Cherie Harder, President, The Trinity Forum

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3-8-2024

Abstract

The annual Hook Family Freedom Lecture at Taylor University introduces a theme centered on engaged citizenship under the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing both privileges and responsibilities. The speaker, Cherie Harder, a leader with extensive experience in faith-based organizations and government, discusses the current civic crisis in America, attributing it to a spiritual deformation where individuals seek identity and purpose in politics rather than in faith. She highlights the growing division and hostility among citizens, exacerbated by a culture of political combat and social media polarization. Harder argues that this has led to a societal view where political opponents are seen as enemies rather than neighbors, resulting in a crisis of identity and community. She calls for a reformation of civic life grounded in love for God and neighbor, advocating for kindness, justice, and reconciliation as pathways to heal societal fractures.

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REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. What practices, spiritual disciplines, or liturgies do you believe help rightly order our loves? What does that look like in your life?
  2. What does it mean to love your neighbor in a civic or political sense? What would it look like if more of us did so? How would it change our public square, and the practice of politics?

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