Ray Kirstein
Ray Kirstein is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Ray Kirstein
The Past Isn’t Even Past: The Trial That Riveted A Nation With Brenda Wineapple
By Ray Kirstein — August 31, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Brenda Wineapple, whose new book "Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation" recounts the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, eerily similar to battles over books and what can be taught today.
Changemakers at the DNC
By Ray Kirstein — August 24, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Michael Eric Dyson, Jasmine Crockett, Becca Balint, Katherine Stewart, and others at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Passion & Policy: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
By Ray Kirstein — August 17, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Interfaith Alliance's new Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Guthrie Graves-Fitzimmons
The VP Picks, Religious Diversity, and a Vision for Democracy
By Ray Kirstein — August 8, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks vice-presidential politics, strategies, and religion with Dr. Najeeba Syeed and Rabbi Jay Michaelson
E.J. Dionne: The Vice-Presidential Candidates and Religion
By Ray Kirstein — August 3, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist, author, and professor at Georgetown University about the vice-presidential hopefuls from both parties, and the role religion plays in defining their positions and campaigns.
We’re Going Forward: Wajahat Ali
By Ray Kirstein — July 27, 2024
Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Daily Beast columnist, author and public speaker Wajahat Ali
Amy Spitalnick: Antisemitism and Democracy
By Ray Kirstein — July 20, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet
By Ray Kirstein — July 13, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with best-selling author and journalist Jeff Sharlet about the ongoing surge in Christian nationalism and the future envisioned by Project 2025
How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together
By Ray Kirstein — July 6, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, White House Senior Advisor for Faith Engagement, about these two foundational celebrations of freedom
Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC’s Annual Hate and Extremism Report
By Ray Kirstein — June 29, 2024
Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Southern Poverty Center Executive Director Margaret Huang and Interim Director of the Intelligence Project Rachel Carroll Rivas
Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs
By Ray Kirstein — June 22, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. TJ Fitzgerald of The Truth Pregnancy Resource Center in Dallas, and Smriti Krishnan from the National Council of Jewish Women
Righteous Rage and Holy Hope: Rev. Don Abram, Pride in the Pews
By Ray Kirstein — June 15, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. Don Abram, founder and executive director of Pride in the Pews
Faithful Pride: Rev. Kimble Sorrells and Lanie Cohen
By Ray Kirstein — June 9, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with United Church of Christ pastor Rev. Kimble Sorrells and Lanie Cohen of Keshet about the importance of faith communities showing up for their LGBTQ+ siblings
Daisy Khan: Rights and Power of Muslim Women
By Ray Kirstein — June 1, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Dr. Daisy Khan, author of the new book 30 Rights of Muslim Women: A Trusted Guide and founder of Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE).
Brian Kaylor: The Heresy of Christian Nationalism
By Ray Kirstein — May 25, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rev. Dr. Brin Kaylor, author of the new book, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism
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