About Lipscomb
"Religious groups are threatened when they become too comfortable and too cozy [with power politics]. They lose their independence; they forfeit their role in society. They are the ones that are supposed to hold up moral values and call us all to justice, but if they have a permanent relationship with the president, they lose that critical distance, and in some very real ways, they risk losing their very essence."
His areas of research interest include religion and politics, religion and the presidency, the ethics of war and peace, ethics and international affairs, and theodicy as it relates to Red Sox Nation. He is currently completing a book on the role of religion in the 1960 presidential election.
Casey is currently serving as an adviser to Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. He is a frequent guest on the Public Broadcasting System’s “Religion and Ethics Newsweekly” television show, as well as National Public Radio. He serves on the Committee for the Public Understanding of Religion of the American Academy of Religion. A recent PBS interview featuring Casey's response to a speech by Mitt Romney may be viewed here.
Casey received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, a Master in Public Administration degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Doctor of Theology degree in Religion and Society from Harvard Divinity School. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion and serves on its Committee on the Public Understanding of Religion.
With his family he is active in congregational life and worship at the Fairfax Church of Christ in Fairfax, Virginia.
