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The Religion and the Media program aims to strengthen reporting and commentary on the impact of religious conviction and religiously grounded moral argument in American politics and public life. [Read More]

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The Dead Are Not Raised by Politics An Interview with Michael Cromartie By Michael Cromartie Tuesday, August 17, 2010 EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie recently spoke with Timothy Dalrymple of Patheos, a website designed to serve as a resource for those looking to learn more about different belief systems, as well as participate in productive, moderated discussions on some of today's most talked about and debated topics, on the topic of the future of evanglicalism.

EVENT TRANSCRIPT: The Paradox of Judaism and American Politics By Michael Cromartie Monday, April 12, 2010 Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in South Beach, Miami in March 2010 for the biannual Faith Angle Conference on Religion, Politics, and Public Life. David Gelernter, Professor of Computer Science at Yale University and Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, presented on the topic, "The Paradox of Judaism and American Politics."

EVENT TRANSCRIPT: To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World By Michael Cromartie Monday, April 5, 2010 Recently the Ethics and Public Policy Center held its Faith Angle Conference in Miami Beach, Florida. James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory at the University of Virginia spoke on the topic: "To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World." Ross Douthat of The New York Times and Amy Sullivan of Time responded.

EVENT TRANSCRIPT: Have the Culture Wars Gone Global? Religion and Sexuality in the Global South By Michael Cromartie Friday, April 2, 2010 Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in South Beach, Miami in March 2010 for the biannual Faith Angle Conference on Religion, Politics, and Public Life. Professor Philip Jenkins, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities at Pennsylvania State University and Distinguished Senior Fellow at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, presented on the topic, "Have the Culture Wars Gone Global? Religion and Sexuality in the Global South."

The Quotable Cromartie
Recent clippings of VP and Senior Fellow Michael Cromartie

Michael Cromartie: "People don't want a President to think that every important decision has a stamp of God's approval and that God is always on his side. ... [Americans] want their Presidents to be pious but not self-righteously so. So there's a paradox, isn't there? A President has to seem to be relying on God's wisdom but not acting like all his decisions are God's decisions." (Time, 6/21/04)

What is an "Evangelical"?
A thoughtful look at a complicated notion

Mark Noll, professor at Wheaton College, delivered a lecture on "Understanding American Evangelicals" at EPPC's 2003 conference in Key West, Florida. He provides the history of evangelical movements, discusses the number of American evangelicals, and takes the measure of evangelical hymns. An elegant and eloquent presentation for those curious about what it means to be an evangelical.

Religion and Politics

Michael Cromartie on McLaughlin's One-on-One
Joined by National Journal's Carl Cannon

Michael Cromartie, vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and National Journal senior writer Carl Cannon appeared on McLaughlin's One-on-One program to discuss religion and politics. To see the transcript of this show, click here.

American Catholic Opinion on Church Issues
Major new study on the views of American Catholics and opinion leaders

Pollster John Zogby recently came to the Center to discuss the results of a new survey comparing the views of Catholic leaders with those of the laity. The details of his results are now available online, along with a transcript of the analysis provided by George Weigel, Alan Wolfe, and Rev. J. Bryan Hehir.