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Grace in Public Discourse

Feb 5, 2022

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The Crucial Dimensions of Grace

04:39

What Happens to Us as Humans?

03:32

Is There a Punitiveness in the Response to Injustice?

03:15

Introduction

3min

Ilia Chapiro, a B C Guest on the Despatch Podcast

4min

How Much Grace Should We Extend to Public Figures?

4min

The Crucial Dimensions of Grace

5min

Public Discourse of All Kinds, Let Your Speech Always Be Filled With Grace

3min

Are You a Sorry or a 'Sorry'?

3min

What Happens to Us as Humans?

4min

Grace of Ber

2min

We Need to Forgive People More

5min

10.

Grace Is Not Just a Fairy Dust That Is Waved Over Us

3min

11.

The Bottom Line Is, Grace Is Not Enabler of Sin

3min

12.

Does Forgiveness Mean I Retain My Presidency?

2min

13.

Is There a Punitiveness in the Response to Injustice?

3min

14.

The Pow R of Grace and Forgiveness

2min

15.

Is There a Right Balance Between Grace and Consequences?

4min

16.

What Does This Mean for Our Listeners?

5min

17.

The Most Effective Protection From It Is Robust

2min

18.

Protecting Yourself From the Things That Teach Us Into Gracelessness

4min

19.

Are You Doing All Right, Nana?

3min

20.

You're Aching for Forgiveness

2min

21.

I Want to Be an Adult Now in the Public Sphère

3min

How should we react when people say or do things we find offensive in public discourse? What is the role of forgiveness and grace in these contexts? How do we determine if apologies are sincere and the offending party is worthy of an opportunity for repentance and repair? Join David and Curtis as they discuss this timely topic and offer some guidance for how we can make some space for grace in our public discourse.

Show Notes:

-David French (WaPo): “Here’s the difference between Colin Kaepernick and Roseanne Barr”

-The French Press: “Cancel Culture, Conditioning Culture, and America’s Stun-Gun Style of Discourse”

-Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein - “Opinion: Please, Georgetown. Don’t fire an academic over tweets”

-Les Miserable: “Back to God”

-YouTube: Brandt Jean to Amber Guyger: ‘I forgive you’

-Charlestown Shooting Victims’ Families Forgive Accused Gunman

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