Brendan Sweetman
Brendan Sweetman is a professor of philosophy at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., and the author of Why Politics Needs Religion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square.
Category: Elections
Moon Khan
Moon Khan is a writer, motivational speaker and contributing columnist of several ethnic newspapers. Khan looks to create respect and political empowerment for all ethnic and immigrant groups. He has ran for and held public office in DuPage County, Ill.
“Hispanics’ Political Influence Likely to Increase”
Read a Nov. 14, 2012 Wall Street Journal article about the increasing political influence of hispanics in the U.S.
Jeffrey Stout
Jeffrey Stout is professor of religion emeritus at Princeton University in New Jersey. He is the author of Democracy and Tradition.
Amaney A. Jamal
Amaney A. Jamal is an associate professor of politics at Princeton University and the director of the Workshop on Arab Political Development.
“‘Mormon moment’ ends with a loss–but his religion still won”
Read a Nov. 8, 2012 article from the Salt Lake Tribune about the impact of the 2012 presidential election on the place of Mormonism in America.
“Election 2012 Post Mortem: White Evangelicals and Support for Romney”
Read the results of a Pew Forum survey breaking down the religions and rationales of people who voted for Mitt Romney in the 2012 general presidential election.
“Post-election, Mormonism has a moment in the sun”
Read a Nov. 15, 2012 article about Mormonism’s increasingly main-streamed place in America in the aftermath of the 2012 general election.
“LDS scholars: ‘Mormon moment’ could expand into cultural shift”
Read a Dec. 23, 2012 article from The Denver Post about the future of the LDS Church after Romney’s loss in the 2012 general election. Experts predict extreme growth for the membership of the Church.