Category Archives: Marty, Martin E.

Pilgrims All

Posted on April 1, 1990 by Steve Weiss

Martin Marty discusses religion in the United States as the country looks to a new decade. Barbara Metcalf discusses The Pilgrimage Remembered: South Asian Accounts of the Hajj. 496 – Pilgrims All

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Religion in America

Posted on September 29, 1985 by Steve Weiss

Martin Marty and James Wall discuss the practice of religion in America in the mid-1980s. According to studies at the time, nearly half of the American public attended a church or synagogue every week. Where are the religious origins of this devotion, and how … Continue reading →

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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 4 of 4: Concensus

Posted on September 4, 1983 by Steve Weiss

In a nation of ideological and philosophical pluralism, what is the function of religion in the creation of social, ethical, and political consensus? How would the religious dimension of such a consensus affect or limit fundamental notions regarding personal liberties … Continue reading →

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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 3 of 4: Political Activism

Posted on August 28, 1983 by Steve Weiss

What should Americans make of the interplay between religion and politics in the United States today? Is political activism on the part of churches new? What are some of the ways and means available to politically active religious groups? What … Continue reading →

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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 2 of 4: Humanism

Posted on August 14, 1983 by Steve Weiss

James English, Marjorie Hyer, Martin Marty, and Harmon Smith discuss several questions: What are some of the connections and tensions between religion in America and humanism, both of the secular and Christian varieties? How should one measure the foundations of … Continue reading →

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Contemporary American Religious Thought and Practice, Part 1 of 4

Posted on July 31, 1983 by Steve Weiss

James English, Marjorie Hyer, Martin Marty, Harmon Smith and Mark Taylor address these questions: Does continuity or disjunction characterize the connections between religious thought and behavior in America today? What are the conditions of religious belief and practice, both orthodox and unconventional? … Continue reading →

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