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ELECTIONS 2008
A guide to evangelicals
and politics
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THE NORTHEAST
• Dale Kuehne is an
associate professor in the department of politics at St. Anselm College, a
Benedictine school in Manchester, N.H., and senior adviser to the New Hampshire
Institute of Politics. He also is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical
Covenant Church of America. Contact 603-222-4102, dkuehne@anselm.edu.
• Ronald F. Thiemann is a professor of theology and of religion and society at the Harvard School of
Divinity. He is the author of Religion in Public Life: A Dilemma for
Democracy. He can speak about the role evangelicalism has played in
politics and social issues. Contact Charlene Higbe, faculty assistant,
617-495-4518, Ronald_Thiemann@harvard.edu.
• Alan Wolfe is director of
the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at
Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He is the author of The
Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith, a
study that focuses heavily on the impact of evangelicals on American religious
culture. Contact 617-552-1862, wolfe@bc.edu.
IN
THE EAST
• Clyde Wilcox is a professor of government at Georgetown University who specializes in issues
of religion and politics. He believes that the Democrats have done a good job
at attracting moderate evangelicals. Contact 202-687-5273, wilcoxc@georgetown.edu.
• Robert Wuthnow is director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University and a frequently cited commentator on the sociology of
religion and the role of conservative Christians in public life. He edited the Encyclopedia
of Politics and Religion. Contact 609-258-5545, wuthnow@princeton.edu.
IN
THE SOUTHEAST
• Allison Calhoun-Brown is
associate professor of political science at Georgia State University. She
specializes in religion and politics and African-American politics. Contact
404-651-4836, polacb@panther.gsu.edu.
• Paul J. Dean is the pastor
of Providence Baptist Church in Greer, S.C., and is a prominent radio host and commentator on conservative
Christian activities. Dean wrote a January 2008 essay on Crosswalk.com titled
“Cultural Engagement: Every Christian’s Obligation.” Contact 864-877-3483.
• Marty Duren is a pastor of
New Bethany Baptist Church in Buford, Ga., and a Southern Baptist author of the SBC Outpost blog. He considers himself a “bedrock theological conservative” but has said that at
Baptist meetings he feels “like a stranger in a strange land.” On his blog he
has said that the Southern Baptist Convention must change to reach future
generations. Duren blogged from the February 2008 meeting of Baptists
in Atlanta. Contact 770-945-7602.
• Joel C. Hunter is the
pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed in
Longwood, Fla., and author of Right Wing, Wrong Bird: Why the Tactics of the
Religious Right Won’t Fly With Most Conservative Christians (2006), in
which he calls on Christians to be politically involved without sacrificing the
Christian mission of service to the poor and weak. Contact via Robert Andrescik,
director of communications, 407-949-7147, robert.andrescik@northlandchurch.net.
IN
THE SOUTH
• Steven Brown is an
assistant professor of political science at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.,
where he specializes in religion and politics. Contact 334-844-5370, brown32@mail.auburn.edu.
• Kenneth J. Collins studies American Christianity at the Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore,
Ky. He can comment on the evolution of evangelicalism in the United States.
Contact 859-858-3581 ext. 2368 or 2213.
• George G. Hunter III is a professor of church growth and evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary
in Wilmore, Ky. He is the author of Christian, Evangelical & … Democrat? (2006), in which he questions the identification of the gospel with the
Republican Party. He writes, “I am especially concerned for the soul and the
credibility of evangelical Christianity in this land.” Contact via the seminary’s
main office, 859-858-3581.
IN
THE MIDWEST
• The Rev. Russell Johnson
is senior pastor at Fairfield Christian Church in Lancaster, Ohio. He and the
Rev. Rod Parsley of World Harvest Church in Columbus have been accused by other
Ohio pastors of using their churches as political platforms to advance
conservative policies and Republican candidates. Contact rjohnson@fairfieldcc.org or rjohnson@ohiorestorationproject.com.
• Christian Smith is a
professor of the sociology of religion at the University of Notre Dame in South
Bend, Ind., and director of its Center for the Study of Religion and Society.
He is a leading expert on Christian movements and can speak about the
distinctiveness of evangelicals. Contact 574-631-4531, Chris.Smith@ND.edu.
IN
THE SOUTHWEST
• Clarke E. Cochran is a
professor in the department of political science at Texas Tech University in
Lubbock. He is an expert on religion and politics in America. Contact
806-742-2987, Clarke.Cochran@ttu.edu.
• Barry G. Hankins is a professor of history and church-state studies at Baylor University in
Waco, Texas. He is an expert on Christian conservatives and their interaction
with American culture. Contact 254-710-4667, Barry_Hankins@baylor.edu.
• Allen D. Hertzke is a political science professor and director of religious studies at the
University of Oklahoma. He is co-author of Religion and Politics in America:
Faith, Culture and Strategic Choices. Contact 405-325-6421, ahertzke@ou.edu.
• P. Kent Smith is a professor of missions at the graduate school of theology at Abilene Christian
University in Texas, where he teaches a course on culture and evangelism in
North America. Contact smith@bible.acu.edu.
IN
THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• J.P. Moreland is a philosophy professor at the evangelical Talbot School of Theology of Biola
University in La Mirada, Calif. Contact 562-944-0351 ext. 5550, jp.moreland@biola.edu.
• Chris Soper is a professor of political science at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.,
and the author of Evangelical Christianity in the United States and Great
Britain: Religious Beliefs, Political Choices. Contact 310-506-4792, chris.soper@pepperdine.edu.
• Telford Work is
assistant professor of theology at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif. He
has written frequently on evangelicals, and he maintains a personal Web site. Contact 805-565-6199, work@westmont.edu.
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