Depolarizing Ourselves in a Polarized World
I don't know about you, but I am weary of the toxic political polarization that has torn communities, churches, families, marriages, friendships, and this country apart. I invite you to read the following guest post that I wrote for Scot McKnight's Substack, on the topic of depolarizing ourselves amid another ugly election cycle. Scot is a New Testament theologian and author of numerous commentaries and books (including two of my favorites, The Blue Parakeet and Tov). He also ran my doctoral program, and I am deeply grateful and honored to contribute to his Substack. Following is the start of the post, with a link to the full post on Scot's Substack underneath. (Photo above courtesy of Pixabay) Over the past few years, Pew Research, The Harris Poll, and many other pollsters have conducted numerous surveys that examine the way politics and political partisanship have impacted our society. Their findings quantify what many of us have experienced and know to be true. For examp...
