Faith Angle

This 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 mediating role of religious institutions in society. Guests Luke Bretherton Shadi Hamid  Podcast Links Listen, Organize, Act! Community Organizing and Democratic Politics with Luke Bretherton The Wisdom of Crowds with Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic  Additional Reading Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy by Luke Bretherton Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle over Islam Is Reshaping the World by Shadi Hamid 

This 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 with Brent Orrell Follow us | faithangle.org

This 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

This 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

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Andrew T. Walker and Haley Byrd Wilt to discuss Andrew's new book Liberty for All. Guests Andrew T. Walker Haley Byrd Wilt Links Liberty for All: Defending Everyone's Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age A Bipartisan Effort to Aid the Uyghurs Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement Follow us | faithangle.org

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by Curtis Chang and Julie Zauzmer to discuss the relationship between Christians and the COVID-19 vaccines. Guests Curtis Chang Julie Zauzmer Links Christians and the Vaccine When will kids be vaccinated? Post reporters answer questions about the virus in the D.C. region HHS Partnership Center Special Feature: Dr. Francis Collins + Pastor Rick Warren Language of God podcast: Curtis Chang & David French | Christians & the Vaccine Follow us | faithangle.org

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast we present the audio from our most recent virtual event, New Tests for American Pluralism, which featured Mark Labberton and Matthew Kaemingk to discuss the question: Does religion fundamentally undermine political democracy, or enhance it? Speakers Mark Labberton Matthew Kaemingk Links Conversin‪g‬ podcast Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear America Without God Follow us | faithangle.org

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we reflect on the life and work of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948–2020) Links How we can face the future without fear, together | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Morality in the 21st Century Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times "Why I am a Jew" by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Morality and the Common Good Follow us | faithangle.org

This week on the Faith Angle Podcast, we are joined by David French and Ruth Graham to discuss divisions in modern America. Guests David French Ruth Graham Links Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation How White Evangelical Christians Fused With Trump Extremism The French Press Follow us | faithangle.org

James Davison Hunter, one of the nation's foremost sociologists, sits down with NYT and Atlantic contributor Pete Wehner for a big-think conversation about our present cultural moment. A new IASC survey of 2,205 Americans, which James recently co-authored, argues that present-day American fracture along racial, religious, and political lines is more culturally profound and consequential than we think. With that springboard James offers a "climatological" view of present-day reality. Guests James Davison Hunter Peter Wehner Links Democracy in Dark Times To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World Culture Wars: The Struggle To Control The Family, Art, Education, Law, And Politics In America The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil Follow us | faithangle.org