Fault Lines Exposed: How the "Sacred" Migrates from Religion into the Secular World
Season 3, Episode 339, May 27, 2021, 08:05 AM
Sociologists of religion talk about the genesis of the sacred, as in, what is the human experience that leads to classifying certain things as “sacred?”
Sacred things may not be religious; over time, what was once considered sacred may lose its sacred quality, and other, new things, may acquire sacred status.
The current fault lines in American society and culture are revealed more clearly when we use the lens of “the sacred,” as it migrates from religion into the "secular" realm.
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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