Theology in the Raw Cancel Culture vs. Meaningful Conversations: Dr. Tim Muehlhoff
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Jul 1, 2024 
Listen to Dr. Tim Muehlhoff discuss navigating meaningful dialogues across differences, exploring the impact of cancel culture on church communities, fostering empathy in conversations, and the challenges of having constructive dialogues in today's polarized environment.
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Transmission vs. Ritual Communication
- The transmission view treats communication as exchanging beliefs but often leads to stalemates due to ideological silos.
- The ritual view emphasizes building bonds of commonality first, enabling meaningful dialogue before debating convictions.
Contempt Destroys Relationships
- Contempt, not anger, threatens relationships by ending them rather than preserving love despite conflict.
- Political divisions are fracturing families and churches, revealing a deep cultural contempt problem.
Empathy Opens Difficult Dialogues
- Hit pause and empathetically feel the emotions of someone who deeply disagrees with you to open dialogue.
- Acknowledge their fears and perspective before sharing your beliefs to lower defenses and build connection.