The Religion and Public Life Program in the Social Sciences Research Institute, directed by sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, invites you to attend an event co-sponsored by the Race Scholars at Rice on "Race, Religion, and the 2012 Elections." rn rnGuest Panelists include Professor Marla Frederick, African and African American Studies and Religious Studies, Harvard University; Professor Anthony Pinn, Religious Studies, Rice University; and Professor Michael Emerson, Sociology, Rice University.