A Panel Discussion on Politics and Faith

While we may not always agree, civil discourse requires mutual respect and objectivity without hostility – demonstrating an appreciation for the experiences of others.

It is against this backdrop, and with our call to be salt of the earth and light of the world at the center , that we invite you to join us for a year-long series of campus-wide conversations, trainings and presentations focused on civil dialogue – acknowledging this topic is especially important at Baylor as we strive to be a marketplace of ideas and extend the love of Christ toward others.

Please mark your calendars to attend our series kickoff event, a panel discussion on politics and faith with noted scholars, theologians and authors, moderated by President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. and feature Curtis Chang, an author, Executive Director of Redeeming Babel and consulting professor at Duke Divinity School; Justin Giboney, an attorney, political strategist and president of the AND Campaign; and Kaitlyn Schiess, an author, co-host of the Holy Post podcast and a theology doctoral student.

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Learn more about our panelists:

Curtis Chang

Curtis Chang is an author, Executive Director of Redeeming Babel and consulting professor at Duke Divinity School. Hewrote Engaging Unbelief: A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas (IVP) and is a former Rockefeller Fellow. He recently wrote for the New York Times and Christianity Today and has appeared on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, and NPR’s All Things Considered. Curtis founded Redeeming Babel in 2019 to address three underlying theological problems that damage Christians in their interior, institutional and societal selves – a mistaken spirituality of anxiety (interior), a missing theology of organizations (institutional) and a misshapen approach to politics (societal). Since its inception, Redeeming Babel has woven insights at all three levels and guided Christian engagement with the broader world. At Duke Divinity School, he consults on matters of innovation and organization.

Justin Giboney

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist and president of the AND Campaign – a coalition of urban Christians determined to address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. An ordained minister, he has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in Georgia and referendums relating to the Atlanta’s transportation and water infrastructure. In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention. Justin is a former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, and he served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. He’s the co-author of Compassion (&) Conviction - The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, and he has written op-eds for publications such as Christianity Today and The Hill.

Kaitlyn Schiess

Kaitlyn Schiess is an author, co-host of the Holy Post podcast and a theology doctoral student. She wrote The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor (IVP, 2020) and The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture has been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos, 2023). Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The New York Times, Christ and Pop Culture, RELEVANT and Sojourner. Kaitlyn has a Th.M. in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student in theology at Duke Divinity School. She has spoken and presented extensively at churches, conferences and colleges and universities on topics ranging from the connection between worship and politics to the Bible and the voting booth.