Faith 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.
Episodes
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Ross Douthat and Ryan T. Anderson: The Deep Places
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
On 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
Additional Reading
The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery by Ross Douthat
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
This 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 more just and redemptive way forward.
Guests
Additional Reading
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism by Jonathan Tran
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Paul D. Miller and Nadine Maenza: Learning from Afghanistan
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
This 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 why events unfolded the way they did in America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, and what that means for America’s presence and policy around the world.
Guests
Links
Paul D. Miller in Foreign Policy
Nadine Maenza in Providence Magazine
Additional Reading
Just War and Ordered Liberty by Paul D. Miller
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Luke Bretherton and Shadi Hamid: Political Theology and the Problem of Pluralism
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
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
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
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Fred Davie and Brent Orrell: On Race, Vocation, and Political Religion
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
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.
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Links
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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Elizabeth Bruenig and John C. Green: Secular Surge
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
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
Links
- Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics
- Evening Conversation with James K.A. Smith and Elizabeth Bruenig
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Wednesday May 19, 2021
Robert P. Jones and Jon Ward: White Too Long
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
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
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
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Andrew T. Walker and Haley Byrd Wilt: Liberty for All
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
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
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
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Curtis Chang and Julie Zauzmer: Christians and the Vaccine
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
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
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
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Friday Mar 19, 2021
Mark Labberton and Matthew Kaemingk: New Tests for American Pluralism
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
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
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
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