Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Senior Fellow
Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite is a Senior Fellow at American Progress. She is also Professor of Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary and its former president between 1998 and 2008. An ordained minister of the United Church of Christ since 1974, she is the author and/or editor of numerous books, and has worked on two different translations of the bible. Thistlethwaite is currently working in a new area she calls “Public Theology” and a new book on human nature and public policy. She writes a weekly column for the Washington Post “On Faith” online section and is a frequent media commentator on religion and public events.
Her previous works include Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Alternatives to War, edited with Glen Stassen (United States Institute of Peace, 2008); Adam, Eve and the Genome: Theology in Dialogue with the Human Genome Project (Fortress Press, 2003); Casting Stones: Prostitution and Liberation in Asia and the United States with Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock (Fortress, 1996); and The New Testament and Psalms: An Inclusive Translation (Oxford University Press, 1995).
Thistlethwaite currently serves on the boards of the Center for American Progress, Faith in Public Life, the Interfaith Youth Core, and the Medill Center for Religion in the News Media. She has a Ph.D. from Duke University, a Masters of Divinity (Summa Cum Laude) from Duke Divinity School and a B.A. from Smith College.
Articles by Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
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Religious Freedom Amid the Arab Spring,
May 25, 2011
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Rethinking Our Policy on Religious Freedom ,
March 18, 2011
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We Need a New Social Gospel,
February 24, 2011
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The Power of Truth,
February 17, 2011
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Keeping the Faith ,
February 2, 2011
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Internet Access as a Human Right?,
February 1, 2011
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Working for Equality in the Great Lakes State,
January 27, 2011
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Power Shift,
December 16, 2010
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Eleven Things You Need to Know About Islam in America Today,
September 22, 2010
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Calling Out the Hatemongers,
July 30, 2010
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The “Peace Jirga” Model,
June 8, 2010
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USAID’s New Approach,
April 13, 2010
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Let’s Take Religious Nuclear Opposition to the Next Level,
April 12, 2010
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Can Progressives and Religious Conservatives Join Forces on Nuclear Disarmament?,
December 23, 2009
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Obama's New 'Just Peace' Policy,
December 14, 2009
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How to Make the Afghanistan War a “Just War”,
November 19, 2009
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Young Muslim American Voices Are More Important than Ever,
November 16, 2009
- 140,000 Faith Leaders Push for Health Reform, August 20, 2009
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Real Economic Development in Afghanistan: Women Rug Weavers Create Hope,
July 21, 2009
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Good Religion Gone Bad,
May 19, 2009
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Obama’s Notre Dame Dust-Up,
May 14, 2009
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The Progressive Conscience in Action,
April 6, 2009
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Progressive Fundamentals: The Dignity of Work,
February 24, 2009
- Red Faith Blue Faith, November 6, 2008
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Red Faith Blue Faith,
November 6, 2008
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Generation Gap Growing Among Religious Voters,
October 9, 2008
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In Hard Economic Times, Church Must Proclaim Justice, Good Stewardship,
September 26, 2008
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Spies in the Pews? Is Nothing Sacred?,
March 28, 2008
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What I Learned at Jesus Camp: Freedom, Indoctrination, and Children,
October 27, 2006
