Building Institutions Is the Key to a More Beautiful Society

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A good society is made up good institutions. And responsible people dedicate themselves to building those institutions, he says. He argues that if every institution founded by a religious community disappeared overnight, what would be missing? "I think one of the most important books i've read in the last quarter century was robert lyman's"

This week Eboo Patel, a Muslim pioneer in interfaith work, joins David and Curtis to discuss his book, We Need to Build. They discuss the need to allow people of different faiths to be able to bring their whole selves, including real and significant religious disagreements, to these conversations. Eboo also helps us understand why it is so important to do more than criticize what we don’t like in the culture, but instead to adopt the more mature approach of actually building what we want to see in society.

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-We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy by Eboo Patel

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