
60 episodes

Faith Angle Ethics and Public Policy Center
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 57 Ratings
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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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Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Walter Kim: Jesus and John Wayne in the Evangelical Church
This episode explores how “masculinity” has shaped elements of white evangelicalism in America. As evangelicals frequently make headlines for their voting patterns and outsized political influence, this discussion will peel back the layers and go deeper—especially on issues of gender equality, racial justice, historic Christian orthodoxy, global expressions of evangelicalism, and the possibilities and limits for evangelical renewal. American evangelicalism is today navigating an important moment of reorientation and reexamination of its identity, and as our speakers highlight, it has much to learn from the history and witness of its global counterparts.
Guests
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Walter Kim
Additional Resources
Jesus and John Wayne: How Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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Christine Emba and Kimberly June Miller: On ”Rethinking Sex”
On this episode, we are joined by Christine Emba, opinion columnist for The Washington Post, and Kimberly June Miller, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Christine has just written a fascinating new book called, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, which opens with this moral quote: “It is only by asserting one’s humanness every time, in all situations, that one becomes someone rather than something. That, after all, is the core of our struggle.”
In this provocative book, Christine raises profound questions about meaning and connection, sexuality and even spirituality, as she traces shifting generational views of sex and sexual practices in America.
Guests
Christine Emba
Kimberly June Miller
Additional Reading
Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, by Christine Emba
Boundaries for Your Soul, by Kimberly June Miller and Alison Cook -
Kori Schake and Chris Seiple: Russia and the Role of Religion in Ukraine
How much of a role does religion play in the war Vladimir Putin launched in Ukraine? It's a complicated question, but the answer may very well be: more than most Western experts think. Our guests on this episode of the Faith Angle podcast bring decades of military, foreign policy, and peacemaking expertise to help us make sense of the horrible war now unfolding in Ukraine. Dr. Kori Schake is Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, and Dr. Chris Seiple is Founder of the The Sagestone Group, as well as principal advisor to the Templeton Religion Trust. The picture in Ukraine is complex, and today's guests help us see more clearly.
Guests
Kori Schake
Chris Seiple
Additional Resources
"Putin Accidentally Revitalized the West's Liberal Order," by Kori Schake
The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement, by Chris Seiple
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Lawrence Freedman
Michael Kofman
Rob Lee
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Sarah Coakley and Eliza Griswold: Theology, Desire, and Vocation in Today’s World
In this episode, we are joined by a world-class Anglican theologian, Dr. Sarah Coakley, and a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker, Eliza Griswold. Dr. Coakley's scholarship looks at the Trinity, "New Asceticism," Christology, power, sexuality, and the distinction of the self. Today, she is continuing her trilogy in systematics, aiming in a forthcoming volume at a robust theological examination of race. In this episode, Dr. Coakley and Eliza connect the wisdom of historic Christian thinkers with the urgent issues of a world that is today perhaps more in need of justice than ever.
Guests
Sarah Coakley
Eliza Griswold
Additional Resources
God, Sexuality, and the Self: An Essay "On the Trinity," by Sarah Coakley
Powers and Submissions: Spirituality, Philosophy, and Gender, by Sarah Coakley
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America, by Eliza Griswold
"The Unmaking of Biblical Womanhood" by Eliza Griswold
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Francis Collins and Deborah Haarsma: On Faith & Science in an Age of Polarization
On February 2, EPPC’s Faith Angle Forum had the privilege of hosting a fascinating online conversation with Dr. Francis Collins, the country’s first Presidentially appointed Director of the National Institutes of Health to have served for more than one administration in that role.
Alongside BioLogos president Dr. Deb Haarsma and EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner, who contributes regularly to The Atlantic and New York Times, Dr. Collins joined 11 journalists in conversation that included a firsthand window into the development of the mRNA vaccine, and as well as the spread of vaccine resistance among many Americans. The conversation moves swiftly and covers a lot of ground, from sociology to political religion, evolution to creation-science, choices about singing in church to assessing American institutions.
Guests
Dr. Francis Collins
Deborah Haarsma
Pete Wehner
Additional Resources
Integrate: A Faith and Science Curriculum
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John Azumah and Kelefa Sanneh: Building Christian-Muslim Understanding in Memory of Lamin Sanneh
In this episode, Kelefa Sanneh, staff writer for The New Yorker, is joined by John Azumah, Founding Executive Director of the Sanneh Institute, to discuss the legacy and witness of Kelefa's father Lamin Sanneh, a leading expert in Christian theology and missions as well as Christian-Muslim dialogue. Lamin's legacy continues on through the work of the Sanneh Institute, which seeks to educate and equip religious leaders, scholars, academic institutions, and the broader public on Christian and Muslim history, theology, and possibilities for interfaith partnership.
Guests
Kelefa Sanneh
John Azumah
Learn More
The African Christian and Islam by John Azumah
My Neighbor's Faith: Islam Explained for Christians by John Azumah
Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kelefa Sanneh
"The Plan to Build a Capital for Black Capitalism" by Kelefa Sanneh
Customer Reviews
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Consistently thought-provoking. A diverse group of interviewees. Worth your time!
Magnificent
Josh Good and the Faith Angle Forum have created something extraordinary: nuanced conversations about religion. GetReligion’s Terry Mattingly has been shouting from the rooftops about the religion angle in journalism for years and now, someone is helping him fill in that gap.
Good allows journalists, academics, policy makers, and ethicists to converse on their topics of choice. When the two guests get to talking, something magical happens. An honest talk about the issues and fascinations about belief and faith. The guest list includes an astounding number of notable names like Emma Green, Daniel Krauthammer, and David Brooks. This is a podcast that is vital for a functioning society.
Genuine and insightful
Religion in the public square can be contentious with sides dug in on either side of issues. Journalists are often ill equipped to get the depth of concern of faith communities and faith leaders are not always great at illuminating their interests to the general public. With a friendly, conversational, inquisitive and engaged tone these podcasts strike the balance of being faithful to the needs of religionists who are put to answer relevant questions of public concern. Hence they reveal the overlap, as if on a Venn diagram, the humanity transcending and sometimes uniting the interests of people of different faiths and different political (conservative to progressive) persuasions