Re-Telling American History and the Forces of Resistance: A Lens on the High Stakes/High Emotions of Confederate Monuments and Black Lives
Season 3, Episode 303, Sep 10, 2020, 08:57 AM
What In God’s Name builds into Season Three with an examination of history. Particularly, American history. Particularly, how we tell our history now.
What is “harmless” history? Chris and Shayna bounce this back and forth—how would you define harmless history? Is there such a thing?
What dimensions does the lens of theology open up, when we use it to look at current controversies and current events? How does history relate to meaning-making? To community?
Our show pushes back against the unexamined, often unconscious ways that we frame public questions using political or economic modes of thinking. We aim to be part of a growing movement of people who are critical of the narrowness of political and economic categories, and who want to revive a vision of human flourishing that is grounded in the wisdoms of theological and moral philosophical tradition. We see these habits and ways of thinking as being pre-political, and foundational to a healthy and civil shared life in families, communities, economies, and polities.
In short, we want to foster conversations, develop habits, and create communities that are grounded in curiosity, going deep, and shining light.
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