Can America’s civic crisis be fixed? For most of US history, the tensions between an abstract commitment to justice and flourishing and a political reality that so often fell far short were held within a shared sense of unity and solidarity around the ideals of the American experiment. Why has this now unraveled, creating the
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In a society where so many feel unseen and unknown, how do we become the kind of people who deeply see and know those around us? The conflict and division in our society demonstrate the need for people committed to pursuing human connection, even across lines of difference. What can we do – as individuals
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Evening Conversation with David Brooks With Baylor University in Washington, we hosted an Evening Conversation on “The Second Mountain,” with New York Times columnist and author David Brooks. Brooks offers the fascinating argument that we are, paradoxically, most fulfilled, and even most ourselves, in the context of commitment to community, family, vocation, and faith. The
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Has Liberalism Failed? On Monday, May 7, 2018, the Trinity Forum and Pepperdine University School of Public Policy hosted an Evening Conversation with New York Times columnist David Brooks and scholar Patrick Deneen at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. There was a thought-provoking discussion surrounding the themes of Deneen's newly-released book, Why Liberalism Failed. At a
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Character and Leadership in a Divisive Age In a special additional event in Nashville this year, we partnered with Montgomery Bell Academy to host an Evening Conversation with New York Times columnist and best-selling author David Brooks. Our topic, "Character and Leadership in a Divisive Age," could not be more timely. David Brooks has consistently
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Character, Civility, and Pluralism We kicked off our inaugural event in a new series in Atlanta on "Character, Civility, and Pluralism” with an Evening Conversation with David Brooks and Robert Franklin who spoke on “The Content of our Character: Character and Leadership in a Divisive Age.” WHAT WE'RE READING Sign-up for a free one month
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The Road to Character This is the full, unedited version of the Trinity Forum Evening Conversation with David Brooks, New York Times Columnist and Best-Selling Author, and Mike Gerson, Washington Post Columnist. In this Evening Conversation, Brooks addresses "The Road to Character" at the National Press Club. WHAT WE'RE READING Sign-up for a free one
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