Join us for a conversation with Samuel L. Perry, one of the nation's leading experts on conservative Christianity in American politics, race, sexuality and families. The event was moderated by Curtis J. Evans, Associate Professor of American Religions and the History of Christianity in the Divinity School.

Samuel L. Perry is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago in 2015, where he was also a Martin Marty Fellow in the Divinity School. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Dr. Perry is the author of four books, most recently the award-winning Taking America Back for God (with Andrew Whitehead) and The Flag and the Cross (with Philip Gorski). He is currently finishing his latest book entitled, Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion—Now More Than Ever.