Public Understanding of Religion Committee and Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee and Religion and Politics Section

Theme: Roundtable on Religion, Race, and the 2016 Elections

Serene Jones, Union Theological Seminary, Presiding

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. CST

Convention Center-Stars at Night 4 (3rd Level)

This session is organized as a roundtable discussion between authors of recent major books that address issues of religion, race, and politics. Additionally, these authors have also served as frequent public commentators on the 2016 election. Participants will draw on their research and experiences during the election cycle to deepen our understanding of the role that religion and race played in the election (e.g., immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric, the Black Lives Matter movement, etc.), the impact of changing demographics of the electorate, and prospects and resources for coming together after a political season that promises to be one of the most polarizing and divisive in the modern era.

Panelists:

Kelly Brown Douglas, Goucher College

Robert P. Jones, PRRI

Stephen Prothero, Boston University

Jim Wallis, Sojourners

Responding:

Andrea C. White, Union Theological Seminary

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