What In God's Name

Recasting the stories of our shared public life together, using theology and philosophy. Smart. Fun. Challenging both the programmatic secularists and the quasi-theocrats, by lifting up a generous public religious voice for the flourishing of all Creation.

S7 Ep710: Presidential Debate: The Real Human Dynamics at Work in Our Politics

Chris and Shayna bring the moral and theological lens to see more deeply into our moment.

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S6 Ep623: Fourth Of July Special: How's Your Democracy Doing? The S1 Project Presents at Tufts Conference

The S1 Project presents at the "Frontiers of Democracy" conference at the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. Here's a taste of the conversation we led.

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S6 Ep622: Working Through Perceptions To Reality: A HYPE-S1 Project Collaboration

We revisit the essential question from the 2024 HYPE Conference at the University of New Hampshire with Fin, NJ, Stella, and Taloosh

06-13
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S6 Ep618: What Would Democracy Look Like if Extreme Wealth Were Impossible?

We talk about Christine Emba's article in The Atlantic

04-18
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S6 Ep617: When Do You Reconcile, and When Do You Resist? Reflections on a Religion and Politics Conversation with Senator Coons and Jim Wallis

Higher Calling: A conversation about faith and politics between Senator Chris Coons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlpK4B1Zifo

04-04
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S6 Ep616: The Story You Don't Hear About Christians and Our Nation, with Professor Ben Peterson

Here is the link to Ben's writing and commentary: https://benapeterson.com/

03-21
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S6 Ep614: Love In A Time Of Demagogues: Do I Love Democracy Enough To Really Go After It?

Chris and Shayna consider Ralph Ellison's quote, from his speech upon receiving the National Book Award in 1953: "The way home we seek, is that condition of man's being at home in the world, which is called love, and which we term democracy."

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