Episode · EconTalk · 2025-04-21
Books mentioned on Why Christianity Needs to Help Save Democracy (with Jonathan Rauch)
How does a nice Jewish boy who is also a gay atheist have the chutzpah to lecture Christianity on its obligations to democracy? Listen to author Jonathan Rauch talk about his book Cross Purposes with EconTalk's Russ Roberts as Rauch makes the case for what he calls a thicker Christianity.
Russ Roberts discussed Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch is a thoughtful examination exploring the intersection of modern democracy, civic institutions, and the evolving role of religion in American society.
Discussed“His latest book and the topic of today's conversation is Cross Purposes, Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Believe
“that Ross Douthat, who's recently interviewed on the episode hasn't aired, can write a book called Believe is is has a very new feel to it.”