
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)
