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ProvCast Ep. 18: The US, Syria, and the Future of Assad

By Faysal Itani & Drew Griffin on February 5, 2019

Middle East & North Africa | Syria | United States

Drew Griffin was managing editor for Providence. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Arkansas and a MDiv in biblical and theological studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a veteran of over a dozen political campaigns and is a featured writer and speaker on the intersection of faith and culture. For three years he served as director of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary extension center in NYC and was a professor of Theology at the New York School of the Bible.

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