on Religion and Politics
April 23-25, 2009
Program Schedule
Thursday, April 23
Thursday, April 23 7:00
p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Reception
Location: Prince Conference Center
Lobby
Friday, April 24
Friday, April 24 8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Panel 1A: Initial Results of the 2009
Religion and Politics Clergy Survey
Location: Willow East
Chair:
James Penning, Calvin College penn@calvin.edu
Technical Details of the Survey
Neil Carlson, Calvin College, Center for Social Research
nec4@calvin.edu
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Jeff Walz, Concordia University – Wisconsin
Steve Montreal, Concordia University – Wisconsin
Disciples of Christ
Corwin Smidt, Paul B. Henry Institute at Calvin College
Christian Reformed Church
Jim Penning, Calvin College
Amanda Stek, Calvin College, Center
for Social Research
als24@calvin.edu
Panel 1B: Theological Reflections
on Politics
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: James Slack, University of Alabama at Birmingham jslack@uab.edu
The Political Life, Influence, and Philosophy of Theologian James Luther Adams
Jared A. Farley, Ohio University – Zanesville
farleyj@ohio.edu or drjaredfarley@aol.com
God Love You: Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Religious Pluralism, and the American Political Foundation
against Communism
James M. Patterson, University of Virginia
Evangelical Synthesis: Carl F. H. Henry and John R. W. Stott on Church and State
Nicholas Pruitt, Baylor University
Panel 1C: Religion and Politics in
Comparative Perspective
Location: Willow West
Chair: Robert DeVries, Calvin College rdevries@calvin.edu
Christendom and Civil Society in Russia Since 1990
Stephen Hoffmann, Taylor University
Northern Irish Catholic Dissenters
Roger Schlosser, Grand Rapids Community College
Friday, April 24 10:30
a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Location: Fireside Room
Friday, April 24 11:00
a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Panel 2A: Society, Civil Rights
and Gay Marriage
Location: Willow East
Chair: James Patterson, University of Virginia jmp3r@virginia.edu
Natural Law, Gay Rights, and Religious Liberty
Gary Wood, Andrews University
Society, Civil Morality, and Gay Marriage: What About the Kids?
Nicholas Miller, Andrews University
nmiller@freedom-law.com
Something Old, Something New: The Intersection of Civil Morality, Religion, and Gay Marriage in America
Jason Hines, Andrews University
hinesj@andrews.edu
Panel 2B: Religious Groups in
Public Life
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: Jeff D. Tatum, Calvin College jdt4@calvin.edu
Religious Groups in a Free Society
Kevin Pybas, Missouri State University
Fighting for God and/or Country? Religious Identification and Beliefs in the U.S. Military
Lyman Smith, University of Florida
Charlotte E. Hunter, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
charlotte.hunter@patrick.af.mil
Is
the U.S. Constitution “godless” or God-blessed?
The Textual Evidence
Carl M. Dibble, University of Michigan – Dearborn
Panel 2C: Islam and Contemporary
Politics I
Location: Willow West
Chair: Naveed S. Sheikh, Keele University (UK) Naveed.S.Sheikh4@nd.edu
State and Muslims in France: Secularism, Islamophobia, and the Headscarf Ban
Ramazan Kilinc, Michigan State University
“Islamo-fascism” as an Ideological Discourse
Scott Hibbard, DePaul University
Friday, April 24 12:45
p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Location: White Pine / Maple
Friday, April 24 2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Panel 3A: Religion and
American Partisan Politics
Location: Willow East
Chair: John Clark, Western Michigan University john.clark@wmich.edu
The Effect of Religion on Presidential Primary Voting in the 2008 Election
Leigh Bradberry, University of California, San Diego
The Changing Religiosity of the Democratic Party
Napp Nazworth, University of Georgia
Jeering Jesus? Religion and Progressive Rhetoric, 1977-2000
Andrew L. Pieper, Kennesaw State University
Panel 3B: Philosophical
Reflections on Religion and Public Life
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: James K. A. Smith, Calvin College jks4@calvin.edu
Hegel, Augustine, and the Limits of Sittlickheit
Geoffrey Holsclaw, Marquette University
geoffrey.holsclaw@marquette.edu
Christian Thought and Political Violence: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Dilemma with Violence
Stephen Millies, University of South Carolina, Aiken
James D. Slack, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Panel 3C: Islam and Contemporary Politics
II
Location: Willow West
Chair: Scott Hibbard, DePaul University shibbar1@depaul.edu
Breaking Away to Fight Another Day: Religious Fractionalization in Intrastate Conflict Parties
Jennifer G. Raymond, Georgetown University
The Religious Ethics of Al-Qa’ida: Towards a Theory of Islamist Exceptionalism
Naveed S. Sheikh, Keele University (UK)
Imagination and Exploration in Church and State Relations: Rowan Williams, Sharia, Social Space,
Christianity and America
David Horstkoetter, Marquette University
david.horstkoetter@marquette.edu
Friday, April 24 3:45
p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Location: Fireside Room
Panel 4A: Institutional Effects of Religion on Politics 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Willow East
Chair: Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University Kevin_Dougherty@baylor.edu
The Emerging of House Church in Transitional China: Political Origin and Culture Dynamics
Zhifeng Zhong, Baylor University
Rethinking Religious Markets: Individual Level Analysis
Joshua Bandoch, University of Notre Dame
Joseph Nawrocki, University of Notre Dame
Kevin B. Meme, University of Notre Dame
Richard Ledet, University of Notre Dame
Kasey Swanke, University of Notre Dame
Panel 4B: Liberalism, Religion,
and Politics
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: David A. Hoekema, Calvin College dhoekema@calvin.edu
Beyond Secular Liberalism, Theological Traditionalism, and Incomplete Pragmatism
Thomas J. Bridges, Marquette University
Sacrifice in a Secular Society
Eric Bain-Selbo, Western Kentucky University
Whig Calvinism? A Critical Response to Wolterstorff’s Justice
James K. A. Smith, Calvin College
Panel 4C: The De-secularization of Russia: Patterns, Contradictions and
Conflicts
Location: Willow West
Chair: Stephen Hoffman, Taylor University sthoffmann@taylor.edu
The Patterns and Contradictions of Russia’s Desecularization
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University
Elena Lisovskaya, Western Michigan University
Orthodoxy, Islam and the Desecularization of Russian Public Schools
Elena Lisovskaya, Western Michigan University
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University
The Fusion of Religious and Ethnic Identities in Desecularizing Russia
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University
Elena Lisovskaya, Western Michigan University
David M. Barry, Western Michigan University
Friday, April 24 6:15
p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Dinner
Location: White Pine / Maple
Friday, April 24 8:00
p.m.
Gatherings of Hope: Studying Clergy and Congregations in a
Local Community
Location: Oak Room
Saturday, April 25
Saturday, April 25 8:45
a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Panel 5A: Religion, Spirituality, and
Altruism
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: Mark Mulder, Calvin College mtm3@calvin.edu
Religious, Spiritual, and Societal Forces of Altruism: Sorokin’s Theory and Contemporary Evidence
Yevgeniya Leont’yeva, Western Michigan University
yevgeniya.Leont’yeva@wmich.edu
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University
Religiosity, Spirituality, and Altruism in the United States: Findings from Survey Research
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University
Yevgeniya Leont’yeva, Western Michigan University
yevgeniya.Leont’yeva@wmich.edu
Panel 5B: Religion, Civic
Engagement, and Political Participation
Location: Willow West
Chair: Napp Nazworth, University of Georgia nazworth@uga.edu
Sidelined by Religion? Community Involvement and Political Participation of U.S. Pentecostals
Kevin D. Dougherty, Baylor University
Fred J. DeJong, Grand Valley State University
Rebecca L. Garofano, Calvin College
Jessika I. Jamir, Calvin College
Natalie J. Park, Calvin College
Rebecca J. Timmermans, Calvin College
A Matter of Faith: Christian Participation in Social Movements
Jeremy Castle, Hanover College
Saturday, April 25 10:00
a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Location: Fireside Room
Saturday, April 25 10:30
a.m – 12:15 p.m.
Panel 6A: Religion and
Contemporary American Politics
Location: Willow East
Chair: Eric Bain-Selbo, Western Kentucky University eric.bain-selbo@wku.edu
First Freedom or Politics: An
Exploratory Analysis of The First Freedom Project
Jennifer E. Walsh, Azusa Pacific University
Evangelicalism, Public Policy, and the Hope for Racial Reconciliation: Opportunities and Obstacles
David K. Ryden, Hope College
The Rhetoric and Religion of Empire
Megan Marie, Calvin College
Panel 6B: Religion and Political
History
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: Bill Stevenson, Calvin College stew@calvin.edu
The Squires of St. George: Mainline and Evangelical Support for George McGovern in 1972
Mark A. Lempke, University of Buffalo
The Great Depression as Moral Failure: Presbyterian Industrialists and a Religious Rationale for
Tyler Flynn, Eastern University
Christians, Seventh-Day Adventists and Nazis: Not Necessarily Antagonists
J. Harold Alomía, Andrews University
Panel 6C: Religion and the AIDS
Crisis
Location: Willow West
Chair: Dianne Slager, Calvin College dslager@calvin.edu
The AIDS Evangelists: The Global Activism of U.S. Evangelicals and the Transformation of HIV/AIDS
Chan Woong Shin, Syracuse University
Church Partnerships: An Essential Approach Towards Fighting HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Becky Bouman, Calvin College
Addressing HIV/AIDS Stigma Through the Pentecostal Church in Ghana
Katie Sytsema, Calvin College
Saturday, April 25 12:30
p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Location: White Pine / Maple
Saturday, April 25 1:45
p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Panel 7A: Religion and the 2008 Presidential Election
Location: Willow East
Chair: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College smid@calvin.edu
Religion and the 2008 Presidential Primaries
Douglas Koopman
Religion and the 2008 Fall Campaign
Corwin Smidt, Calvin College
Religion and the 2008 Vote
James Penning, Calvin College
Panel 7B: Religion, Policy Making, and Public Programs
Location: Hickory Room
Chair: Janel Curry, Calvin College jcurry@calvin.edu
The Influence of Faith on Theories of Change and Outcome Measures in Religious
Human Service Programs
Beryl Hugen, Calvin College
Linking Policy Making and Spiritual Capital: A Survey of Legislators’ Perspectives
Alain Noghiu, University of Delaware
Tibor Toth, University of Delaware
Ismael Velasco, European Union Indicators