Events

-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”
-Andrew Newberg, M.D. and David Brooks: “Why Belief in God Persists: Why We Believe What We Believe”

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

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.

-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?”

-Dr. Peter Berkowitz and Ari Shavit: “Israel & the Future of Zionism”
-Dr. Peter Berger: “Religion in a Globalizing World”
-Karlyn Bowman and Dr. John Green: “Understanding Religion’s Role in the 2006 Election”

-Dr. Michael Cook: “How & Why Muhammad Made a Difference”
-Dr. James Davison Hunter and Dr. Alan Wolfe: “Is There a Culture War?”
-Dr. William A. Galston: “Religion, Moral Values, & the Democratic Party”

-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”

-Rick Warren: “Myths of the Modern Mega-Church: A Case Study of Saddleback”
-Reuel Marc Gerecht and Jeffrey Goldberg“The Islamic Paradox: Religion & Democracy in the Middle East”
-Dr. John DiIulio and William Raspberry: “With Ben Franklin’s Blessings: A Primer on Faith-Based Initiatives”

– Michael Gerson: “Religion, Rhetoric, and the Presidency”
– Yitzhak Nakash: “The Surge of the Shi’is in Iraq and its Implications for the Middle East”
– Gilbert Meilaender: “Bioethics and Human Nature: Exploring Some Background Issues”

The Question of Marriage A Lecture by Hadley Arkes Friday, October 8, 2004 In this lecture, Professor Hadley Arkes explained…

-Dr. John C. Green and Michael Barone: “The 2004 Election: The Polls & the Religion Factor”
-Steven Simon and John Parker: “The Age of Sacred Terror”
-Dr. Alan Wolfe and David Brooks: “The Transformation of American Religion & Its Political Implications”

-Dr. James Davison Hunter and Jeffrey Rosen: “Religion, Law, & the Culture Wars”
-Walter Russell Mead and Christopher Hitchens: “Religion & U.S. Foreign Policy”
-Dr. Mark Noll and Jay Tolson: “Understanding American Evangelicals”