In an interview, Anna Greenberg, senior vice-president at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, describes the results of her new survey for Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly and the United Nations Foundation about religion and America’s role in the world and analyzes the … More →

October 24, 2008

  DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: Benedict XVI heads to the U.S. this coming week (April 15-20) for his first visit here since being elected pope three years ago. He’ll be spending a total of five days in Washington, D.C. and … More →

April 11, 2008

Read excerpts from an interview with Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and author of The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith With Our Values in a Dangerous World (Basic Books, 2007). More →

December 21, 2007

While many diplomats have traditionally held a very secular outlook on their work, Albright argues that decision makers need to do a better job of understanding religion’s role in the world. More →

May 19, 2006

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Madeleine Albright about religion and foreign policy: Q: You open your book with observations about the prevailing thought among diplomats that religion and politics, religion and policy should be kept separate. You said, … More →

May 19, 2006

Read excerpts from The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (HarperCollins, 2006): If I were secretary of state today, I would not seek to mediate disputes on the basis of religious principles any more than … More →

May 19, 2006

In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, we discuss questions about justice, forgiveness, and retribution with four religious leaders and scholars. More →

September 14, 2001