EPISODE 36 - Human Scale and Urban Renewal with Rachel Ferguson
Description
Chris Anadale interviews Rachel Ferguson about neighborhood stabilization, human scale, building social & racial trust, and causes for hope in the cities. Dr. Ferguson is director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University of Chicago, an Affiliated Scholar at the Acton Institute, and a member of the Ciceronian Society advisory board.
Links to People, Books, and Organizations mentioned in this episode:
- Seth Kaplan, https://sethkaplan.org/
- Bob Lupton, https://www.luptoncenter.org/
- Toxic Charity, https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213
- Bob Woodson, https://woodsoncenter.org/about-us/meet-our-founder/
- John Perkins, https://johnmperkins.com/
- True Charity, https://www.truecharity.us/
- Chalmers Center, https://chalmers.org/
- The Crisis of Dependency, https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Dependency-Efforts-Poverty-Trapping/dp/162586289X
- Jane Jacobs, Eyes on the Street, https://www.npr.org/2016/09/28/495615064/eyes-on-the-street-details-jane-jacobs-efforts-to-put-cities-first
- Love the Lou, https://www.lovethelou.com/
- Marvin Olasky, https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-American-Compassion-Marvin-Olasky/dp/089526725X
- When Helping Hurts, https://www.amazon.com/When-Helping-Hurts-Alleviate-Yourself/dp/0802409989
- Becoming Whole, https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Whole-Opposite-Poverty-American/dp/0802401589/
- Chris Arnade, https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America-ebook/dp/B079WNP94J
Rachel Ferguson links:
- https://www.rachelferguson.com/blog
- https://www.cuchicago.edu/academics/centers-of-excellence/free-enterprise-center/
- https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-33-number-4/saving-st-louis-one-block-time
- https://www.facebook.com/rachelsferguson
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-ferguson-401300124/
- https://x.com/LibertyEthics
- https://www.instagram.com/libertyethics/
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0:00 Introduction
7:40 Scale
13:40 Place
17:56 Philosophy
24:31 Race
31:13 Resources
35:30 Trust
41:14 Hope
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