Recent Blog and Our Take
VIDEO: At New York Times, PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones Discusses How Millennial Generation is Driving Strong Support for Same-Sex Marriage
[06.14.2011]Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute released our Millennials, Religion, and Abortion Survey, one of the largest public opinion surveys ever conducted on the issue of abortion. PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones discusses the findings today in a video feature at The New York Times opinion section via BloggingHeads.TV.
“Fear, Fairness, & Fox News” at Duke
[04.22.2011]Here’s a new video from a March lecture that Dr. Robert P. Jones gave at Duke University about our findings American attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. Many thanks to Duke Student Affairs and particularly to Imam Abdullah Antepli, who was such a wonderful host. Look at Dr. Jones’ PowerPoint presentation from Duke here: Fear, Fairness, and Fox News: Forces shaping how the public thinks about Islam and American Muslims View more… more
‘Choosing our words carefully’
[04.14.2011]This week our CEO Robert P. Jones talked about our research on civility in politics at a forum at Center for American Progress with Jim Kolbe, former Republican congressman from Arizona; James Zogby, president of Arab American Institute; Andrea Nill, immigration researcher-blogger at ThinkProgress; and Angela Kelley, vice-president for immigration policy and advocacy at the Center for American Progress. Take a minute to read his opening comments, click below to… more
Paper on ‘New Evangelicalism’ Cites PRRI Research
[08.09.2010]In a paper titled Searching for a New Story: The Possibility of a New Evangelical Movement in the U.S. published in the current Journal of Religion and Society, Paul Markham cites Public Religion Research Institute’s (PRRI) findings about the changing political landscape for evangelical Christians in the U.S. as well as Dr. Robert P. Jones’s book Progressive & Religious. The article explores the more politically moderate group of evangelicals that… more
Justice Lived in the Faith Community: The Rise of Progressive Religious Activism
[04.25.2010]Public Religion Research Institute CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones served as a featured speaker at the recent Leading Edge Conference at Middle Collegiate Church. In response to numerous requests, we’ve posted the slides from the presentation below.
Taking Stock of Conservative and Progressive Religious Activists
[09.18.2009]In recent times, much has been written about faith-based politics in the United States, and religious activists are typically at the center of such stories. Activists are literally where the action is in politics-the people who write checks, stuff envelopes, knock on doors, blog, and demonstrate on behalf of causes deeply rooted in their religious values. Conservative religious activists, sometimes referred to as the “religious right” or the “Christian conservative… more
A Resurrection of Progressive Religious Voices
[04.13.2009]George Rede, Sunday opinion editor at the Oregonian, focused his Easter Sunday column on my recent book, Progressive & Religious. In the piece, entitled “Religious progressives find new acceptance”, Rede talks about the resurrection of progressive religious voices in American public life.