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Gaston Espinosa, Claremont McKenna College
Founders Room, Honnold/Mudd Library
Wednesday, March 10, 4:15 PM

Religion has been invoked by political parties and presidential candidates to unite, divide, and mobilize the American people. Prof. Gaston Espinosa will examine the tightropes walked by candidates seeking to balance the separation of church and state and yet win the White House on Election Day. This presentation will explore a number of questions about religion and the 2008 Election, such as: What impact did Obama's spiritual journey, Muslim heritage, and Black church experience have on his campaign? How and why did Obama, a liberal Protestant with a strong secular orientation, harness the power of religious rhetoric and conversion in his outreach to the American people? How did Catholics, Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Jews, seculars, women, Blacks, Asian Americans, and Latinos vote for Obama? Why? What long-term trends may his election signal for the future of American religion and politics?

Gaston Espinosa is Chair and Arthur V. Stoughton Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College and co-editor of the Columbia University Press Series in Religion and Politics. His recent books include Religion and the American Presidency: George Washington to George W. Bush (Columbia, 2008); Religion, Race, and the American Presidency (April 2009); and the forthcoming Religion, Barack Obama, and the 2008 Election.

Light refreshments will be provided.

FMI: Adam Rosenkranz.

The Claremont Discourse Lecture Series is sponsored by the Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont University Consortium.

It's that time of the semester once again -- time for pizza nights at Honnold/Mudd Library. Join us Sunday, Dec. 13, and Monday, Dec. 14, at 9:00pm, in the Honnold/Mudd Founders Room, for pizza, sodas, and fun. (Claremont Colleges ID is required.)

See you there!

Come to the library and take a break from your studying to enjoy cookies, coffee, and conversation. Each night, December 6 - December 12, 8-10pm, you'll find food, friends, and fun in the Founders Room, Honnold/Mudd Library, 2nd Floor. Stop by and enjoy!

Where: Honnold/Mudd Library, Founders Room
When: Sunday, December 6 - Saturday, December 12, 8pm-10pm

And plan to stop by for pizza on Sunday and Monday, December 13 and 14, at 9pm.

Wed., Oct. 28, 4:15pm - Founders Room - Honnold/Mudd Library.
Phil Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Pitzer.
Many people assume that a society without a strong faith in God would be hell on Earth: full of chaos and immorality. Many people also assume that religion is a universal phenomenon because it addresses two essential human needs: the need for answers concerning the ultimate meaning of life, and the need for comfort in the face of death. Pitzer Sociology Professor Phil Zuckerman's research on Denmark and Sweden -- two of the least religious countries in the world -- challenges these assumptions. His research on societies where religion is weak and marginal raises some interesting questions about the role of religion in the modern world. His book, Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment, was published by NYU in 2008.

Light refreshments will be provided.

FMI: Adam Rosenkranz