Belief and the Ballot Box

David Campbell is the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy and the director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative. His research focuses on civic and political engagement, with particular attention to religion and young people. Campbell’s most recent book is See Jane Run: How Women Politicians Matter for Young People (with Christina Wolbrecht). Among his other books are Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics (with Geoff Layman and John Green) and American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (with Robert Putnam). In addition, he has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and—every political scientist’s dream—Cosmopolitan.

Lauren Jackson is the host of Believing at The New York Times. She writes and reports on contemporary religion and spirituality each week. She is also an editor for The Morning, The Times’s flagship daily newsletter. She previously worked on The Daily podcast.