Balmer, Randall Herbert

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January 28, 2008

38:29

Church Meets State in the Oval Office

In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy asked the nation to disregard his religion; in 2000, George W. Bush stated Jesus was his favorite philosopher. How did faith become such an important criterion for the presidency? Religion professor and evangelical newspaper columnist Randall Balmer explains.

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Randall Herbert Balmer

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July 27, 1993

22:59

A Journey into the World of Evangelicals.

Journalist and professor Randall Balmer. He hosted the PBS series, "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America," which aired in May. Balmer is Associate Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University.

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Randall Herbert Balmer

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Church Meets State in the Oval Office

A Journey into the World of Evangelicals.

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