Calvin Professor Emeritus Reshapes the Study of American Religion and Politics
September 08, 2023
September 08, 2023
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Calvin University issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2023:
By Matt Kucinski
When Corwin Smidt started doing research as a graduate student in the 1970s, he says "most of the academic field at the time thought religion had no real impact on politics."
But, less than a year after he wrote his dissertation on political party identification, Jimmy Carter was elected president of the United States. To Smid . . .
By Matt Kucinski
When Corwin Smidt started doing research as a graduate student in the 1970s, he says "most of the academic field at the time thought religion had no real impact on politics."
But, less than a year after he wrote his dissertation on political party identification, Jimmy Carter was elected president of the United States. To Smid . . .