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 PostChristianity 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 AmericaReligion, 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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Dr. Francis S. Collins and Barbara Bradley Hagerty at the May 2009 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, and Barbara Bradley Hagerty, religion correspondent for NPR, spoke at the May 2009 Faith Angle Forum on the subject of religion and science.

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The Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput at the March 2009 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

“The Political Obligations of Catholics” Key West, Florida Speaker: The Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver Moderator: Michael…

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Dr. Vali Nasr and Jeffrey Goldberg at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The Atlantic, spoke at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum on the subject of America and Islam after the Bush administration.

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Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University, spoke at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum about past and current issues involving religion and race.

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Dr. John C. Green and Anna Greenberg at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. John C. Green, Senior Fellow in Religion and American Politics at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, and Anna Greenberg, Senior Vice President of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, spoke at the December 2008 Faith Angle Forum on the subject of religious voters in the 2008 election.

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Richard John Neuhaus

Michael Cromartie

For almost half a century, the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, who died on Jan. 8 at age 72, stood against…

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Time / January 15, 2009

Michael Cromartie Re-Appointed to Commission

Michael Cromartie

WASHINGTON—Michael Cromartie, Leonard A. Leo, and Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou have been reappointed to the United States Commission on International…

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Dr. D. Michael Lindsay and David Kirkpatrick at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. D. Michael Lindsay, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, and David Kirkpatrick, Washington Correspondent for the New York Times spoke at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum on the subject of the new issues facing American evangelicalism.

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Dr. William A. Galston and Michael J. Gerson at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. William A. Galston, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Michael Gerson, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum on the subject of religious voters in the upcoming 2008 elections.

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Andrew Newberg, M.D. and David Brooks at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Dr. Andrew Newberg, Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, spoke at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum about why and how we believe in God.

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Dr. William A. Galston and Michael J. Gerson at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Transcipt from Dr. William A. Galston and Michael J. Gerson at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum on “Religious Voters in the 2008 Election: What it Means for Democrats, What It Means for Republicans”

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The Faith Angle Forum / May 5, 2008

Dr. D. Michael Lindsay and David Kirkpatrick at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum

Michael Cromartie

Transcipt of Dr. D. Michael Lindsay and David Kirkpatrick at the May 2008 Faith Angle Forum on “American Evangelicalism: New Leaders, New Faces, New Issues”

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The Faith Angle Forum / May 5, 2008