The Faith Angle Forum held its semi-annual Conference on Religion, Politics & Public Life December 2-4, 2007 in Key West, Florida. The series brings together a select group of nationally respected journalists and distinguished scholars for in-depth discussions of cutting-edge issues at the intersection of religion and public life. Under the leadership of Michael Cromartie, Vice President at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Faith Angle Forum provides extended discussion and the kind of deep reflection that is not always possible in today’s fast paced world of breaking news.
Conference topics:
“The Religion Factor in the 2008 Election”
Dr. John C. Green, Senior Fellow in Religion & American Politics, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report
E.J. Dionne, Columnist, The Washington Post; Senior Advisor, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
“Religion & Secularism: The American Experience”
Dr. Wilfred M. McClay, SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Senior Fellow, Ethics & Public Policy Center
“Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know”
Dr. Stephen Prothero, Chairman, Department of Religion, Boston University
Participants
Michael Allen, Chief Political Correspondent, POLITICO
Claudia Anderson, Managing Editor, The Weekly Standard
Adelle Banks, Senior Religion Correspondent, Religion News Service
Claire Brinberg, Producer, CNN
Shelby Coffey, Trustee and Senior Fellow, The Newseum
John Dickerson, Chief Political Correspondent, Slate
Ross Douthat, Associate Editor, The Atlantic
Linda Feldmann, White House Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
Dan Harris, Weekend Anchor, ABC News
Katty Kay, Washington Correspondent, BBC
Steve Lagerfeld, Editor, The Wilson Quarterly
Rachel Martin, News Anchor/Host, “The Bryant Park Project,” NPR
Kathleen Parker, Columnist, Washington Post Writers Group
Naomi Schaefer Riley, Deputy Taste Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Jacqui Salmon, Religion Reporter, The Washington Post
David Shribman, Executive Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
John Siniff, Executive Forum Editor, USA Today
Kathy Slobogin, Managing Editor, CNN
Andrea Stone, National News Reporter, USA Today
Krista Tippett, Host/Producer, “Speaking of Faith,” American Public Media
David Van Biema, Senior Writer, TIME Magazine
Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Bureau Chief, The Economist