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
Nov 29, 2021
Nov 29, 2021
54 min
In 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 these realities, Eboo highlights with hope the many forms in which interfaith partnership is flourishing in America today. He offers listeners an invitation to learn from and replicate promising interfaith civic engagement in their own communities.
Guests
Additional Resources
Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise by Eboo Patel
Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali
Nov 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
38 min
In 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
Additional Reading
The Will to See by Bernard-Henri Levy
The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce
Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
50 min
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
Oct 19, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
56 min
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.
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Additional Reading
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism by Jonathan Tran
Sep 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
56 min
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
Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
1 hr 4 min
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
Aug 13, 2021
Aug 13, 2021
58 min
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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Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
49 min
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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May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
46 min
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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May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
52 min
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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