Faith Angle

The Aspen Institute•faithangle.org

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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Episodes

Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry: From Paris with (Populist) Love

In this episode, we sit down with a Paris-based journalist, Pascal Emmanuel-Gobry, who provides insights on the changing role of religion in Europe. Amidst the rise in immigration and growing populism across the continent, is there a pluralist vision large enough to introduce healthy constraints and advance human flourishing between discrete communities? In advance of a November Faith Angle Forum, Pascal offers his best thinking.

May 16, 2019•35 min

Emma Green and Michael Wear: Democrats Get Religion, Too

In this episode, Emma Green of The Atlantic and Michael Wear of Public Square Strategies (& former senior advisor to President Obama), discuss how Democratic presidential candidates are approaching religion—and what that suggests about our cultural moment.

May 03, 2019•40 min

James Astill and Henry Olsen: European Populism

In this episode, we sit down with The Economist's James Astill and EPPC's Henry Olsen—also a Washington Post columnist—to discuss European populism. The centre-Left will never defeat European populism if it fails to first understand it: https://unherd.com/2018/12/centre-left-will-never-defeat-european-populism-fails-first-understand-2/

Apr 17, 2019•51 min

An Inside Look at the 34th Faith Angle Forum—and a Recap with Jon Ward

At our recent Faith Angle Forum in Miami, journalists, scholars, and faith leaders came together for in-depth conversations on global poverty and injustice, faith and mental health, and race in America. This episode offers an inside look at the forum, with clips from the presentations and comments from journalists, plus an extended conversation about Faith Angle with Jon Ward of Yahoo News.

Apr 12, 2019•43 min

Jonathan Haidt and Peter Wehner: The Righteous Mind

Jon Haidt offers candid perspective on today's university campuses, contemporary journalism, public discourse, and his own journey—as well as ways to better equip iGen students in their pursuit of human flourishing. Guests: Jonathan Haidt Peter Wehner Links: Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls , Jonathan Haidt, RSA Replay Complicating the Narratives , by Amanda Ripley The moral roots of liberals and conservatives , Jonathan Haidt, TED2008 Can a divided America heal? , Jonathan Haidt and...

Apr 01, 2019•41 min

Russell Moore and Christine Emba: Evangelicals in Contemporary America

The Persistence of the Culture Wars, Russell Moore’s 2014 address at Faith Angle - https://faithangle.org/session/persistence-culture-wars/ Stop the Tax on Houses of Worship, Wall Street Journal, 11/22/18 - https://www.wsj.com/articles/stop-the-tax-on-houses-of-worship-1542918092 The Storm-Tossed Family, 2019 - https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Tossed-Family-Cross-Reshapes-Home/dp/1462794807 Signposts podcast, Russell Moore’s bi-weekly podcast about faith and culture - https://www.russellmoore.com/ca...

Mar 28, 2019•34 min

Arthur Brooks and Tom Gjelten: Transcending Contempt

In this episode, we sit down with AEI president Arthur Brooks and NPR's Tom Gjelten to explore increasing loneliness and disenchantment with American politics, the power of storytelling, and new ways to engage distinct audiences in pursuit of the common good. Our Culture of Contempt, Arthur Brooks, New York Times, 3/1/19 - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/opinion/sunday/political-polarization.html Love Your Enemies, 3/12/19 - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Enemies-America-Contempt/dp/1982608...

Mar 25, 2019•41 min

Trailer — Faith Angle

Faith Angle is a podcast about the dynamic, enduring impact of religion in American life—even when we don't think it's in the room.

Mar 18, 2019•3 min

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