Today we are launching our second ILV book club with a series of discussions of Jonathan Rauch’s forthcoming book entitled Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy by Brookings Institution senior fellow and best-selling author Jonathan Rauch. The book, made available to you by Yale University Press in early February, examines American pluralism and the role of religion in historical and modern democracy. Rauch, a self-described atheist, somewhat apologetically takes us on a journalistic and self-reflective tour of the intersection of religion and human nature. This book is a cultural, civic, and spiritual travel-log for believers and non-believers alike.
Jonathan Rauch will join us for a livestream on February 5 at 7pm ET. In the meantime, join Jen, Elizabeth and Matt for 3 book club episodes focused on Cross Purposes. We begin our discussion with Part I, which is entitled “Thin Christianity.”
Podcast Resources:
Pre-order Cross Purposes
Save the date for our livestream with Jonathan Rauch (both on YouTube and on @ilvalues on X)
Jesus and Superman: A Liberalism and Faith Series with Angel Eduardo
How Intellectuals Found God, Peter Savodnik, The Free Press
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, Tim Alberta
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, Sebastian Junger
Join the live conversation for our January Liberalism in Practice Panel Discussion - Depoliticizing the Classroom: The Role of the Teacher. We will be live on ILV’s YouTube and on X (@ilvalues).
Has teaching turned into indoctrination? What does this look like in the classroom and how can teachers build a culture of critical thinking to replace critical theory? School unions and administrations often have the power to quiet dissident teacher voices, but there are still a few tools teachers can use to empower their students and push for classical educational standards in their classrooms. Brandy Shufutinsky, Naya Lekht, Jake Mackey and Dana Stangel-Plowe discuss the challenges teachers face and what they can do to both operate and educate in the face of these obstacles.
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