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Barack Obama
Politics and the “People’s Pope”
Last Friday, Politico Magazine published an article on Pope Francis, his approval ratings, and ways that our President could learn from His…
Religion and the election
Several months ago, it seemed religion might be a notable factor in the 2012 presidential election.
After Sandy: Presidential rhetoric and visions of solidarity
On Monday afternoon as Hurricane Sandy threatened landfall, President Obama warned reporters gathered at the White House that the storm would…
Peter Manseau on religion as America’s “first freedom”
New Directions in the Study of Prayer grantee Peter Manseau observes that both the Obama and Romney campaigns describe religious…
Death in the Middle East: What happens next?
On the 11th anniversary of the September 11, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt and U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya…
Mormon appointed to White House faith-based advisory council
Recently, Religion News Service reported that President Obama had appointed the first Mormon member to his faith-based advisory council.
American civil religion in the age of Obama: An interview with Philip S. Gorski
Philip S. Gorski is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Research at Yale…
President Obama’s waning religious support
In 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was able to make crucial gains among religious moderates on his way to…
The bishops, the sisters, and religious freedom
At its March 2012 meeting, the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approved “Our First, Most…