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Ruth Braunstein

  • Associate Professor of Sociology

Affiliations

  • SNF Agora Institute
  • Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Ruth Braunstein studies the role of religion and morality in American political life.

She is the author of "My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America and Prophets" and "Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide." She also produced and hosts the audio documentary "When the Wolves Came: Evangelicals Resisting Extremism," which spotlights evangelical leaders who are resisting political extremism in their church and the country.

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