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 This week, Dr. Robert P. Jones, president and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the intersection of race, religion, and [...]

 Resisting authoritariansim. Not succumbing to the mass reverence for “the man behind the curtain.” Recognizing the value of those who are different, even if shunned by the majority. Staying [...]

 This week, Ruth Graham, National Reporter on Religion, Faith and Values at The New York Times, joins Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to reflect on the dynamic intersection of religion and [...]

 This week, renowned historian and author Timothy Snyder joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the complex relationship between religion, freedom, and democracy. His new book, On [...]

https://stateofbelief.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/audiofiles/2024/segments/The_State_of_Belief_120724_Bad_Faith.mp3 Paul gets the insights of two of the creators of Bad Faith: Christian [...]

https://stateofbelief.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/audiofiles/2024/segments/The_State_of_Belief_120724_Matt_Taylor.mp3 We get Matthew Taylor’s take, with a focus on the nomination of Pete Hegseth [...]

 Christian Nationalism has seemingly grabbed the levers of power in America. With an overt passion for power over democracy, the agenda of this authoritarian, exclusionary movement needs to be [...]

Paul is joined by Dr. Diana Butler Bass, an award-winning author and commentator on religion and spirituality. The conversation covers Diana’s journey as a writer and speaker, particularly [...]

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes the youngest guests ever to appear on The State of Belief, his sons Walter and Glenn. Together, they think about what it means to be thankful, and [...]

 Happy Thanksgiving! This week on The State of Belief, we look at gratitude and appreciation from several angles: through the eyes of children, and of a theologian who literally wrote the book [...]