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