Robert P. Jones

Robert P. Jones is the President and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and a New York Times bestselling author. His most recent book is The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future. He is also the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award; and The End of White Christian America, which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Jones writes a weekly newsletter at robertpjones.substack.com.

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Religion Dispatches

Dispelling the Zombie Myth of White Evangelical Support for Trump

Yesterday’s inaugural Republican primary event gave us our first official glimpse into the 2024 election-year love affair between Trump and White evangelicals —and judging from the results they haven…

Robert P. Jones

January 16, 2024

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Religion Dispatches

With 'Vermin' Remark Trump Crosses Fully into Nazi Territory

One of the most dangerous things about Donald Trump is the way he has normalized hate speech. The venom and vitriol come so often that even when it is reported, its extremism fails to register with a…

Robert P. Jones

November 16, 2023

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Religion Dispatches

Columbus Day Celebrates a Christian Doctrine That Authorized Centuries of Violence — and Continues to Threaten American Democracy

Of the 12 federal holidays, Columbus Day is one of only three celebrating a person. Among that trinity, which includes the celebrations of the births of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr…

Robert P. Jones

October 5, 2023

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