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Professor Guth quoted in Charlotte Observer
Will religion be an overriding issue for South Carolina voters in the first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary to be held in January 2012? Furman political science professor Jim Guth, who studies religion and politics, is quoted...
Continue ReadingGuth: SC primary picks the winner
JANUARY 19, 2012 by William Mitchell ’13, Contributing Writer The FYI Center usually provides a safe place for local teens to hang out downtown, but on Wednesday the trendy upstairs lounge was filled by a...
Continue ReadingProfessor Guth quoted in Los Angeles Times article
When Mitt Romney spoke at Liberty University in Virginia this past weekend, the presumed Republican presidential nominee was hoping to address the lingering doubts among evangelicals about his authenticity as a conservative and his Mormon...
Continue ReadingGuth quoted in Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A nearly 60-year-old tax law prohibits preaching politics from the pulpit, but with just days before the presidential election, dozens of Georgia’s religious leaders are embracing a movement to challenge the rule. Furman political science...
Continue ReadingProfessor Guth quoted in New York Times
Christian conservatives, for more than two decades a pivotal force in American politics, are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated their influence and suggested that the cultural tide—especially on gay issues—has shifted against them....
Continue ReadingProfessor Guth comments on cultural tide
Christian conservatives, for more than two decades a pivotal force in American politics, are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated their influence and suggested that the cultural tide—especially on gay issues—has shifted against them....
Continue ReadingProfessor Jim Guth comments on GOP presidential primary
Furman political science professor Jim Guth was quoted in an Associated Press article that examined Mitt Romney's struggle to connect with white evangelical voters as he moves through the GOP presidential primary, with Mississippi and...
Continue ReadingArt of the political comeback
Can Mark Sanford make a comeback? Right now, it appears quite possible. The former South Carolina governor hopes to return to his first job in politics, representing coastal South Carolina in the House. Danielle Vinson,...
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Congress comes to Furman
The Furman students in “The American Congress” class of political science professor Danielle Vinson got a real-life lesson last Friday when three member of the U.S. Congress paid a visit. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.),...
Continue ReadingWashington comes to Furman
When you think of a college political science class, you might imagine going to class and reading and learning about government, political leaders and current events. But last Friday, the political system came to life...
Continue ReadingArdrey, Gould join Political Science Hall of Fame
Saundra Curry Ardrey and Noel Gould joined an elite group of Furman graduates, professors and civic leaders Monday as they were inducted into the Political Science Hall of Fame in recognition of their significant contributions...
Continue ReadingProfessor Vinson quoted in national Gingrich story
Newt Gingrich is the latest Republican to rise to the top of the polls as South Carolina prepares for its first-in-the-South presidential primary in January. In an article by the McClatchy Newspaper chain, which ran...
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