Roger Baumann, Assistant Professor of Sociology, has received a $17,960 award from the Social Sciences Research Council Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship Program. The project is titled American Evangelicals, Islam & the Competition for Religious Authority.
This project will analyze evangelical Christian leaders and their positions on Islam and Muslims and how they are featured in public discourse about American pluralism versus populism and religious-political boundaries between groups in the American public sphere.
Congratulations, Roger, on your highly competitive award!