As anticipation and speculation increase for the midterm elections, Michael Wear joins Courtney Blair to discuss “faith forward” Democrats running for office and whether Christians should reconsider the idea of being “politically homeless.” Then, Mark Edington shares his perspective on pastoring a congregation in Paris during this week’s mass riots that swept France. And Courtney speaks with writer Kayla Craig and Dr. Lydia Dugdale about a disturbing new escalation in euthanasia in The Netherlands.
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Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture.
Mark Edington is the Bishop in charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. He is the author of Bivocational: Returning to the Roots of Ministry and his essays have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and other national publications.
Lydia Dugdale is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She also serves as co-director of clinical ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her scholarship focuses on end-of-life issues, the role of aesthetics in teaching ethics, moral injury, and the doctor-patient relationship.
Kayla Craig is a former journalist, bestselling author, and spiritual director whose work blends contemplative faith with fierce tenderness for the world God loves. She is the author of To Light Their Way, Our Daily Breath, and Every Season Sacred.
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