Running With God

Recorded November 5, 2000

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From the founding fathers to the present, god has been a major player in political discourse. As early as the First Amendment, the role of religion in the America experiment has been a source for great debate. In this election year we have seen politicians using their faith as political leverage, and naming Jesus as political philosopher. How does this play throughout the American political landscape? Are the polls really moved by the best presentation of faith? Hear journalists and political consultants discuss the importance of God-talk in the political marketplace and find out just how inseparable politics is from religion.

MODERATED BY:

The Very Reverend Alan Jones

Interested in finding out more about the latest dialogue between religion and politics? Check out these books, available from amazon.com:

What's God Got to do with the American Experiment? by E.J. Dionne Jr.

God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics, by Stephen L. Carter

The Diminishing Divide: Religion's Changing Role in American Politics, edited by Andrew Kohut, John C. Green, Scott Keeter, and Robert C. Toth

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