Religion and Politics

Bitter budget fights. Political battles over same-sex marriage. Religious radio-show and television hosts demonizing opponents. Heated debates on gun control in the face of massacres. Why are Americans so polarized on so many issues, and what can be done...

In Washington, D.C., Dean David Hempton and Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood probed the public roles of religion and politics.

Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Shaun Casey (MDiv '83, ThD '99) to lead the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives.

For much of history since WWII, religious conflict has plagued civilization. In the Middle East, Israeli Jews fight Muslim and Christian Arabs, while Shia and Sunni Muslims battle each other. In the West, secularists and moderate Christians and Muslims...