Religion and Society: A Discussion with Dr. Stephen Prothero

Abstract

On November 9, 2009, Dr. Stephen Prothero, former chair of the religion department at Boston University and New York Times’ bestselling author of Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know—and Doesn’t, visited the Oakland University campus to meet with students and give a public lecture on the importance of religious literacy in American civic life. During his visit, he graciously spoke with the three of us for a discussion about his book and other related and not-related issues. The following is an edited transcript of that discussion.