Religion, Politics, and the 2024 U.S. Elections: What Happened and What Comes Next?
Join SMPA for a symposium hosted by SMPA, the GW Illiberalism Studies Program, and Georgetown University’s Center on Faith and Justice titled Religion, Politics, and the 2024 U.S. Elections: What Happened and What Comes Next? The November 20 plenary panel hosted on the GW campus will explore insights on the conservative Christian vote in the 2024 election, examine the role of Christian nationalist networks in election denialism and the January 6 Insurrection, and discuss overlaps and distinctions within Christian nationalism.
The panel will be chaired by Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the GW Elliott School of International Affairs. Featured Panelists include:
- E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and Professor, Georgetown University
- Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Professor of History, Calvin University
- Robert P. Jones, Founder and President, Public Religion Research Institute
- Michel Martin, Host, Morning Edition, NPR
- Samuel Perry, Sam K. Vierson Professor of Sociology, University of Oklahoma
- Andrew Thompson, Assistant Professor in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
- Jim Wallis, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Chair in Faith and Justice and Director of the Center on Faith and Justice, Georgetown University
When: November 20, 6pm
Where: Jack Morton Auditorium