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Randall Balmer on the Campbell Conversations

Randall Balmer
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Randall Balmer

On this week's episode of the Campbell Conversations, Grant Reeher speaks with Randall Balmer, a John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College. They discuss his new book about the intersection between relgion and sports called, "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America".

(program transcription is forthcoming)

Grant Reeher is Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.