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Speaker, Writer and Scholar-in-Residence Prof. David Elcott, PhD, Lecture, Breakfast and Book Signing

February 5, 2026

Thursday February 5th 2026, 8:30 - 10:00 am, Location to be shared upon registration

Introducing David Elcott, PhD, writer, speaker and scholar-in-residence will be lecturing on his book: Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy at a breakfast and book signing. For a conversation about religions' roles in sustaining democratic values and the challenges the modern polities face with polarization and identity politics.


Book price for participants: $25.00 Payable by Venmo, Check, Cash

RSVP: rabbi.snyder@jcrcphoenix.org


David M. Elcott, PhD

Senior Fellow, Columbia University Center for Justice

Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison

Faith, Nationalism and the Future of Liberal Democracy (Notre Dame Press, 2021/24, INDIES award

winner)

A Sacred Journey (Roman and Littlefield, 1995)

On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy with Barney Asprey (Routledge, 2025)

The Sevenfold Path with Shira Milgrom (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Populists: The Enablers (Int. Journal of Public Leadership)

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