Christian Renewal and the Future of American Democracy | Jonathan Rauch

Loneliness and isolation are up; church attendance is down. America is becoming a post-Christian nation, while politics becomes ever more divided and vitriolic. What if these trends are related-and what do they portend? In this groundbreaking, richly illustrated lecture, journalist, author, and lifelong atheist Jonathan Rauch explains why Christianity’s contemporary crisis is making America ungovernable. Drawing on philosophy, history, scripture, and today’s headlines, his inspirational talk reveals what Jesus and James Madison have in common and how, together, their teachings can help to heal our politics-and maybe Christianity, too.
Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in the Governance Studies program, journalist, activist, and award-winning author.
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