Religion and Politics is a peer-reviewed undergraduate electronic journal featuring writing on the intersection of faith and public life. It is produced by the Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Articles are written by undergraduates or are the product of collaborative undergraduate/faculty research.

Contents of Volume 1 - 2003

Article 2003-1  (PDF / 61KB)
The Establishment Clause, the “Lemon” Test, and the Constitutionality of Government Faith-Based Initiatives
Jonathan Banas, Northeastern University

Article 2003-2 (PDF / 88KB)
Clarifying the Ex-Gay Debate
Will Adams, Georgetown University

Article 2003-3 (PDF / 40KB)
Building on Bad Faith:The Curious Partnership of Faith-Based Initiatives and the Department of Urban Development
Todd Tavares, Northeastern University

Article 2003-4 (PDF / 40KB)
The Christian Right vs. Harry Potter
Michael T. Gustafson, Georgetown University

Article 2003-5 (PDF / 48KB)
The Religious Right and the South Carolina  Republican Party Primary in 2000: An Analysis of the Religious Right in South Carolina and its role in the primary victory of George W. Bush
Lucas R. Ames, Georgetown University

Editorial Board Members 2003
Student Members: Allison Ryan, Politics;  Meghan Staley, Politics

Faculty Members: Dr. Paul Christopher Manuel, NHIOP research director and Politics Department;  Dr. Bindu Malieckal, coordinator of the Center for Religion and Public Life and English Department; Dr. Kevin McMahon, Theology Department;  Rev. John Fortin, O.S.B., Ph.D., Philosophy and director of The Institute for Saint Anselm Studies; Rev. Thomas Massaro, S.J., Ph.D., associate professor of moral theology, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Mass.