"Too Hard to Talk About" Public Conversation

The list of things we can't seem to talk about together seems to grow. Religious difference and political polarization combine to make disagreements feel too hot to handle in public discussion:  abortion, immigration, Christian nationalism, gender and sexuality, religion in the public square, and other subjects. The silences fray our social fabric on campuses, in religious communities, among neighbors, within families.

Dr. Yolanda Pierce, the winner of the 2023 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion, will engage a group of religious scholars and community leaders -- talking about how the conversations came to be so dangerous and what we can do about it.