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Faith Angle episodes

January 16, 2020Mark Galli and Napp Nazworth: Trump-Evangelicals and the Christianity Today Editorial
Links from this episode:
Trump Should Be Removed from Office, Mark Galli, Christianity Today
President Trump's Tweet
The Flag in the Whirlwind: An Update from CT’s President, Timothy Dalrymple, Christianity Today
Napp Nazworth Twitter announcement
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders slam Christianity Today for questioning their Christian witness, Melissa Barnhart, The Christian Post
Breaking News- CT v Trump, The Holy Post
42 min
January 01, 2020 Amb. Sam Brownback and Wajahat Ali: International Religious Freedom
Links from this episode:

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)

Wajahat Ali, The New York Times
50 min
December 19, 2019 Shirley Hoogstra and Tyler Deaton: Fairness for All
1. Daniel Silliman, “LGBT Rights-Religious Liberty Bill Proposed in Congress,” Christianity Today, 12/6/19
2. Fairness for All bill
3. Congress Should Act to Balance LGBT Rights and Religious Freedom,” by Tyler Deaton and Tim Schultz, Morning Consult, March 14, 2019
49 min
December 02, 2019 Daniel Krauthammer and Peter Wehner: The Point of it All
In this episode, we're joined by Daniel Krauthammer for a big-think conversation about American democracy, Judaism, foreign policy, history and human nature, the power of ideas, baseball, Zionism, and the remarkable life of Charles Krauthammer (1950-2018). Daniel recently edited "The Point of it All," and Pete Wehner of The Atlantic and The New York Times knew Charles for decades—and worked in 2001 with Daniel, too.

Links from this episode:

The Point of it All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors, 2019 paperback, Charles Krauthammer, ed. by Daniel Krauthammer

The Example of Charles Krauthammer, by Peter Wehner, New York Times, June 21, 2018
53 min
November 20, 2019 Ashley Berner and Alia Wong: Educational Pluralism
In this episode, we're joined by Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy's Ashley Rogers Berner and The Atlantic's Alia Wong to discuss educational pluralism.

Links from this episode:

Ashley Berner | Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Alia Wong | The Atlantic
The Case for Educational Pluralism in the U.S. | Dr. Ashley Berner | Manhattan Institute
No One Way to School: Educational Pluralism and Why it Matters | Ashley Berner | TEDxWilmingtonED
43 min
November 01, 2019 Matthew Goodwin and Henry Olsen: National Populism
Are we living through a populist moment or a populist era? Matthew Goodwin, Prof. of Politics at Univ. of Kent, joins Henry Olsen of The Washington Post for a window into highlights from his bestselling book, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy---and its application to recent elections throughout the Western world.

Book link:
Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin, National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
40 min
October 24, 2019 James K. A. Smith and Miranda Kennedy: On Augustine‘s Road
In this episode, we're joined by Calvin College's James K. A. Smith and NPR's Miranda Kennedy to discuss Professor Smith's newest book, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts.

Links from this episode:
James K. A. Smith, Calvin College
Miranda Kennedy, NPR
On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts, by James K.A. Smith
'Augustine: Conversions to Confessions,’ by Robin Lane Fox, New York Times
Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India, by Miranda Kennedy
Interview: David Brooks on sin, Augustine and the state of his soul, by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post
Pew Research Center Survey: In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
44 min
October 08, 2019 Christian Smith and Will Saletan: The Belief Question
In this episode of Faith Angle, we're joined by Notre Dame's Christian Smith and Slate's Will Saletan to discuss Dr. Smith's newest book, Atheist Overreach

Links from this episode:
Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame
Will Saletan, Slate
Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't Deliver
Three Decades Ago, America Lost Its Religion. Why?

46 min
September 23, 2019Nadine Epstein and Michelle Boorstein: The Enduring Legacy of Elie Wiesel
In this of Faith Angle, we take a look at the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel with Nadine Epstein and Michelle Boorstein.
Links from this episode:
Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post
Nadine Epstein, Moment
Elie Wiesel, An Extraordinary Life and Legacy: Writings, Photographs and Reflections
45 min
August 27, 2019 Brad Wilcox and Eugene Scott: Marriage Matters in the Age of Trump

In the latest episode of Faith Angle, we take a look at the changing nature of marriage in America with Eugene Scott and Brad Wilcox. Eugene covers identity politics for the Washington Post's The Fix, and Brad is Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies.

Brad, Eugene, and Josh Good discuss trends around marriage in the current political climate; how factors like class and race affect the health of marriages; economics and the importance of gainful employment (especially for men); the connection between marriage and economic mobility; the effects of delayed marriage among young people, and much more.

Links from this episode:

Eugene Scott, Washington Post

Brad Wilcox, National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia

How Divorce Lost Its Groove

Don’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money

46 min

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