Randall Balmer

Randall Balmer is a professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University, and visiting professor at Yale University Divinity School. He is an editor-at-large for Christianity Today, and his commentaries on religion in America have appeared in Sojourners,The Nation, the New York Times, and in newspapers across the country. He regularly appears on television and radio to discuss contemporary religious issues in America. Balmer has published eleven books, including Thy KingdomCome: An Evangelical’s Lament and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, which was made into a three-part documentary for PBS. He lives in Woodbury, Connecticut with his wife Catherine Randall, who is also a professor and an author.

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Politics and Religion

God in the White House

How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush

Talking Points

Balmer is a professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University, and visiting professor at Yale University Divinity School. He is an editor-at-large for Christianity Today, and his commentaries on religion in America have appeared in Sojourners,The Nation, the New York Times, and in newspapers across the country. He regularly appears on television and radio to discuss contemporary religious issues in America. Balmer has published eleven books, including Thy Kingdom Come: An Evangelical’s Lament and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, which was made into a three-part documentary for PBS. He lives in Woodbury, Connecticut with his wife Catherine Randall, who is also a professor and an author.

Description

By exploring how religion affects our presidents’ personal lives, policies, and campaigns, Balmer reveals that religion is one of the primary infl uences on our nation’s leaders.

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