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Book SynopsisSince 1999, the Ethics and Public Policy Center has hosted six conferences for national journalists to help raise the level of their reporting by increasing their understanding of religion, religious communities, and the religious convictions. This book contains the presentations and conversations that grew out of those conferences.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Evangelicalism and American Life: A Conversation with Nathan Hatch, Grant Wacker, and Hanna Rosin Chapter 3 New Century, New Story-Line: Catholics in America: A Conversation with George Weigel and Kenneth L. Woodward Chapter 4 Can the Jews Survive America?: A Conversation with Jack Wertheimer and David Brooks Chapter 5 Does God Belong on the Stump?: A Conversation with Stephen Carter, Charles Krauthammer, and Leo Ribuffo Chapter 6 How the Faithful Voted: A Conversation with John C. Green and John DiIulio Chapter 7 How Should We Talk? Religion and Public Discourse: A Conversation with Jean Bethke Elshtain and William McGurn Chapter 8 The New Christian Right in Historical Context: A Conversation with Leo Ribuffo and David Shribman Chapter 9 The Rights and Wrongs of Religion in Politics: A Conversation with Stephen Carter and Jeffrey Rosen Part 10 Discussion Participants Part 11 Index
