In his new book, Randall Balmer warns of the growing erosion of the separation between church and state in the United States.

"I've long been fascinated by the way Holy Week illustrates the dialectic of darkness and light," Randall Balmer, John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth, writes in the Los Angeles Times.

Religion professor Randall Balmer brings historical perspective—and personal experience—to his assessment of the religious right. (Photograph by Robert Gill)

In a Bloomberg News story about evangelicals Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress speaking in favor of vaccines, Randall Balmer, the John Phillips Professor in Religion says, "Among a segment of the population that apparently is resistant to the vaccines, I think their voices will carry weight."

"What if the president had dropped to his knees in prayer for healing and reconciliation?" wonders Randall Balmer. "That silent gesture would have been the most eloquent statement he could have made in this time of suffering."

Randall Balmer and Lacey Jones '16 discussed their collaboration on Prof. Balmer's television documentary exploring the relationship between the Orthodox Church and Alaska Natives at a recent Call to Lead campaign event. "Dartmouth is truly a special place," exclaimed Jones, who just began her Ph.D. at Yale....

Randall Balmer questions the religious right's concern with "family values" as they support President Trump's immigrations policies....

Religion Department chair Randall Balmer comments on the Roy Moore scandal and observes that "Evangelical Christianity's close ties to conservative politics are driving people away from the flock."

In opinion pieces in the Valley News and L.A. Times, Religion Professor Randall Balmer looks at the 1954 Johnson Amendment and recent proposals - primarily by the Religious Right - to repeal it.

By almost any reckoning, argues Randall Balmer in his article in Religion & Politics, Ted Cruz's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination presents voters with several paradoxes. But the paradox that most intrigues Prof. Balmer is Cruz's ties to evangelicalism....