No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp 226: Amy Sherman: A Faith-Based Vision for the Common Good
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Sep 8, 2025 In this engaging conversation, Amy Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute and author of Agents of Flourishing, reimagines faith communities as vibrant forces for civic renewal. She explores the idea of churches contributing tangibly to society by promoting beauty, justice, and holistic well-being. Sherman advocates for a faith deeply integrated with education, urban planning, and restorative justice. With her framework on flourishing, she challenges listeners to envision faith not as a private belief but as a transformative public witness.
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Shalom As A Public Vision
- Amy Sherman argues Christian faith envisions holistic flourishing (shalom) across spiritual, social, psychological, and physical life.
- This biblical meta-narrative motivates public engagement, not retreat to purely private religion.
Honest About History, Recover Contributions
- Sherman acknowledges the church's historical abuses but also its positive civic contributions like hospitals, schools, and the arts.
- She wrote Agents of Flourishing to recover and tell those constructive stories.
Imago Dei Changed Social Practices
- Sherman recounts how the Imago Dei reshaped Roman attitudes toward children, women, and criminals in early Christianity.
- Early Christians protected widows, rescued and adopted children, and opposed branding criminals.
