Talk Reveals How Faith Impacts Presidency

Historian Gary Scott Smith explores the issue of religion amid the current presidential campaign in a lecture, “Religion and the American Presidency,” Wednesday, March 5, at 3:30 p.m. in Kerrwood Hall’s Hieronymus Lounge. The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 3:10 p.m.

Smith’s talk will be based on his highly-acclaimed book, “Faith & the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush,” in which he describes and analyzes how religion impacted the lives and leadership of 11 American presidents. Dr. Smith is professor of history and chair of the history department at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 1978. He earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University and is the author or editor of six books. The lecture is sponsored by the Erasmus Society.