Career
His articles have been anthologized in such scholarly works as Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, (Routledge, 2000). Harcourt Source Readings for American Government (Harcourt College Publishers, 2000). And Eyes Right: Challenging the Right-wing Backlash (South End Press, 1995).
His work is widely cited in books by others
The progressive journalist and Southern raconteur Joe Bageant, wrote in his book Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America"s Class War, “Fred Clarkson, a New England Yankee with a streak of liberty a mile wide, has been thinking and writing about this longer than anybody I know.”
He has often been cited by major media, including such major newspapers as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. His radio appearances include National Public Radio"s Fresh Air, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation, as well as Democracy Now.
His television interviews include Cable News Network, Fox News, American Broadcasting Company"s 20/20, and the Columbia Broadcasting System Evening News. As well as the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Canadian Broadcasting Company. He was interviewed in Lake of Fire, the 2007 documentary film about abortion by Hollywood film director Tony Kaye.
He has been Senior Fellow for Religious Liberty at Political Research Associates in Somerville, Master of Arts since 2012.
He was a columnist on religious liberty for LGBTQ Nation in 2014 - 2015.