We are heading into another contentious Presidential election. For people of faith, for people who care about character and gentleness and values, for people who are inclined to disengage from politics altogether, what are we to do? Michael Wear, author of The Spirit of Our Politics, joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about:
- His work as a staffer in the Obama White House (Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships)
- How political anger and polarization malform individuals, families, churches, and communities
- Habits and practices for gentle, hopeful political engagement
- Stewarding political influence for the good of our neighbors
- Politics and identity
- A new imagination for political engagement
Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability
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Guest Bio:
“Michael Wear is the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation's capital with the mission to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. For well over a decade, he has served as a trusted resource and advisor for a range of civic leaders on matters of faith and public life, including as a White House and presidential campaign staffer. He is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, a paradigm-shifting book that advances a vision for spiritual formation in the context of political life, and the author and co-author of several other books.”
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On the Podcast:
- Dallas Willard
- The Center for Christianity and Public Life
- The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
- The Great Omission by Dallas Willard
- Eitan Hersh
- Acts 8
- Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability
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TRANSCRIPT: amyjuliabecker.com/michael-wear/
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YouTube Channel: video with closed captions
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Let’s Reimagine the Good Life together. Find out more at amyjuliabecker.com.
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