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- Episode 25 - Against "Against Empathy"Scott and Cole discuss Bloom's work "Against Empathy" which asserts that empathy is ruining the world. Scott is getting upset. This is the end of Season 1, so we'll take a short break (just a couple of weeks) and resume the podcast in the middle of April with Season 2!
Links:
"Against Empathy" by Paul Bloom
"When Helping Hurts" by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
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1 hr 4 min - Episode 24: Human Rights and Human Dignity
Scott and Cole are joined by Darryl Tippens to discuss the historical Christian roots of human rights and human dignity. Darryl ultimately makes the point that Judeo-Christian traditions have shaped how we understand them.
References:
Our assigned reading was ...
Moyn, R. (2014). The secret history of constitutional dignity. Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal, 17(1), 38-68.
Additional readings...
Moyn, R. (2014). Christian human rights. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Moyn, R. (2018). Not enough: Human rights in an unequal world. Harvard University Press.
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1 hr - Episode 23: Waffle House Prayer BreakfastScott and Cole discuss an article in the New York Times by Timothy Keller. Keller's thesis was: "While believers can register under a party affiliation and be active in politics, they should not identify the Christian church or faith with a political party as the only Christian one."
Links:
"How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t" by Timothy Keller
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49 min - Episode 22: Listener FeedbackScott and Cole planned to respond to feedback from several listeners but only got to one. The question was, "What makes a statesman (which is the kind of leader we can probably all agree we want) different from a mere politician?"
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52 min - Episode 21: The Airing of Grievances
Cole and Scott challenge each other on some things they have let slide so far in the podcast. Cole defends his explanation of the relationship between his faith and his politics, and Scott defends fleecing the rich.
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49 min - Episode 20: We've Got a Lot of Problems - Part 2
Cole and Scott are joined by F. LaGard Smith. This interview was edited into two parts in post-production. In Part 2, we discuss the relationship between law and morality, and the cultural influences on the church's interpretation of God's will.
Links:
LaGard Smith's Website
Smith, F. L. (2019). The broad reach of in-de-ductive reasoning. Journal of Christian Legal Thought 9(1), 7-21.
The Cultural Church by F. LaGard Smith
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52 min - Episode 19: We've Got a Lot of Problems - Part 1
Cole and Scott are joined by F. LaGard Smith. This interview was edited into two parts in post-production. In Part 1, we discuss The First Amendment and Natural Law.
Links:
LaGard Smith's Website
Smith, F. L. (2019). The broad reach of in-de-ductive reasoning. Journal of Christian Legal Thought 9(1), 7-21.
The Natural Law Tradition in Ethics at Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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1 hr 1 min - Episode 18: Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsScott and Cole talk about whether we expect leaders to be honest (or have other virtues).
Links:
"‘I have no obligation to be honest to the media,’ former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says," by Kevin Breuninger
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55 min - Episode 17: Is Diversity a Virtue?
Scott and Cole are joined by guest Bart Herridge. We discuss some of the arguments of whether 'diversity" is a virtue, and the challenges of thinking about issues of diversity in the workplace, the political space, or the education space. We referenced several articles in this episode. Scott incorrectly referred to Chrobot-Mason & Aramovich's (2013) study at one point, when he should have referenced Ely & Thomas' (2001) article.
Chrobot-Mason, D., & Aramovich, N. P. (2013). The psychological benefits of creating an affirming climate for workplace diversity. Group & Organization Management, 38(6), 659-689.
Ely, R. J., & Thomas, D. A. (2001). Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46(2), 229–273. https://doi.org/10.2307/2667087
Page, S. E. (2007). Making the difference: Applying a logic of diversity. Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(4), 6–20. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMP.2007.27895335
Roberge, M. E., & van Dick, R. (2010). Recognizing the benefits of diversity: When and how does diversity increase group performance? Human Resource Management Review, 20(4), 295–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.09.002
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1 hr 9 min - Episode 16: Friday Morning Live
Scott and Cole record their podcast live in Dr. Jon Camp's "Civil Discourse" class at Abilene Christian University, where they discuss Kling's model for "The Three Languages of Politics."
Kling's "Three Languages of Politics"
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Dr. Cole Bennett and Dr. J. Scott Self discuss topics and issues related to Christianity, citizenship, and brotherhood.