Direct Action vs. Liberal Charity (Gap in God’s Country Segment from Session5 )

Dr. Laurie M. Johnson discussing themes from her new book, subtitled A Longer View On Our Culture Wars, focusing on solving political disputes. This session dealt with direct action vs. the charity model. Get the book: https://a.co/d/9sJwfDe Kindle: https://a.co/d/9m0zrg8More Direct Action vs. Liberal Charity (Gap in God’s Country Segment from Session5 )

Narcissistic Leaders in Church and State–Segments from Session 4 of The Gap in God’s Country series

These are segments of the fourth session in Dr. Laurie M Johnson’s 5-part series on her new book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars (Wipf & Stock, 2024).

Dr. Laurie M. Johnson discussing themes from her new book, subtitled A Longer View On Our Culture Wars, focusing on solving political disputes. You can see all five full sessions of this series, and a lot more, by joining the Maurin Academy on Patreon. … More Narcissistic Leaders in Church and State–Segments from Session 4 of The Gap in God’s Country series

Explore Carl Jung’s The Undiscovered Self in Monthly Sessions!

Starting January 2, Laurie Johnson will be holding first Thursday monthly sessions in a new reading group. The first book covered (over three monthly sessions) will be Carl Jung’s The Undiscovered Self. Discussion can continue on the Maurin Academy Slack Great Books channel. Reading is optional as Dr Johnson will be discuss the selection at the beginning of each session, but it is encouraged!

To sign up for the Great Books Reading Group (either of our levels will get you into the live sessions and the recordings for this group): https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademyMore Explore Carl Jung’s The Undiscovered Self in Monthly Sessions!

Starting Monday Nov. 18: Gap in God’s Country Sessions–Sign up on Eventbrite or Patreon

For more information about this book and where to buy it, as well as information about a series of talks I’ll give on themes from the book, check out: https://pmaurin.org/2024/11/02/the-gap-in-gods-country-themes-discussion-with-laurie-johnson-coming-up/More Starting Monday Nov. 18: Gap in God’s Country Sessions–Sign up on Eventbrite or Patreon

About the Trump Victory

Donald Trump will be our president for the next four years. We are living through unprecedented times. It’s hard not to see this as a huge protest vote—with several sometimes competing things being protested. The effects of globalization. Job insecurity. Alienation from others and anxiety about the future. Anxiety about rapid and continuous cultural change. Anger over elite privilege. The list goes on. I doubt if Donald Trump is going to change anything in a direction that fixes those problems. The fact that Elon Musk loves him, and Jeff Bezos is willing to play ball with him by shutting down the Washington Post editorial board says that he’s ultimately very friendly to large corporations. The stock market is going up.  … More About the Trump Victory

Published and for sale: The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars

Laurie Johnson talks about her new book, published by Wipf & Stock, Cascade Books, and about her upcoming live sessions discussing themes from the book.

Synopsis of the book: https://pmaurin.org/2024/10/23/published-the-gap-in-gods-country-a-longer-view-on-our-culture-wars/More Published and for sale: The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars