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All posts tagged: evening conversation
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 is this now unraveling, creating the civic conflict, disorientation, and exhaustion we
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Whether in our neighborhoods, churches, schools, or even families, we are all feeling the strain of polarization and division–which will likely intensify over the next several months. The question has grown increasingly urgent: is avoiding honest conversation the only way to preserve our relationships? Can we dialogue in good faith across disagreement without surrendering or
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Is character formation really necessary in our time? Historically, our families, schools and churches have seen this work as central to their missions. Yet today spiritual and character formation are often seen as impractical or antiquated in an age of self-realization. For those who believe that deeply rooted formation is needed -- and even urgent
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Celebrating 10 years of extraordinary conversations in Nashville In a world preoccupied with political battles, culture wars, commercial competition, and status seeking, why should we care about beauty? What does it mean to pursue the good, true, and beautiful — and what difference would it make in real, everyday life? Poet Dana Gioia and visual
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Please register below to join us for "Read With The Trinity Forum: The Loss of the University". The online event starts on November 16th at 8:30pm ET. This discussion group will meet one time and the discussion will be facilitated by Trinity Forum Staff. The group size will be limited to approximately 20 individuals, and
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Find information on our Read With the Trinity Forum event here. The Russian novelist Dostoyevsky famously asserted that beauty will save the world. But can it save the one in which we actually live? Perhaps surprisingly, both the biblical narrative and the world of neuroscience would suggest that it can — and it all begins
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At a time when the forces of atomization seem irresistible, many are questioning: Is redemptive, unifying social change even possible anymore? What prospects are there for renewing the creative collaborations that make community possible? How might we approach remaking the connective tissue between people, places, and institutions that marks the common life we all crave
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Resurgent Populism & the Church: a Pastor Breakfast on October 12th Evangelical Christianity has long been associated with a kind of religious populism—a reaction to established religious authority and appeal to the experience of common people. How should we think about the kind of resurgent populism that is evident in politics and the broader culture—a
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August 30th Pastor Breakfast We hope you will join us for a small, private breakfast with fellow local pastors and Editor in Chief of Christianity Today and ordained Baptist minister Russell Moore on Tuesday, August 30th at 8:30 a.m. at the Trinity Forum office. During this breakfast, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities pastors
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Science, Faith, Trust, and Truth: An Evening Conversation with Francis Collins We live in confusing times. Between being awash in data, pummeled with misinformation, surrounded by spin, and addled by an outrage industry, even the most discerning can find it difficult to know what to trust, who to listen to, and how to sift conflicting
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