The Long Game

<p>John Inazu's new book is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. John teaches on criminal law, law and religion and the First Amendment at Washington University...

<p>We keep looking at the politicians who show up on our TV's and our phones, at the lawmakers who end up in Congress, and the general lack of solutions to our biggest problems, and we shake our head. We promise to vote...

<p>Michael Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, which was released Jan. 23.</p><p>"Many see the strident antics of religious provocateurs, the callous...

<p>David Leonhardt's new book is called "Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream." It was recently named one of the year's top 10 books by The Atlantic magazine.</p><p>"The economy has grown more...

<p>Tim Alberta's new book: The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals In An Age of Extremism, is a sobering look at the results in history when a religious movement morphs into a political movement...

<p>This is a Builders conversation. I'm doing these about once a month to highlight people who are not cursing the darkness but are also building up their local community — and the country — through making something...

<p>This week's podcast interview (audio above) is with Ruy Teixeira, about his new book with John Judis, Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes. It’s a fascinating...

<p>Janet Kellogg Ray is a biology professor at the University of North Texas. She was raised a creationist, and has written two books now about the issue of evolution and evangelicals. The first, Baby Dinosaurs on the...

<p>I cannot think of a better week to launch my new Builder Interview Series. While our national leaders are failing to lead, I'm talking today with a man who is trying to build something new.</p><p>Many people are...

<p>I've interviewed Yascha Mounk about his book The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time, which was released this week.</p><p>"Mounk has told the story of the Great Awokening better than any other...

<p>As promised, my conversation with Shannon Harris is on the podcast this week. We talk about her new book The Woman they Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife</p><p>I have a particular interest in...

<p>Andrew Whitehead is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com) at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI, Indiana...

<p>Large numbers of Americans are unhappy with the idea of a Biden vs Trump rematch, polls show, but both the Democratic and Republican parties appear to be paralyzed, unable to do anything about it.There’s a reason...

<p>Hello friends, </p><p>Summer is winding down, sadly. But life goes on, and carries meaning and purpose with it. I hope that you have had at least a few moments this summer of rest and restoration, of healing, of...

<p>Karen Swallow Prior is the author of multiple books, including On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books. Her new book is called The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images & Metaphors Created a...