Civility: Its Uses and Abuses in Public Discourse
Location
Fort Howard Theater, F. K. Bemis International Center
Start Date
2-20-2020 7:00 PM
Description
Decreased civility and increased polarization now characterize the public sphere in ways that might have seemed unthinkable not long ago. The bonds of civic community have become frayed in recent years. Too often we seem unable to engage with one another in meaningful ways, especially when we disagree about foundational matters in morality, theology, and politics. How do we honor our civic responsibilities given this climate? Are there limits to tolerance and civility? What of the prophetic voices which urge us to respond to injustice, even when it causes discomfort? Join the Killeen Chair for Theology and Philosophy as we invite leading thinkers in philosophy and theology to help us negotiate these questions in order to move beyond simplistic dualism and toward true community.
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Civility: Its Uses and Abuses in Public Discourse
Fort Howard Theater, F. K. Bemis International Center
Decreased civility and increased polarization now characterize the public sphere in ways that might have seemed unthinkable not long ago. The bonds of civic community have become frayed in recent years. Too often we seem unable to engage with one another in meaningful ways, especially when we disagree about foundational matters in morality, theology, and politics. How do we honor our civic responsibilities given this climate? Are there limits to tolerance and civility? What of the prophetic voices which urge us to respond to injustice, even when it causes discomfort? Join the Killeen Chair for Theology and Philosophy as we invite leading thinkers in philosophy and theology to help us negotiate these questions in order to move beyond simplistic dualism and toward true community.
