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Episode Synopsis
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Kaitlyn Schiess about her book The Ballot and The Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used And Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here. Among the topics we discuss:
Distinguishing between better and worse ways of reading ourselves into the biblical story
Uniquely American habits of reading the nation into the biblical story, taking every promise or command as directed towards national life.
Worries about the wide range of political perspectives that are credited to the Bible
What we might learn from comparing presidents' speeches at the National Prayer breakfast
What it means to cite Scripture in a diverse, religiously pluralistic society
The faithful use of politics in the pulpit and in public life
Get the book: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/492154
Follow Kaitlyn Schiess: https://kaitlynschiess.com/
Distinguishing between better and worse ways of reading ourselves into the biblical story
Uniquely American habits of reading the nation into the biblical story, taking every promise or command as directed towards national life.
Worries about the wide range of political perspectives that are credited to the Bible
What we might learn from comparing presidents' speeches at the National Prayer breakfast
What it means to cite Scripture in a diverse, religiously pluralistic society
The faithful use of politics in the pulpit and in public life
Get the book: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/492154
Follow Kaitlyn Schiess: https://kaitlynschiess.com/
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