{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Taking Religion Seriously with Charles Murray","description":"This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we\u2019re pleased to welcome American Political Scientist, Charles Murray. In this episode, Charles discusses his book, Taking Religion Seriously. Taking Religion Seriously is Charles Murray\u2019s autobiographical account of the decades-long evolution in his stance toward the idea of God in general and Christianity in particular. The book traces Murray's journey from agnosticism to a tentative yet public Christian commitment. It is his first extended reflection on religion after four decades of writing on social policy and human diversity. Enjoy this engaging and thought provoking conversation. Charles Murray holds the F. A. Hayek Chair Emeritus in Cultural Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Dr. Murray first came to national attention with the publication of \u201cLosing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950\u20131980\u201d (Basic Books, 1984), which has been credited as the intellectual foundation for the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. In 1994, \u201cThe Bell Curve\u201d (Free Press), a New York Times bestseller he coauthored with the late Richard J. Herrnstein, sparked heated controversy for its analysis of the role of IQ in shaping America\u2019s class structure. In 2012, in another the New York Times bestseller, \u201cComing Apart: The State of White America, 1960\u20132010\u201d (Crown Forum), Dr. Murray described the nature and causes of the cultural polarization that, by 2016, would shape national politics. In his latest book, \u201cHuman Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class\u201d (Twelve Books, January 2020), he describes recent developments in genetics and neuroscience that are transforming the social sciences. &amp;nbsp; How to contact Charles Murray: Charles Murray at American Enterprise Institute &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Dr. Bob on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drroberthamilton\/ Dr. Bob on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bob.hamilton.1656 Dr. Bob's Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: https:\/\/7secretsofthenewborn.com\/ Dr. Bob's website: https:\/\/roberthamiltonmd.com\/ Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: http:\/\/www.pacificoceanpediatrics.com\/ ","author_name":"The Hamilton Review","author_url":"http:\/\/hamiltonreview.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40872215\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f9a73b\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40872215"}