• QUOTING Scripture with Presidents and Kaitlyn Schiess (ep. 52)

  • Feb 20 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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QUOTING Scripture with Presidents and Kaitlyn Schiess (ep. 52)

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  • On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Kaitlyn Schiess about her book The Ballot and The Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used And Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here. Among the topics we discuss:

    • Distinguishing between better and worse ways of reading ourselves into the biblical story
    • Uniquely American habits of reading the nation into the biblical story, taking every promise or command as directed towards national life.
    • Worries about the wide range of political perspectives that are credited to the Bible
    • What we might learn from comparing presidents' speeches at the National Prayer breakfast
    • What it means to cite Scripture in a diverse, religiously pluralistic society
    • The faithful use of politics in the pulpit and in public life

    Get the book: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/492154

    Follow Kaitlyn Schiess: https://kaitlynschiess.com/ 
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