today’s conversation, since May 2019 Anne has served as Editor in Chief of Comment Magazine. She is joined by one of its current contributors, Greg Thompson, who is the co-director of Voices Underground, a Pennsylvania-based, HBCU-...
Bonnie Kristian and Jonathan Rauch: On the Knowledge Crisis
October 14, 2022 16:35 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn this episode, Bonnie Kristian discusses her brand new book, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community. Her haunting phrase, “the knowledge crisis,” was perhaps popularized last year by another compelling book from Jonathan Rauch, the senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Jon’s 2021 book is The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth, and as he explains in more detail, the book descr...
”What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism?” with Paul D. Miller and Samuel Perry
September 16, 2022 17:07 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode, Paul D. Miller of Georgetown University and Samuel L. Perry of the University of Oklahoma sit down for an insightful, timely conversation about Christian nationalism. Highlighting themes from Paul's newly-released book, The Religion of American Greatness: What's Wrong with Christian Nationalism, both guests offer a historically-rooted definition of Christian nationalism, analyze journalists' coverage of this rapidly-spreading ideology, and explore key differences between Chr...
Mike Cosper and Jon Ward: On ”The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”
August 25, 2022 11:11 - 39 minutes - 90.8 MBIf you’re an evangelical insider, the name Mike Cosper and his “Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast series, published by Christianity Today in 2021, is almost certainly familiar for its artful retelling of the story of a Seattle megachurch pastored by Mark Driscoll. In this episode, Cosper, who is the director of podcasting for Christianity Today, is joined by Jon Ward of Yahoo News. Together, they examine what it is about the structure of megachurches that leaves them prone to the quick ris...
Simran Jeet Singh and Ari Goldman: The Light We Give
August 09, 2022 20:30 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Simran Jeet Singh, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program, and Ari Goldman, Professor of Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, for a nuanced conversation about American religious pluralism and identity through the lens of Sikh theology and practice. Our guests explore themes from Simran’s recently-released book, The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life, and discuss how Sikh religion invites us to find j...
Molly Ball and Russell Moore: Evangelicals and America’s ”Abortion Wars”
July 26, 2022 12:56 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThe purpose of Faith Angle is to connect religious leaders with leading journalists, and today's conversation comes at it from both sides. The setting for this conversation was a group of 19 journalists who gathered three days after the Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This conversation features one of the country’s most thoughtful, publicly-minded evangelical leaders, Dr. Russell Moore, who is now a year into directing the Public Theology Project at Chris...
Sen. Ben Sasse and Rev. Sam Ferguson: When a Senator Goes to Church…
June 23, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this episode, twice-elected U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) joins Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson for a nuanced discussion of power and public service, contemporary media, spiritual disciplines, political stewardship, and the liturgical aspects of social media and public worship. Sen. Sasse names some fascinating things – including when and how he starts the workday; how many Elmers are in his Lutheran circle of grandparent farmers; his perspective on churchgoing; and how he looks back differently, n...
Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Walter Kim: Jesus and John Wayne in the Evangelical Church
May 19, 2022 17:05 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThis episode explores how “masculinity” has shaped elements of white evangelicalism in America. As evangelicals frequently make headlines for their voting patterns and outsized political influence, this discussion will peel back the layers and go deeper—especially on issues of gender equality, racial justice, historic Christian orthodoxy, global expressions of evangelicalism, and the possibilities and limits for evangelical renewal. American evangelicalism is today navigating an important mo...
Christine Emba and Kimberly June Miller: On ”Rethinking Sex”
April 28, 2022 15:10 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBOn this episode, we are joined by Christine Emba, opinion columnist for The Washington Post, and Kimberly June Miller, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Christine has just written a fascinating new book called, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, which opens with this moral quote: “It is only by asserting one’s humanness every time, in all situations, that one becomes someone rather than something. That, after all, is the core of our struggle.” In this provocative book, Christine raises ...
Kori Schake and Chris Seiple: Russia and the Role of Religion in Ukraine
March 16, 2022 18:11 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBHow much of a role does religion play in the war Vladimir Putin launched in Ukraine? It's a complicated question, but the answer may very well be: more than most Western experts think. Our guests on this episode of the Faith Angle podcast bring decades of military, foreign policy, and peacemaking expertise to help us make sense of the horrible war now unfolding in Ukraine. Dr. Kori Schake is Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, and Dr. Chris Seiple is ...
Sarah Coakley and Eliza Griswold: Theology, Desire, and Vocation in Today’s World
March 01, 2022 16:13 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this episode, we are joined by a world-class Anglican theologian, Dr. Sarah Coakley, and a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker, Eliza Griswold. Dr. Coakley's scholarship looks at the Trinity, "New Asceticism," Christology, power, sexuality, and the distinction of the self. Today, she is continuing her trilogy in systematics, aiming in a forthcoming volume at a robust theological examination of race. In this episode, Dr. Coakley and Eliza connect the wisdom of historic Chr...
Francis Collins: On Faith & Science in an Age of Polarization
February 16, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBOn February 2, EPPC’s Faith Angle Forum had the privilege of hosting a fascinating online conversation with Dr. Francis Collins, the country’s first Presidentially appointed Director of the National Institutes of Health to have served for more than one administration in that role. Alongside BioLogos president Dr. Deb Haarsma and EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner, who contributes regularly to The Atlantic and New York Times, Dr. Collins joined 11 journalists in conversation that included a fir...
Francis Collins and Deborah Haarsma: On Faith & Science in an Age of Polarization
February 16, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBOn February 2, EPPC’s Faith Angle Forum had the privilege of hosting a fascinating online conversation with Dr. Francis Collins, the country’s first Presidentially appointed Director of the National Institutes of Health to have served for more than one administration in that role. Alongside BioLogos president Dr. Deb Haarsma and EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner, who contributes regularly to The Atlantic and New York Times, Dr. Collins joined 11 journalists in conversation that included a fir...
John Azumah and Kelefa Sanneh: Building Christian-Muslim Understanding in Memory of Lamin Sanneh
January 24, 2022 18:58 - 48 minutes - 112 MBIn this episode, Kelefa Sanneh, staff writer for The New Yorker, is joined by John Azumah, Founding Executive Director of the Sanneh Institute, to discuss the legacy and witness of Kelefa's father Lamin Sanneh, a leading expert in Christian theology and missions as well as Christian-Muslim dialogue. Lamin's legacy continues on through the work of the Sanneh Institute, which seeks to educate and equip religious leaders, scholars, academic institutions, and the broader public on Christian and ...
Highlights from Faith Angle Europe 2021
January 07, 2022 17:32 - 44 minutes - 102 MBFor this first podcast of the New Year, we are recapping highlights from Faith Angle Europe, a two-day conference of 16 international journalists and 5 speakers in France, with a window into some especially compelling insights that emerged on national populism, anti-Semitism in Europe and particularly France, impact investing and the growth of religion in sub-Saharan Africa, and finally, a big-think conversation about the commonalities faced by creative minorities in a pluralistic world. ...
Highlights from Faith Angle Europe
January 07, 2022 17:32 - 44 minutes - 102 MBFor this first podcast of the New Year, we are recapping highlights from Faith Angle Europe, a two-day conference of 16 international journalists and 5 speakers in France, with a window into some especially compelling insights that emerged on national populism, anti-Semitism in Europe and particularly France, impact investing and the growth of religion in sub-Saharan Africa, and finally, a big-think conversation about the commonalities faced by creative minorities in a pluralistic world. ...
Eboo Patel and Wajahat Ali: Is “Interfaith America” Even Possible?
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBIn this episode of the Faith Angle podcast, Eboo Patel of Interfaith Youth Core sits down with Daily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali to discuss the possibilities and challenges of interfaith partnerships in today's polarized America, each drawing from the wisdom of their personal Muslim faith. Wajahat points to the obstacles that increasing political division, anti-immigrant discrimination, and bias against those of other faiths pose to robust religious pluralism. While accepting the strain of t...
Bernard-Henri Levy and Edward Luce: The Will to See
November 09, 2021 07:33 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode of the Faith Angle podcast, Edward Luce of Financial Times sits down with Bernard-Henri Lévy to discuss Bernard's newest book, The Will to See: Dispatches from a World of Misery and Hope. Guests Bernard-Henri Levy Edward Luce Additional Reading The Will to See by Bernard-Henri Levy The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce
Ross Douthat and Ryan T. Anderson: The Deep Places
October 29, 2021 13:41 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBOn this episode of the Faith Angle podcast, Ross Douthat of the New York Times sits down with Ryan T. Anderson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center to discuss Ross's newest book, The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery. Ross recounts this deeply personal story of loss, wrestling, and overcoming in the midst of a chronic disease, reflecting on how his conviction and rootedness in the Christian story offered strength in the face of felt pain. Guests Ross Douthat Ryan T. And...
Jonathan Tran and Tina Nguyen: Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism
October 19, 2021 13:37 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBThis week on the Faith Angle podcast, we are joined by Jonathan Tran of Baylor University and Tina Nguyen of Puck News, who explore themes of Asian American identity, political engagement, and religious formation in the United States. They discuss the development and distortions of the "model minority" myth, the impact of racial binaries on Asian American identity, the political-economic forces of racism in America, and the ways in which Asian American Christian communities are discovering a...
Paul D. Miller and Nadine Maenza: Learning from Afghanistan
September 23, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThis week on the Faith Angle podcast, we are joined by Paul D. Miller of Georgetown University and Nadine Maenza of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. On August 30, the United States' armed forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking the end of a twenty-year war. We can all recall the sickening images and stories that came out of Afghanistan during this period as well as the sobering reality awaiting those left behind. In this episode, our guests consider...
Luke Bretherton and Shadi Hamid: Political Theology and the Problem of Pluralism
August 26, 2021 13:16 - 1 hour - 148 MBThis week on the Faith Angle podcast, we are joined by Luke Bretherton of Duke Divinity School and Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution, who explore the religious nature of American politics and the political implications of American religion. Drawing from Christian and Muslim political-theological resources, they discuss the roots (on both the left and right) of today’s increasing pull toward illiberalism, the tendency of religion to take on the role of identity politics, and the mediat...
Fred Davie and Brent Orrell: On Race, Vocation, and Political Religion
August 13, 2021 14:37 - 58 minutes - 133 MBThis week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Fred Davie of Union Theological Seminary and Brent Orrell of the American Enterprise Institute. These scholar-practitioners share their insights on race in America, the condition of the American church, the intrinsic dignity and potential of every individual, the importance of listening even to one’s political opponents, and the search for vocational meaning and purpose. Guests Fred Davie Brent Orrell Links Hardly Working: A Podcast...
Elizabeth Bruenig and John C. Green: Secular Surge
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThis week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by John C. Green and Elizabeth Bruenig to discuss John's most recent book Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics. Guests John C. Green Elizabeth Bruenig Links Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics Evening Conversation with James K.A. Smith and Elizabeth Bruenig Follow us | faithangle.org
Robert P. Jones and Jon Ward: White Too Long
May 19, 2021 18:41 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBThis week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Robert P. Jones and Jon Ward to discuss Robert's book White Too Long. Guests Robert P. Jones Jon Ward Links White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity The End of White Christian America Kindle Edition The Long Game podcast: A conservative Christian book ignites debate over reparations — and faith itself Follow us | faithangle.org