Leith Anderson
The Rev. Leith Anderson is president of the National Association of Evangelicals and the former senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Region: Washington, D.C.
“Evangelical Democrats, Exit Polls and a Matter of Balance”
Read a Feb. 2, 2008, New York Times column by Peter Steinfels that analyzes the imbalance of exit polling questions on faith between Republican voters and Democratic voters.
“America’s Evangelicals”
An extensive survey, “American Evangelicals,” was released in April 2004 in connection with a May special section by U.S. News & World Report and a four-part series by the PBS program Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. The survey is a comprehensive snapshot of America’s evangelical community.
“In GOP Primaries: Three Victors, Three Constituencies”
See a Jan. 16, 2008, analysis of poll data from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press on religion and the electorate, with a focus on evangelicals and the GOP.
“The Evangelical Crackup”
Read “The Evangelical Crackup,” an Oct. 28, 2007, story in The New York Times Magazine about the travails of the Christian right during the election season.
“Evangelicals Debate the Meaning of ‘Evangelical'”
Read an April 16, 2006, New York Times story about the divisions that occurred between the strong Evangelical community, and a useful graphic on surveys on evangelical differences.
“Is Dobson’s Political Clout Fading?”
Read a Jan. 24, 2008, Time magazine story, “Is Dobson’s Political Clout Fading?,” about Focus on the Family leader James Dobson.
“Latinos courted as wild card among shifting evangelical voters”
Read a Jan. 29, 2008, Chicago Tribune story about Latino Protestants and their political influences over the ages.
“Q&A: Barack Obama”
Read a January 2008 interview that Barack Obama gave to Christianity Today, the flagship evangelical magazine, about his faith and his approach to evangelicals as a Democrat.