Knox Thames's guest appearances

Knox Thames

Holy Trinity Church

On Peace

Walking Forward Podcast

Scott Smith

Andrew Wilder

Mike Pence

Jon Tyson

Bill Taylor

Dan Markey

Robert Barron

James Ackerman

Imran Khan

Leo Ackon

Thomas Hill

Brian Weaver

Chuck Parry

Susan Hayward

Emmy Wilson

OwlTail

Global persecution against religious minorities is rising to ‘pandemic’ levels. How should we think about this global rise of hostility against biblical Christianity? Should American Christians count themselves among those numbers? K.A. Ellis sits down with field and policy expert Knox Thames to discuss religious freedom at home and abroad.Knox Thames is a visiting expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace with the Middle East and Religion and Inclusive Societies teams. Thames joined USIP after 20 years of government service, including at the State Department and two different U.S. government foreign policy commissions.Most recently, Thames served across two administrations as the special advisor for religious minorities in the Near East and South and Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State. The first to serve in this capacity, he received a civil service appointment in September 2015 to lead State Department efforts to address the situation of religious minorities in these regions.Thames previously served on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe—also known as the Helsinki Commission—as well as with the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, AmeriCorps, and the U.S. Army War College as an adjunct research professor. In addition to USIP, he is currently a senior fellow with the Institute for Global Engagement, with both positions made possible thanks to the Templeton Religion Trust.Reflecting his expertise on religion and global affairs, Thames’ articles have appeared in the Yale Journal of International Affairs, the Small Wars Journal, and the Georgetown Journal for International Affairs. He was the initiator and lead author of “International Religious Freedom Advocacy: A Guide to Organizations, Law and NGOs” published by Baylor University Press. He has spoken before the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, the European Parliament, the OSCE, and the U.S. military war colleges.

Global persecution against religious minorities is rising to ‘pandemic’ levels. How should we think about this global rise of hostility against biblical Christianity? Should American Christians count themselves among those numbers? K.A. Ellis sits down with field and policy expert Knox Thames to discuss religious freedom at home and abroad. Knox Thames is a visiting expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace with the Middle East and Religion and Inclusive Societies teams. Thames joined USIP after 20 years of government service, including at the State Department and two different U.S. government foreign policy commissions. Most recently, Thames served across two administrations as the special advisor for religious minorities in the Near East and South and Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State. The first to serve in this capacity, he received a civil service appointment in September 2015 to lead State Department efforts to address the situation of religious minorities in these regions. Thames previously served on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe—also known as the Helsinki Commission—as well as with the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, AmeriCorps, and the U.S. Army War College as an adjunct research professor. In addition to USIP, he is currently a senior fellow with the Institute for Global Engagement, with both positions made possible thanks to the Templeton Religion Trust. Reflecting his expertise on religion and global affairs, Thames’ articles have appeared in the Yale Journal of International Affairs, the Small Wars Journal, and the Georgetown Journal for International Affairs. He was the initiator and lead author of “International Religious Freedom Advocacy: A Guide to Organizations, Law and NGOs” published by Baylor University Press. He has spoken before the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, the European Parliament, the OSCE, and the U.S. military war colleges.

S1Ep5 On the Margins of Global Human Rights with Knox Thames

Erin Clifford

This week at HTC we are hearing from Erin Clifford and Knox Thames as we look at the Persecuted Church around the globe. Knox has been working in the field of religious freedom for many years and came to share some of his wisdom on how we can help our brothers and sisters in Christ globally.    We hope you enjoy the sermon for today.    ••  Please visit us at htc.us to learn more about our community.

This week at HTC we are hearing from Erin Clifford and Knox Thames as we look at the Persecuted Church around the globe. Knox has been working in the field of religious freedom for many years and came to share some of his wisdom on how we can help our brothers and sisters in Christ globally. We hope you enjoy the sermon for today. •• Please visit us at <a href="http://htc.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">htc.us</a> to learn more about our community.

Erin Clifford and Knox Thames • The Persecuted Church • 04.25.21

As global restrictions on faith reach all-time highs, USIP’s Knox Thames say the United States must continue to be a vocal leader in combatting persecution and pursuing religious freedom, saying, “I think the time is right … anything we say goes out like a megaphone to the rest of the world.”

As global restrictions on faith reach all-time highs, USIP’s <a href="https://www.usip.org/people/knox-thames" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knox Thames</a> say the United States must continue to be a vocal leader in combatting persecution and pursuing religious freedom, saying, “I think the time is right … anything we say goes out like a megaphone to the rest of the world.”

Knox Thames on the State of Global Religious Freedom