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

CNN's Disastrous 'Town Hall' with Trump Put the Country at Risk

“CNN’s New Hampshire town hall with DONALD TRUMP last night may have done more to boost his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination than anything that’s happened since the 2020 election.”…

Robert P. Jones

May 12, 2023

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Religion Dispatches

As Florida Attempts to Make it Illegal, an Argument for the Sacred Work of White Discomfort

In Florida, a state senate committee wants to make it illegal to cause discomfort to white people. This bill, which reads like a scene from 1984 , is a doozy. You can, and should, read the full text…

Robert P. Jones

January 24, 2022

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Religion Dispatches

Facing White Christianity's Role in the January 6th Insurrection

On Jan. 20, 2021, President Joe Biden became the first commander in chief to use the words “white supremacy” in an inaugural address. Naming “the cry of racial justice four hundred years in the making…

Robert P. Jones

January 4, 2022

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