RESOURCES
These resources are mentioned in the Peacemaking in Polarized Times Workshop:
These resources are curated for the participants of the Peacemaking seminars to go deeper in their next step as a peacemaker:
- The After Party – Collection of resources designed by the non-profit Redeeming Babel to help you move towards better Christian politics.
- Research Paper: Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United
States: What the Research Says by Rachel Kleinfeld – 2023 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - All Sides – See media coverage comparisons from various outlets – Allsides.com
- Book: Love over Fear:Facing Monsters, Befriending Enemies, and Healing Our Polarized World by Dan White Jr.
- Book: Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics by Eugene Cho
- Book: “Learning to Disagree: the surprising path to navigating differences with empathy and respect.” by John Inazu, a Christian law professor who uses the idea of empathy and learning the other’s perspective as a pathway to resolution.
- Book: “The Spirit of our Politics: spiritual formation and the renovation of public life.” By Michael Wear, former White House Aid and now President of Center for Christianity and Public Life.
- Book “The Ballot and the Bible: How scripture has beenused and abused in American politics and where we go from here.” By Kaitlyn Schiess
- Book: “The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual formation for the sake of our neighbor” By Kaitlyn Schiess
- The Colossian Forum – a faith-based program to “provide spiritually-formative opportunities to engage division through Christ-honoring conversations and deeply Christian practices.”
- How to Speak Up Without Starting a Showdown – From News Literacy Project – Six best practices for talking to friends and family about sharing falsehoods online