Moral Combat; How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics
New York: Basic Books, 2017. First Edition [stated]. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. xx, 395, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads For Pam and Barry, grateful for the Wash U connection! R. Marie Griffith. Ruth Marie Griffith (born 1967) is the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. She served for 12 years (2011-2023) as the director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics and the editor of the Center’s journal, Religion & Politics. Her research focuses on American Christianity, including the changing profile of American evangelicals and ongoing conflicts over gender, sexuality, and marriage. Professor Griffith obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in Political and Social Thought and her Ph.D. in the study of religion from Harvard University. Before moving to Washington University in 2011, she served as professor of religion and director of the women and gender studies program at Princeton University, where she was awarded the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching; and later as the John A. Bartlett Professor of New England Church History at Harvard. In 2015 she was appointed a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians. In addition to her books, Professor Griffith has published numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays. Griffith is a frequent media commentator and public speaker on current issues pertaining to religion and politics. More