Steven Waldman will offer a talk at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. The title of the talk is: “Sacred Liberty: America’s Long, Bloody, and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom” – the title of his recently published book.
Steven Waldman is president and co-founder of Report for America, a national service program that places emerging journalists into local newsrooms. Previously he was senior advisor to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, serving out of the office of strategic planning.
Waldman is co-founder, CEO, and served as editor-in-chief of Beliefnet, the largest faith and spirituality website. He was the national editor of U.S. News & World Report and a national correspondent for Newsweek.
His writings have also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Slate, The Washington Monthly, National Review, and elsewhere. He appears frequently on television and radio to discuss religion and politics. He is the author of “Founding Faith,” “The Bill,” a book about the creation of AmeriCorps, and most recently, “Sacred Liberty: America’s Long, Bloody, and Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom.”
Jon Meacham writes, “We are lucky that Waldman has written this compelling study of the most essential breakthrough of modernity: the right to believe, or not, as one wishes. A great book about a monumental issue.”
Steven Waldman’s talk is preceded by a brief service. A Q&A, book signing and refreshments will follow the talk. All members of the community are invited to attend.
Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information, please call 516-482-5701.
Submitted by Mallory Weber
