Items of Interest February 7, 2011 ISSUE

New center spotlights religion in politics and culture

Tim Townsend

“Danforth centers hope to set tone for civil religion” © 2010 Religion News Service. Used with permission. October 28, 2010

Just across from the Gephardt Institute for Public Service at Washington University [in St. Louis], employees are moving into a new center named for another legendary Missouri politician.

The John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics, launched last year with a $30 million gift from the Danforth Foundation, officially opened its doors on [October 26] with an inaugural speech at the university’s Graham Chapel by journalist and historian Jon Meacham.

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