Event Description
The 2024 election is proving to be one of the most contentious and momentous elections in memory. It is also one in which religious voices have been both significant and loud, for good and for bad. Believing that persons of faith hold their primary allegiances not to political parties but to their faith commitments, it is nevertheless the case that such faith commitments shape their political allegiances. How, then, do the leaders of faith communities engage their members and the wider public—especially as our civic politics seem to grow increasingly dysfunctional?
We invite you to join a panel of wise leaders on Thursday, October 3, at 7 p.m. to think together on this big question and, perhaps, to make this big question more manageable. The panel will be facilitated by Dr. Mark Douglas, J. Erskine Love Professor of Christian Ethics. Panelists will include: Rebecca LeMon, Gregory Eason, Elena Parent, and Jennifer McCoy.
Onsite Location: Harrington Center Chapel, 701 S. Columbia Drive, Decatur, Georgia.
Online Access: Livestream will also be available for those who register.
Cost: Free, but registration is required due to limited onsite seating. Online attendees must register to receive the Zoom link.
In addition to this panel discussion, “Leading During Elections: Faithful Practices for Our Fractured Politics” is a course with online resources that will help you scaffold those conversations and learn about key issues impacting this year’s election. More than a dozen recorded workshops and interviews, along with study guides for small groups and Sunday school classes, will help you and your congregants have thoughtful, substantial conversation about hard topics at the center of this year’s national election. Register for this course by November 5.