Religion and Politics in the American Public Square

A conversation about how increased religious and political partisanship has affected interfaith conversations, with Yehuda Kurtzer and Ross Douthat

Yehuda Kurtzer, Ross Douthat

February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021

Yehuda Kurtzer

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and a leading thinker and author on the major challenges facing the Jewish people. He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, and the host of the Identity/Crisis podcast. Under his leadership, the Shalom Hartman Institute has grown significantly as a leading think tank and educational center for the North American Jewish community,

Ross Douthat

Jewish Ethics and the Public Sphere, Video, Politics, Religion, Interfaith, Hartman@Home, Democracy, Truth Difference and Loyalty

Yehuda Kurtzer and The New York Times Op-Ed columnist Ross Douthat discuss religion and politics in the American public square: what has changed over the past twenty years, how increased partisanship has affected interfaith conversations, and whether there is hope for continued dialogue across political divides.

This program was recorded during our interfaith symposium on Truth, Difference and Loyalty in February 2021.

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