James Diddams is the Managing Editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy. His writing has been featured in Christianity Today, First Things, Providence, Mere Orthodoxy, Law & Liberty, The American Conservative and the Acton Institute’s Religion and Liberty Online. He graduated from Wheaton College (IL) and his website is jamesdiddams.org.
The Provcast team interview Rich Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, to discuss the question of Christian persecution as it relates to US foreign policy
Marc LiVecche & Mark Tooley & James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Richard GhazalJune 25, 2025
Dr. Farhad Rezaei joins the Provcast to discuss the hard questions around the Israel-Iran conflict, including escalation, American involvement, and regime change
Farhad Rezaei & Marc LiVecche & Mark Tooley & James DiddamsJune 19, 2025
Providence Editor James Diddams and Hamilton Center Fellow Jozef Kosc at the University of Florida discuss the diverse and often non-Islamic sources of Iran’s revolutionary ideology
James Diddams & Jozef Andrew KoscJune 10, 2025
Providence Editor James Diddams is joined by Bill Drexel to discuss his article “How Competing Hindu Theologies Drove India’s Nuclear Decision Making—In Opposite Directions.”
Bill Drexel & James DiddamsMay 22, 2025
Editors James Diddams, Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Pope Francis’ legacy, Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the idea of “spheres of influence” in US grand strategy
James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Marc LiVecche & Mark TooleyMay 16, 2025
Providence editors Mark Tooley, Marc LiVecche, James Diddams, and Robert Nicholson discuss the past and future of Providence as the magazine’s 10th anniversary comes up
Marc LiVecche & James Diddams & Mark Tooley & Robert NicholsonMay 7, 2025