Guest people who dislike christianity think there was something called the old time religion that they ought to be afraid of all the time, it might return. Or its here right now oppressing us. And people who are devout christians like to think if we could just get back to the old time religion, then things would be wonderful. But it never existed. History of American Christianity is a history of constant change. And if youre a christian, you go to the Episcopal Church. If you went back 50 years ago, 100 years ago, 150 years ago to the church of your denomination, i guarantee you, you wouldnt recognize it. Host in your book, this is what you write. To most social scientists who look at the issue of American Christianity, the history of American Christianity isnt the story of a perennially productive field or an island gradually losing its ecological health. Its a story of the great social storms that blow across the american heartland. What does that mean . Guest most people, social sci
Here right now, and people who are devout christians like to think if we could just get back to the oldtime religion things would be wonderful, but it never existed. The history of American Christianity is history of constant change and if you are a christian you go to the Episcopal Church, the catholic church, congregational church, if you went back 50 years ago, a hundred years ago or 150 years ago to the church of your denomination you would not recognize it. Host your book this is what you write. To most social scientists who look at the issue of American Christianity the history of American Christianity isnt the story of a perennially productive field work island gradually losing its ecological health. It is the story of the great social storms that blow across the american heartland. What does that mean . Most social scientists, people who are experts in religious studies tried to explain why what goes on in American Christianity by reference to what has gone on with the middlecl
120,000 people attend this every year that it happens and is held every weekend, booktv offers programming focus on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2 and watching of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Randy boyagoda is next on booktv. He talks about the activism and political influence of the late Catholic Priest Richard John Neuhaus. During this event in new york city professor bordo go to sit down with author and former New York Times review editor Sam Tanenhaus. Welcome, everybody. Do i wait for you . Welcome everybody. Its really great to be able to have an opportunity to host regular booktalk by authors that write about topics of culture and politics, and it especially good when the topic is from the founder of the magazine. [inaudible] randy is an accomplished novelist. Tonight Sam Tanenhaus agrees to interview randy and pull out from him aspects of the biography of new house. Welcomed them both. [applause] at my good ear . I shout. Randy b
[inaudible conversations] welcome everybody. Should i wait for you . Welcome everybody to its really great to have an opportunity to host regular botox by authors that write about topics that concern and culture and politics. Its especially good when the topic is the founder of the magazine and its a pleasure tonight to introduce the biographer of the biography of John Neuhaus Randy boyagoda. Randy is an accomplished novelist and his most recent novel beggars faced which is best described as great gatsby. Its a very good read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Tonight sam taman house has agreed to interview randy and call out aspects of the biography so its my pleasure to welcome them both. [applause] am i good . I shouts i probably dont need one of those. Randy boyagoda you are novelist writing about john neuhaus. How did you get to this topic . And when did you choose and why . I started working on this book in some ways without even realizing it in 2009 so shortly after i wrote a profile
[inaudible conversations] welcome everybody. Should i wait for you . Welcome everybody to its really great to have an opportunity to host regular botox by authors that write about topics that concern and culture and politics. Its especially good when the topic is the founder of the magazine and its a pleasure tonight to introduce the biographer of the biography of John Neuhaus Randy boyagoda. Randy is an accomplished novelist and his most recent novel beggars faced which is best described as great gatsby. Its a very good read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Tonight sam taman house has agreed to interview randy and call out aspects of the biography so its my pleasure to welcome them both. [applause] am i good . I shouts i probably dont need one of those. Randy boyagoda you are novelist writing about john neuhaus. How did you get to this topic . And when did you choose and why . I started working on this book in some ways without even realizing it in 2009 so shortly after i wrote a profile