John Inazu: Learning to Disagree

As we seek to faithfully navigate the challenges of a polarized and partisan 2024, we each confront the question: how do we learn to disagree wisely and well? Can people of faith model robust dialogue-and preserve relationships-in good faith without surrendering or downplaying our convictions?
John Inazu’s latest book, Learning to Disagree, draws from experiences teaching in the fraught areas of law, religion, and criminal law.
We hosted an Evening Conversation with John Inazu on May 8 where we explored practices to bring empathy and respect to our interactions with one another and help us to disagree well.

[@helendeacon7637]

Helpful, well explained and important advice. Relational stress must be managed and we are at a major shift stage. Personal and institutional wisdom and discernment is crucial to do better than barely accommodate disagreement. Charismatic individuals can be convincing and can hinder more retiring personalities, thus good, carefully nuanced, creative outcomes/ solutions can be the casualties. In other words, if we don't prepare the ground well, as was pointed out by John, taking the time and making the long game investment, much of value, can be missed. I would add that we miss the blessings. Gen Z are begging for good examples and our retreat now would be disastrous, though as a Christian, I trust God for better because there is grace and mercy, borne out, in part, by work and discussions of this kind. The Trinity Forum host some respectful and probing interviews. My thanks to you both.💐

[@maryjaneeatonsobel]

Such careful, precise, kind deep thinking and rich conversation

[@TheTrinityForum]

Thank you! We're glad you could watch.

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

Looking forward to the presentation.

[@JoelChristie-fv8cj]

1:17:15 this has been a delight, thank you Trinity Forum, and John Inazu

[@SharonWalsh-qq8iz]

Excited for this premiere!