It’s attainable to lean into hope to such a level that accountability for motion can appear both unneeded or futile. That’s simply one of many essential observations this week’s visitor, Brian McLaren, makes to host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush on The State of Perception, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio program and podcast. Brian’s newest e-book is Life After Doom: Knowledge and Braveness for a World Falling Aside. In an age of actually international crises equivalent to local weather change, Brian critiques non secular attitudes that dismiss present-world issues in favor of the afterlife, arguing that this mindset contributes to environmental neglect and social injustices.
“Hope is a superb psychological profit. However like every good factor, it will probably develop into pathological, it will probably develop into unhelpful. And, once we face our present scenario in all its complexity, I feel what we’d like is a unique type of hope, a deeper hope.”
-Brian McLaren, creator, speaker, activist, and public theologian.
Paul additionally welcomes Interfaith Alliance Senior Director of Subject and Organizing Maureen O’Leary and Pleasure Peacebuilders co-founder Frankie Leigh to debate this yr’s Religion for Pleasure initiative, which focuses on security for attendees and monitoring incidents of threats and violence, in addition to skilled coaching on battle de-escalation.
“All the instances that I’ve efficiently de-escalated somebody who’s indignant or agitated has been as a result of I’ve been prepared to take heed to them.”
-Frankie Leigh, Pleasure Peacebuilders co-founder and Utah Tech College teacher
