The Public Policy Calling

About this episode

Dr. Jennifer Patterson discusses the role of Christians in public policy and the ethical questions surrounding humanity and community living.

Public policy making wrestles with competing visions of what it means to be human and of how we can live well individually and in community. In a lecture titled "The Public Policy Calling", Dr. Jennifer Patterson, Lecturer in Public Theology and Director of the Institute for Theology and Public Life at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington DC discussed how christians in public policy are called to bring clarity to these questions. Support the show

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Jennifer Patterson

Topics covered

• public policy
• theology
• Christianity
• community
• humanity

Keywords

• public theology
• Institute for Theology and Public Life
• Reformed Theological Seminary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Public Policy Calling

Places: Washington DC

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