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Randall Balmer

Randall Balmer, Mandel Family Professor in the Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College, is the author of a dozen books, including most recently Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Often used interchangeably with Christian Right, but also can describe broader conservative religious coalitions that are not limited to Christians. Can include right-wing Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, and members of the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon. Learn more (Eerdmans, 2021). He wrote, produced and hosted a PBS documentary on Billy Graham, Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham.

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By the Way: Richard Land’s Non-Apology

The religious right leader’s apology for offensive remarks to the Jewish and female senators falls flat.
Randall Balmer
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Religion Dispatches

By the Way: Richard Land Must Go

Now we have a chance to see what the religious right is made of.
Randall Balmer
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By the Way: Mitt Romney’s Coming Out

Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s challenge isn’t actually to echo JFK but rather another, more contemporary, figure.
Randall Balmer
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