Public Faith Across the Divide / David French and Miroslav Volf
In this conversation, Miroslav Volf and David French discuss the politically and culturally polarized America; the resurgence of cultural struggle, if not outright culture war; seeing fundamentalist political religion on both the right and the left; forgiveness versus cancellation and how our view of human persons affects that public conversation; personal morality and social justice; and finally how political theology can make a difference now, the rest of this year (and it’s been a year), and the future of American life.
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture · David French, Evan Rosa, Miroslav Volf
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Show Notes
In this conversation, Miroslav Volf and David French discuss the politically and culturally polarized America; the resurgence of cultural struggle, if not outright culture war; seeing fundamentalist political religion on both the right and the left; forgiveness versus cancellation and how our view of human persons affects that public conversation; personal morality and social justice; and finally how political theology can make a difference now, the rest of this year (and it’s been a year), and the future of American life.
Show Notes
- David French, Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation
- Public faith in America’s current moment
- “The exhausted majority”
- Faith provides hope and pain
- Instrumentalisation of faith
- Americans are beginning to live “separate” lives
- Embracing pluralism
- Warning signs of culture war
- Fundamentalism tied to the culture struggle
- A gap in Christian instruction in how to interact with politics
- Internal virtues have significant political implications
- Christian faith and nationalism depend on each other
- Post-religious activism
- Confession of error as a sign of person growth
- The fear and anger cycle which alienates the church
- What kind of life does God have in minds for us?
- When allegiance is first to Jesus, our care for justice, mercy, and humility fall into alignment.