Episodes 98
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Sporadic
Since Mar 2019
Latest Episode May 2025

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Faith Angle brings together top scholars and leading journalists for smart conversations around some of the most profound questions in the public square. Rather than a current-events debrief, our goal is a substantive conversation one notch beneath the surface, drawing out how religious convictions manifest themselves in American culture and public life.

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Emma Green and Eboo Patel: What's Next for DEI?

May 09, 2025 54m

To comply with a flurry of Executive Orders issued in January, many colleges throughout the country have been renaming, restructuring, or altogether eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…

Jon Rauch and Pete Wehner: Christianity and Democracy in America

Mar 04, 2025 54m

Journalist Jon Rauch’s smart new book from Yale University Press, Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain With Democracy, offers three provocative and insightful essays. Though an outsider to…

Brad Fulton and Amber Hacker: Religion & American Philanthropy

Oct 23, 2024 44m

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Brad Fulton, professor of Nonprofit Management and Social Policy at the O’Neill School of Public Affairs at Indiana University, alongside Amber Hacker, Chief of…

Knox Thames and Jaweed Kaleem on Religious Freedom

Sep 26, 2024 43m

In this episode, we are joined by Jaweed Kaleem of The Los Angeles Times alongside Knox Thames, author of the new book Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom. Knox reflects…

Eliza Griswold and David French on "Circle of Hope”

Aug 27, 2024 37m

In this episode, New York Times opinion columnist David French sits down with Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold of The New Yorker to discuss her brand new book, Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with…

Elizabeth Oldfield and Damir Marusic: "Fully Alive" in a Post-Christian World

Jul 23, 2024 44m

On this episode, we are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield to discuss her newly-released book Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. After beginning her career covering religion for the BBC,…

Leading Insights from the 2024 Michael Cromartie Forum

Jun 14, 2024 38m

Building on the legacy of Michael Cromartie (1950-2017), who founded Faith Angle Forum a quarter-century ago, MCF brings together a select group of exceptionally talented, early-career journalists…

Brad Wilcox and Isabel Sawhill: On Marriage

May 09, 2024 47m

In this episode, recorded at Faith Angle Miami 2024, we are joined by Brad Wilcox and Isabel Sawhill for a fascinating, timely conversation about marriage patterns, family structure, shifting gender…

John Inazu and Matthew Kaminski: Learning to Disagree

Apr 02, 2024 49m

In this episode, we are joined by John Inazu, who is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion and Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. This…

The Exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon and Ruth Graham

Mar 11, 2024 46m

In this episode, we are joined by Sarah McCammon, National Political Correspondent at NPR, to discuss her book Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. In it, Sarah…

Michael Wear and Tim Alberta: The Spirit of Our Politics

Jan 23, 2024 53m

In this episode, we are joined again by Tim Alberta of The Atlantic and Michael Wear of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, to discuss Michael's brand new book The Spirit of Our Politics:…

Elizabeth Bruenig and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac: Advent in the Holy Land

Dec 22, 2023 38m

On today’s episode, we are joined by The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig for an Advent reflection with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, assistant pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.…

Tim Alberta and Michael Wear: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory

Dec 08, 2023 51m

On this episode Tim Alberta and Michael Wear dig deep into Alberta's new book, The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. Their discussion covers the shaping…

Romney: A Reckoning with McKay Coppins and Peter Baker

Nov 21, 2023 52m

Author McKay Coppins sits down with Peter Baker of The New York Times to discuss Coppins' best-selling biography Romney: A Reckoning, which offers an intimate look into the life and career of Senator…

Luke Russert and Carl Cannon: Look for Me There

Nov 08, 2023 43m

In this episode, Luke Russert discusses his new book Look For Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself, a reflection on grief, family legacy, religious exploration, and the loss of Luke's father,…

David Brooks and Curt Thompson: How to Know a Person

Oct 24, 2023 1h 9m

Best selling author and columnist David Brooks sits down with noted psychiatrist Curt Thompson to discuss Brooks' latest book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply…

Christine Emba and Richard Reeves: On the Crisis Men Face

Sep 29, 2023 52m

Christine Emba's recent piece for The Washington Post, "Men Are Lost. Here's a Map out of the Wilderness.," says something haunting about the state of gender dynamics in the country and something…

Rabbi David Saperstein and McKay Coppins: Religious Freedom in an Uncertain World

Sep 15, 2023 56m

In 2009, Newsweek magazine called David Saperstein the most influential rabbi in America. For over 40 years, he was the director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. He also served as…

Race and Faith in America: Eugene Scott and Ekemini Uwan

Sep 01, 2023 45m

In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting two brilliant thinkers on the state of race in America, and how a faith angle fits into that. Ekemini Uwan is a writer, public theologian, and…

Storytelling and Hollywood: Alissa Wilkinson and Brad Winters on Faith at the Movies

Aug 14, 2023 47m

This episode explores how the arts can help us transcend some of the worries in contemporary society, from polarization and entrenched tribalism, to our massive decline in public trust, to…

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Faith Angle has published 98 episodes since March 2019, covering topics in News, Religion & Spirituality.

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Faith Angle is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 47m.

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