In this conversation with Kaitlyn Schiess, author of The Liturgy of Politics, as we talk about how we’re formed by politics and how we’re formed by Christian faith. How do these two relate? Listen in to some great questions as you consider this fraught political climate as people of faith. And get some pointers to how to talk politics around the Thanksgiving table. Share far and wide!

Join us for Season 4 as we consider hot-button issues alive and well in our world today: Living Faithfully in an Upside-Down World.

LINKS

Kaitlyn’s website: https://kaitlynschiess.com/

Kaitlyn’s book, The Liturgy of Politics: https://amzn.to/33GzxPZ

Follow her on Twitter: @kaitlynschiess

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“I joke that I started writing a book about politics, but I wrote a book about the church.” @kaitlynschiess

Do we have a sense of being connected to the body of Christ across the globe then to my political party? @kaitlynschiess

“We have considered ourselves as Christians to be a lobbyist group. But we don’t have the option of acting as a special interest group.” @kaitlynschiess

“Treat your vote like the thing that it is. Don’t weigh it down with the things that it isn’t.” @kaitlynschiess

ONE SMALL STEP

Take one of Kaitlyn’s questions and use it in a real-life, face-to-face conversation this week — or even use it to think through your own approach to politics.

What would it look like for your community to flourish?
What do you want?
What do you think your vote means?
Who do you most feel the need to protect or be protected from?

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