Common Scents: How to Get the Stink Out of Politics - Couverture souple

Whitaker, Phillip

 
9781969007002: Common Scents: How to Get the Stink Out of Politics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1969007001 ISBN 13 : 9781969007002
Editeur : Anchor & Ink Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Why is it that talking about politics or religion is taboo these days?

The assumption behind this idea is that these topics stir passions too deep and too personal for civil conversation. But here's the dilemma: in today’s culture, I believe religion has become political, and politics has become a religion. People often treat criticism of a political movement as blasphemy and condemn expressions of faith as political rhetoric.

The danger in avoiding these discussions is that crucial ideas—moral, civic, and spiritual—go unexplored. Labeling honest attempts at discussion as inflammatory or dangerous prevents us from examining what truly matters. Politics needs public accountability, and faith deserves a place beyond opinion, where it can meaningfully shape culture and conscience.

Phil Whitaker has spent his entire career working in the intersecting worlds of faith and politics. He believes it is possible to remain unified as a society while thinking differently, and that we must protect the right to disagree—respectfully. Today, our social fabric is fraying under the weight of outrage and absolutism, where voices demand not just to be heard but obeyed.

If the American Republic is to endure as the beacon of liberty the founders meant it to be, we must learn not only to stop yelling, but to listen, reason, and engage. This book offers a path toward that shift, with practical tools to help restore dialogue, rebuild trust, and rediscover what it means to think deeply without dividing completely.

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Éditeur
Anchor & Ink Publishing
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1969007001
ISBN 13 
9781969007002
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Éditeur
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