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
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Good afternoon and welcome to the theater here at the national archive. Im the archivist of the United States and it is a pleasure to have you with us this afternoon whether youre here in the theater for joining us on facebook and Youtube Channels and a special welcome to the cspan audience. Before we hear from william junior i would like to tell you about two other programs coming up next month. On tuesday september 10 at noon, Sidney Blumenthal will tell us about the recently released volume three of the biography of Abraham Lincoln all the powers of earth, the political life 1856 to 1863. And on monday, september 16 at 7, the associate justice will tell us about his new book a republic if you can keep it in which he explores the aspects of the constitution and the importance of civic education, civil discourse and mutual respect. Check the website or sign up at the table outside to get email updates and find information about other programs and activities. Another way to get involve
Historians talk about religious influence on u. S. Politics and Foreign Policy in the 20th century, and address the question of why this is not a highly studied topic. This was part of a two Day Conference called remaking american political history. Thank you all for coming. I will be chairing this roundtable today. I will give you a brief overview of what were going to talk group,nd introduce our and then we will get started. 15 years ago [inaudible] oh, there we go. Thank you. There is a switch on the mic. 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, religion of the continuing importance in 20th century american politics deserves sustained attention and analysis. Of american religious history have proliferated over the past 15 years, yet in political history, religion has often retained a jackinthebox surprising,olorful, anomalous, idiosyncratic, but left on the perip
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