Michael Cromartie

In Memoriam, 1950-2017

Michael Cromartie was Vice President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he directed both the Evangelicals in Civic Life and Faith Angle Forum programs. His area of expertise included issues at the cross-section of religion and politics.

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Michael Cromartie was Vice President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he directed both the Evangelicals in Civic Life and Faith Angle Forum programs. His area of expertise included issues at the cross-section of religion and politics.

Mr. Cromartie contributed book reviews and articles to many prominent publications, including First Things, the Washington Post, Christianity Today, and World magazine. Mr. Cromartie also appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, NBC’s Evening News with Brian Williams, ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, and the PBS news program The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.

Mr. Cromartie was the editor of fifteen books, including Religion and Politics in America; Religion, Culture, and International Conflict; and A Public Faith: Evangelicals and Civic Engagement.

A senior advisor to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and a senior fellow with The Trinity Forum, he was also an advisory editor of Christianity Today magazine.

On September 20, 2004, Mr. Cromartie was appointed by President George W. Bush to a six-year term on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, where he was later twice elected chairman.

Mr. Cromartie was a graduate of Covenant College (Ga.), and held an M.A. in Justice from The American University in Washington, D.C.

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Faith Angle Forum: April 2011

– Ambassador Husain Haqqani and Jeffrey Goldberg: “Radical Islam: The Challenge in Pakistan & Beyond”
– Micheal Flaherty: “Faith, Film, & Culture: The Challenges, the Prospects”
– Dr. Bradford Wilcox and Jim Daly: “The Retreat From Marriage: How It Has Affected Religion & Religion’s Response”

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Faith Angle Forum: November 2010

– George Weigel and John L. Allen, Jr.: “Sex Abuse, the Catholic Church, & the Media”
– E.J. Dionne, Dr. William A. Galston, and Michael Barone: “Religious Voters & the 2010 Elections”
– Dr. Elaine Howard Ecklund and Barbara Bradley Hagerty: “Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think”

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Faith Angle Forum: March 2010

– Dr. James Davison Hunter, Ross Douthat, and Amy Sullivan: “To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World”
– Dr. David Gelernter and Rabbi David Saperstein: “The Paradox of Judaism and American Politics”
– Dr. Philip Jenkins: “Have the Culture Wars Gone Global? Religion and Sexuality in the Global South”

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Faith Angle Forum: May 2009

– Dr. Robert D. Putnam and Dr. David Campbell: “American Grace: How Religion is Reshaping Our Civic & Political Lives”
– Dr. Wilfred M. McClay and E.J. Dionne: “Obama’s Favorite Theologian? A Short Course on Reinhold Niebuhr”
– Dr. Francis S. Collins and Barbara Bradley Hagerty: “Religion & Science: Conflict or Harmony?”

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Faith Angle Forum: December 2008

-Dr. Vali R. Nasr and Jeffrey Goldberg: “America & Islam After Bush”
-Dr. John C. Green and Anna Greenberg: “A Post-Election Look at Religious Voters in the 2008 Election”
-Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.: “Religion & Race: A Historical & Contemporary Perspective”

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Faith Angle Forum: May 2008

-Dr. D. Michael Lindsay and David Kirkpatrick: “American Evangelicalism: New Leaders, New Faces, New Issues”
-Dr. William A. Galston and Michael Gerson: “Religious Voters in the 2008 Election: What it Means for Democrats, What it Means for Republicans”
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Faith Angle Forum: December 2007

-Dr. John C. Green, Michael Barone, and E.J. Dionne: “The Religion Factor in the 2008 Election”
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-Dr. Stephen Prothero: “Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know”

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Poison or Cure? Religious Belief in the Modern World

The Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University hosted a debate between writer Christopher Hitchens and Oxford University professor Alister McGrath on the role of religious belief in the modern world.

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Faith Angle Forum: May 2007

-Dr. Philip Jenkins: “Global Schism: Is the Anglican Communion Rift the First Stage in a Wider Christian Split?”
-Ray Takeyh: “God’s Will: Iran’s Polity & the Challenges of the Future”
-Dr. Richard Bushman: “Mormonism & Democratic Politics: Are They Compatible?”

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Faith Angle Forum: December 2006

-Dr. Peter Berkowitz and Ari Shavit: “Israel & the Future of Zionism”
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Faith Angle Forum: May 2006

-Dr. Michael Cook: “How & Why Muhammad Made a Difference”
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-Dr. William A. Galston: “Religion, Moral Values, & the Democratic Party”

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Faith Angle Forum: December 2005

-Dr. Grace Davie: “Believing Without Belonging: Just How Secular Is Europe?”
-Dr. Edward J. Larson: “The Biology Wars: The Religion, Science & Education Controversy”
-Dr. Leigh Eric Schmidt: “Spirit Wars: American Religion in Progressive Politics”

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