Posts Tagged ‘ Washington Post ’

A conflict of radical individualism, Christian values and the political right?

November 18, 2011
By tomsander
A conflict of radical individualism, Christian values and the political right?

Rev. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, writes in the Washington Post on 11/10/2011:

Excerpt:

As an evangelical Christian who believes the Republican Party does not have a monopoly on moral values, I …

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Are views on Mormons improving?

February 9, 2011
By tomsander
Are views on Mormons improving?

Mormon Missionary; Flickr photo by hoveringdog

Excerpt of Washington Post piece citing American Grace co-author David Campbell:

When Mitt Romney ran for president three years ago, calls from reporters came pouring into the public affairs office at the Church…

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Washington Post review of American Grace

December 13, 2010
By tomsander

Flickr photo by Rachel Ford James

Excerpt of Washington Post review of American Grace:

Even as a religion reporter, I was surprised by some of the findings in this hefty new book about American religion by political scientists …

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Mark Silk discussing Rod Dreher and American Grace

November 30, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt: Rod Dreher, late of this site, put in an appearance yesterday in his old newspaper by way of a review essay on Robert Putnam and David Campbell’s hot new book, American Grace: How Religion Unites and Divides Us….

The …

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Wash. Post cites American Grace on need for church revitalization

October 25, 2010
By tomsander

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Excerpt:

“The role of the church and the clergy is dying, but I think it needs to,” says Tom Brackett, another minister-consultant who works on church development for the Episcopal Church. “The church doesn’t have a…

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Religiosity and family stability

September 7, 2010
By tomsander

Family Praying Together – Flickr photo by nofocus

Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at U. Va., reports in a study in the Journal of Marriage & Family comparing happiness and relationship quality across race and ethnicity…

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Press Mentions of American Grace Research

May 18, 2009
By tomsander

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Here are some of the news stories over the last several weeks of research by Robert Putnam and David Campbell to appear in American Grace.

Washington Post: Michael Gerson’s syndicated Op-Ed “Religion and Our Civic Behavior”…

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