Democratic National Convention

Essay
Post-Racial America? The Tangle of Race, Religion, and Citizenship
The election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States brought questions about race in America to the forefront of political and social …
By Judith Weisenfeld
Editor’s Note
A Status Update
Recently, Religion & Politics reached a milestone. Sometime after the start of the RNC in Tampa, and before the conclusion of the DNC in Charlotte, …
By Tiffany Stanley
Profile
Meet Derrick Harkins, the Pastor Behind the Democratic Party’s Faith Outreach
CHARLOTTE — “Faith is an integral part of the Democratic Party,” the Reverend Derrick Harkins proclaimed Wednesday as he kicked off a panel on religion …
By Elizabeth Dias
The States Project
North Carolina: A Southerner Mines the Meaning of Progress
A Southerner Mines the Meaning of Progress.
By Marla Frederick