How Do We Find Common Ground? (With Justin Brierley)

How Do We Find Common Ground? (With Justin Brierley)

From The Overthinkers by Nathan Clarkson & Joseph Holmes

June 1, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 306

About this episode

The episode discusses the current division in society and how to rebuild relationships across divides with insights from Justin Brierley.

Why do we have so much division today? How do we rebuild relationships across the divide? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson talk with Christian author and apologist Justin Brierly about his new show "Uncommon Ground", where he tries to do just that. References and resourcesIncreased US hatred for opposing political parties: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system/Increased feeling of division in UK: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sense-of-division-reaches-new-high-as-culture-war-tensions-grow-study-findsExposure can increase polarization: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1804840115Don’t overstate political violence in US: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-u-s-in-a-new-era-of-political-violence-experts-say-its-complicated/WebsitesThe Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.worldNathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: linktr.ee/josephholmesJustin Brierley: justinbrierley.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Joseph Holmes, Nathan Clarkson

Guest: Justin Brierley

Topics covered

  • division
  • relationships
  • political polarization
  • Christian apologetics
  • common ground
  • cultural tensions

Keywords

  • division
  • relationships
  • politics
  • apologetics
  • common ground
  • cultural tensions
  • polarization

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Organizations: Uncommon Ground, The Overthinkers, Pew Research, King's College London, PNAS, Scientific American

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