After Bernard tells about his recent visit to Taize in France, he, Marianne, and Peter talk about optimism and human progress; are we too gloomy about the state of our world? Bernard displays a surprising streak of optimism. Then, as part of a continuing discussion of the document "Foundations of our Faith and Calling," the Bruderhof's public account of its faith and practice, they discuss similarities and differences between the Bruderhof and monastic orders. Dostoevsky’s The Brother’s Karamazov is the unexpected trending title in this edition of the podcast.

Here are some of the links and references from this episode:

-Taize - https://www.taize.fr/en

-'Is the world really better than ever?' by Oliver Burkeman - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/jul/28/is-the-world-really-better-than-ever-the-new-optimists

-Event Honoring Johann Christoph Arnold - http://www.plough.com/en/events/2017/arnold-reconciliation-justice

-The Gospel in Dostoyevsky - http://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/literature/gospel-in-dostoyevsky

-Foundations of our Faith and Calling - http://www.bruderhof.com/foundations

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