So Help Me Pod

A bonus episode on the Presidential Oath of Office prescribed by the United States Constitution, and where the podcast gets its name. Read more on the Oath of Office at the Library of Congress.

2 of 12 President John Adams 1735-1826 The Second President of the United States of America Served from 1797-1801 Unitarian

1 of 12 President George Washington  1732-1799 The First President of the United States of America Served from 1789-1797 Anglican and Deist

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Dr. Steve Angell is the Leatherock Professor of Quaker Studies at Earlham School of Religion. He holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, Earlham School of Religion, and Boston University. Today he joins So Help Me Pod to discuss Quakerism and the American Presidency. At the time of this recording, two presidents of the United States have been Quakers: President Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) and President Richard M. Nixon (1969-1973).

Fr. James Martin, SJ joins us today to discuss the American presidency and its relationship to Roman Catholicism. Despite having over 70,000,000 adherents in the nation today and making up 22% of the population of the United States, there have only been two United States Presidents who identified as Roman Catholic. The two men, Presidents Kennedy and Biden have served within the last 60 years of our nation's history. Fr. Martin is a Jesuit Priest, Editor at American Magazine, and prolific author. His newest book, Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus' Greatest Miracle will be released in September by Harper Collins. He has also been personally selected by Pope Francis himself to serve on the Synod for Synodality, a Roman Catholic Conference akin to the Second Vatican Council that seeks to address the pressing issues of our time from a Catholic perspective. For now though, Jim joins me to talk about the American Presidency and his relationship to a branch of faith he knows quite well. Find out more about this project at our Presidential Theologies Database.

The Rev. Dr. Laceye Warner joins us as our first expert on denominations as we begin to contextualize the American Presidency in relationship to theological understanding. Dr. Warner serves as the Royce and Jane Reynolds Associate Professor of the Practice of Evangelism and Methodist Studies and Associate Dean for Wesleyan Engagement at Duke University Divinity School. She was appointed to the faculty of Duke University in 2001, having received an MDiv from Duke Divinity School and Trinity College, University of Bristol. She is an ordained elder in the Texas Annual Conference, and has served on numerous boards, committees, and delegations within the wider United Methodist Connection. Find out more about my doctor of ministry presidential database at my website.

The Trailer for "So Help Me Pod", a podcast of Beloved Journal for the Rev. Robert W. Lee's doctor of ministry degree at Pacific School of Religion.