Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular

The Department of Historical Studies at the New School in New York City is proud to announce our the start of our 2022 - 2023 lecture series: CRITICAL HISTORY TODAY, featuring guest speaker Professor David Hollinger.

In this lecture, Professor Hollinger (UC Berkeley) discusses how and why Christianity — a variegated and often progressive force in the United States — has largely been captured by the most politically, culturally, and theologically reactionary Americans. 

David A. Hollinger is the Preston Hotchkis Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California. He is a former President of the Organization of American Historians and the author of many books, including Postethnic America (1995, 2000, and 2006), Science, Jews, and Secular Culture (1996), After Cloven Tongues of Fire (2013), and Protestants Abroad (2017).

This event is part of the Critical History Today lecture series. The themes of which build upon our shared commitment to developing modes of historical analysis that speak to the urgent concerns of the present and that promote rigorous engagement between history and other branches of the humanities and social sciences.

Presented by the Historical Studies department at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and The New School for Social Research at The New School.

Cost and Location

This event is free with registration. Located at 65 West 11th Street - Wollman Hall, 5th Floor.

COVID REQUIREMENTS

Event guests and visitors must provide proof of up-to-date vaccination, including a booster when eligible. The following protocols will be in place to ensure a safe and healthy experience for everyone:

• Masks must be worn in concert and lecture venues where events are held. Masks are encouraged and optional elsewhere indoors.
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