Gun Violence And The Sacred
Season 3, Episode 341, Jun 10, 2021, 08:18 AM
In what context did the Second Amendment arise? What understanding of “sacredness” was it connected to? How has that changed?
As we emerge from pandemic time, mass shootings have increased. What In God’s Name takes up this disturbing and unsurprising trend.
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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