# Prof. Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Righteous Mind," is highlighted

1 Faculty News May 18, 2015 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/bright-spots-and-tough-challenges-for-evangelicals-in-pew-survey-commentary/2015/05/18/05f786e4-fd81-11e4-8c77-bf274685e1df_story.html) -- "These divergent perspectives on the Pew survey are connected to larger narratives that frame how conservative and liberal Christians in the United States see themselves. In 'The Righteous Mind,' [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) describes the different 'stories' that arise, depending on whether you lean to the left or right politically. Though he has written primarily about 'liberals' and 'conservatives' from a political standpoint, I find his analysis easily applies to 'liberals' and 'conservatives' within Christianity also."

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