Posts Tagged ‘ Protestants ’

Robert Putnam discusses American Grace on “Forum Truth”

December 3, 2010
By tomsander

“Historically, only a small percentage of Americans (5-7%) when you asked them whether they are Protestant or Catholic or whatever, said they had no religion at all; we call them the ‘nones’… Over the last 20 years, that figure…

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Marco Rubio an interesting case study of our increased religious fluidity

December 1, 2010
By tomsander

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Get Religion has a relevant post for American Grace:

Three weeks ago, we enjoyed an interesting “Got news?” discussion concerning Florida Sen.-elect Marco Rubio’s religious affiliation.

That post delved into questions concerning a Roman Catholic politician who…

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: American Grace likely to be standard work on religion for a long time

November 1, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt:

The early settlement by Puritans means the original dominant religion was, of course, Protestant. The Constitution excludes the establishment of a national ecclesiastical authority, but the culture was unquestionably built on a mixture of Anglican tradition and, more turbulently,…

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New York Times’ strong review of American Grace

October 8, 2010
By tomsander

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The following are excerpts from the New York Times‘ review of American Grace which called the book “a big multi-faceted work” “urgently relevant” and deserving “the attention of everyone concerned about America’s future cohesion”:

At first…

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David Campbell on surprising religious makeup of Supreme Court; Elena Kagan nomination

April 28, 2010
By tomsander
David Campbell on surprising religious makeup of Supreme Court; Elena Kagan nomination

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American Grace co-author David Campbell is quoted in a National Post story on the amazing fact that the U.S.  Supreme Court is likely to have no Protestants:

When Barack Obama nominates a candidate to fill a…

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