Grace in Common cover image

Christian Politics, Pluralism and Kate Forbes

Grace in Common

00:00

The Importance of Persuasion in a Liberal Democracy

A big part of the conversation in Scotland so far has been a lot of people are very perplexed about how on earth a Christian politician could fit within a liberal democracy. I instinctively want to push back against that is to say that liberal democracy is itself a fruit of Christianity. The idea that this is a really striking feature actually of Kate Forbes election campaign so far where she really stands out as someone who's very deeply ingrained with Christianity.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app