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Sacred Liberty: America’s Long, Bloody, and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom w/ Author Steven Waldman
June 5, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
In his new book, SACRED LIBERTY: America’s Long, Bloody, and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom, Steven Waldman, bestselling author of Founding Faith, journalist, and co-founder of Beliefnet, reveals the dramatic, sweeping story of the developing principles of religious liberty in America and how our country built a distinctive model of religious freedom, from the founding up to current times.
Join us in Ceremonial Hall on Wednesday, June 5, when Leader Anne Klaeysen interviews Steven about his work in the field of belief and religion. The door opens at 6:30 pm. Free for members and $5 suggested donation for non-members for light refreshments. Books sale and signing follow the interview.
Steven Waldman is a journalist, entrepreneur and author of the bestselling book Founding Faith. He was co-founder of Beliefnet, the award-winning multifaith website, and now Report for America, a national service program that places talented journalists into local newsrooms. Earlier, he was National Editor of US News and World Report and National Correspondent for Newsweek. His writings have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, National Review, Christianity Today, The Atlantic, First Things, The Washington Monthly, Slate, The New Republic and others. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Amy Cunningham.