Links and Resources
A news report from the Chicago Sun-Times (July 21, 2004) based on a survey showing that the number of Americans who consider themselves Protestant declined from 63 percent in 1993 to 52 percent in 2002.
A paper from Brandon Bigelow of Boston College Law School tracing the role of the 1944 G.I. Bill on education in the United States.
A historical background of the important 20th century evangelist provided by the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College.
Site provides a breakdown of the religious backgrounds of each president.
The electronic text written by one of Moody's close friends providing a detailed account of this Chicago evangelist's life and outlook.
Martin Marty's address to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995 at the close of the Fund Fundamentalism Project.
A succinct overview of this German-American philosopher Marty mentions during the program.
A non-sectarian, non-profit organization mentioned by Marty that serve poor and homeless men, women, and families from the Chicago metropolitan area.
A Christian organization—which Marty mentions gives him hope—that addresses issues of chronic poverty, particularly meeting the needs of impoverished women, through the dispersal of small business loans and training through a "Trust Bank."
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Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at The University of Chicago. He's authored many books, including Pilgrims in Their Own Land and Modern American Religion.
