About the Program
Ross Douthat, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, contends that Christianity in America has devolved from a once traditional practice to a shadow of its former self, which, according to the author, praises its followers’ self-interests and greed. Mr. Douthat argues that this concept of “bad religion,” has hurt America’s political and social landscape and posits that heresy has usurped long-held religious beliefs. Ross Douthat speaks with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, religion correspondent for National Public Radio and Michael Gerson, op-ed columnist for the Washington Post at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.