“Freedom is not America’s gift to the world. Freedom is the Almighty God’s gift to each man and woman in this world.” – President George W. Bush

“I don’t wear my religion on my sleeve, but faith, faith has given me values and hope to live by.” – Senator John Kerry

Please join us the night before the election for food, drinks, and

Religion and the Elections

A Conversation with Jim Wallis and Ronald Thiemann

Monday November 1 at 6:00 pm

in the Kresge Room on the first floor of the Barker Center
(across from the Thompson Room)

The speakers will briefly introduce their views on the role of religion in the current elections. We will then have extensive time for questions and discussion.

Sponsored by the Committee on the Study of Religion

Jim Wallis is a speaker, author, activist, and international commentator on ethics and public life. He was a founder of Sojourners - Christians for justice and peace - and continues to serve as the editor of Sojourners magazine. He also co-founded Call to Renewal, a national federation of churches, denominations, and faith-based organizations from across the theological and political spectrum working to overcome poverty. He offers regular commentary and analysis for radio and television and teaches a course at Harvard University on “Faith, Politics, and Society.”

Ronald Thiemann is a professor of religion and society at Harvard Divinity School. He is a Faculty Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and serves on the steering committee of the center’s Joint Program in Religion and Public Life. His books include Constructing a Public Theology: The Church in a Pluralistic Culture and Religion in Public Life: A Dilemma for Democracy; he is also an editor of Who Will Provide: The Changing Role of Religion in American Social Welfare.