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.
Tag: evangelicals
“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.
“Poll: Evangelicals See Declining Influence in U.S.”
Read a June 23, 2011 Christianity Today article that features polls about the declining strength of the Evangelical community in politics.
“At the Crossroads”
Read a February 2004 article in Christianity Today by church historian Martin Marty on the emergence of evangelicals in American society and their great influence in politics.
“Evangelicals not on same page”
Read a Jan. 18, 2008, Los Angeles Times story about the 2008 elections and the split between conservative and liberal ideologies among Evangelicals.
“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.