Join us for an interactive panel on Christian Nationalism, the rise of secularism, and the implications for American democracy. Featuring guest lecturer Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and president of Public Religion Research Institute. In conversation with professors Geoffrey Layman and David Campbell, Department of Political Science, authors of Secular Surge.
Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute and the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award. Jones writes regularly on politics, culture, and religion for The Atlantic online, NBC Think, and other outlets. He is frequently featured in major national media, such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others. He is also the author of The End of White Christian America, which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. He holds a Ph.D. in religion from Emory University and an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Presented by the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy and co-sponsored by the Hesburgh Program in Public Service, the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights, and the LGBT Law Forum.