Our group and then we will get started. 22 ago, there is a switch. Thank you. There is a switch on the mics. In a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted religions continuing importance in 20th century american politics deserves sustained attention and analysis. Scholarship in american religious history has proliferated over the past 15 years. In political history, religion has retained a jackinthebox quality, colorful, surprising, anomalous, idiosyncratic, but left on the periphery to pop up occasionally rather than systematically. Today, our roundtable will inress how religion matters american political history and we will do so in three ways. First, i blast each of our panelists to focus on a way in which religion matters, in their own research, how religion plays that they arees working on, but also how centering religion gives us a different narrative, different story than if it
American history tv continues now with a look at the influence of religion on u. S. Politics and Foreign Policy in the 20th century. From purdue university, this is an hour and a half. Thank you all for coming. Im ronit stahl. Ill be chairing this roundtable today. Ill give a brief overview of how it came to be and what well talk about and quickly introduce our group. Then well get started. 15 years ago in is your mike on . There we go. Thank you. Theres a switch on the mikes. 15 years ago in a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted, religions continuing importance contains analysis. In political history religion has retained in butlers evocative term, a jack in the box view. Today our roundtable will address how religion matters in american political history and well do so in three ways. First ill each panelist to focus on a way in which religion matters. That is in their own resear
15 years ago in is your mike on . There we go. Thank you. Theres a switch on the mikes. 15 years ago in a journal of American History article, john butler challenged historians of modern america to Pay Attention to religion. In particular, he noted,lin religions continue importance contains analysis. In political history religion has retained in butlers e voktive term, a jack in the box. Left to pop up occasionally rather than systematically. Today our round table will address how religion matters in american political history and well do so in three ways. First ill each each panelist to focus on a way in which religion matters. That is in their own research how religion plays a role and in spaces they are working on but also how centering religion gives us a different narrative, a different story than if it were on the periphery. Second well talk about butlers provocati provocation. Why have political historians remain reluctant bystanders about religion in American History and why do
Panel, is going to focus on policy issues, policy issues who gets to come into the country, how, who gets to be naturalized, how, those kinds of issues, state governments, and also policy issues that have to do with the church itself, integration of our catholics. My apologies. Proper integration of catholics into american life. So those kinds of issues were going to focus on today. We hope to have a great discussion about what catholic policy issues are like, what catholics opinion, roles positions in policy debates of today, but we also believe the Historical Context, the history of catholics dealing with these kinds of issues, is also important. That will be provided as well. Im going to introduce our speakers and the order they will appear. Were going to begin with todd scribner, the Outreach Coordinator for the migration and Relief Services at the u. S. Conference of bishops. He focuses on issues of migration, Catholic Church, American History, dealing with immigration. He has a p
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