Kevin R. den Dulk, Ph.D., is the associate provost of Calvin University. His research focuses on religion and politics cross-nationally, religious freedom, American politics and policy, public law and courts and political theory. He’s co-written nine books, with the most recent being Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices.

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