Religious Faith And The Public Square

Modern sensibility tells us that not only is the holding of dogmatic/doctrinal beliefs about the world somewhat presumptuous, but that it also causes the rigidity and inflexibility that prevents rational public discourse on important topics. In a chapter of his book What's wrong with the world and in a typical Chestertonian flourish, the great Catholic writer turns this modern proposition on its head. We'll discuss Chesterton's claims and how they explain so much of the increasing polarlization and futility that characterizes modern conversation.