Faith Angle Forum: September 1999


The Faith Angle Forum held its semi-annual Conference on Religion, Politics & Public Life September 27-28, 1999 in Prouts Neck, Maine. 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:

“Evangelicalism & American Life”

Dr. Nathan Hatch, Professor of History & Provost, University of Notre Dame

Dr. Grant Wacker, Associate Professor of History of Religion in America, Duke University Divinity School

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“New Century, New Story Line: Catholics in America”

George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics & Public Policy Center

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“Can the Jews Survive America?”

Jack Wertheimer, Joseph & Martha Mendelson Professor of American Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary

 

Participants:

Jay Ambrose, Director of Editorial Policy, Scripps Howard News Service

Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report

Peter Beinart, Senior Editor, The New Republic

Max Boot, Editorial Features Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Barbara Bradley, Legal Affairs Correspondent, NPR

David Brooks, Senior Editor, The Weekly Standard

Chris Bury, Correspondent, “Nightline,” ABC News

Michelle Cottle, Senior Editor, The New Republic

Karen DeWitt, Editorial Producer, “Nightline,” ABC News

E.J. Dionne, Columnist, The Washington Post

Gregg Easterbrook, Senior Editor, The New Republic

Larry Eichel, Political Columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nancy Gibbs, Senior Editor, Time Magazine

Jody Hassett, Producer, CNN

Deborah Howell, Editor & Bureau Chief, Newhouse News Service

Kim Hume, Bureau Chief, Fox News

Kathy Lewis, Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief, Dallas Morning News   

Hanna Rosin, Religion Reporter, The Washington Post

Robert Shogan, Politics Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times

David Shribman, Washington Bureau Chief, The Boston Globe

Paul West, Bureau Chief, The Baltimore Sun

Kenneth Woodward, Senior Religion Editor, Newsweek