439 - The Spirit of our Politics - with Michael Wear

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today, Mike and Tim are joined by Author and Speaker Michael Wear, to discuss his new book, "The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life." Michael discusses the intersection of Christianity and politics, emphasizing the need to integrate political life into discipleship. He highlights the importance of understanding the role of faith in politics and the impact of Christianity on public life. Wear also addresses the disappearance of moral knowledge and the need for Christians to offer goodness to politics. He challenges the notion that voting is a God-given duty and encourages Christians to steward their influence in a way that is most loving towards their neighbors. Wear shares insights from his experience working in the White House and emphasizes the need to hold politicians and political systems accountable.

In this conversation, Mike and Tim discuss the influence of politics on religious identity. They explore how partisan forces shape religious divides and how political beliefs often take precedence over religious values. They highlight the dangers of political idolatry and the lack of critical thinking in political discourse. The conversation emphasizes the need for Christians to engage in political issues with a focus on goodness and the teachings of Jesus. Overall, the discussion calls for a reevaluation of the relationship between politics and faith.

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0:00.0	Oh, Hey everybody.
0:17.0	Mike, Mike Seth, Tim Stafford, the Trinity of something, the Voxology Podcast, I don't know.
0:27.0	We're so glad that you're here.
0:30.0	Thank you for tuning in.
0:32.0	I got to say we the the Mike and Seth part of this
0:38.1	This Trinitarian unity has been off of school all week. We are digging out. We got, I don't know, six, seven inches of snow on
0:49.9	Monday and then ice and like below zero temperatures and you just don't get that a lot in
0:56.2	Tennessee and so it's been a mess ladies and gentlemen a mess yeah yeah Seth but have you
1:02.4	been okay staying home all week?
1:04.0	Yeah. Yeah.
1:05.0	Have you missed school?
1:07.0	Have you missed school?
1:08.0	Yeah.
1:09.0	I don't believe that.
1:11.0	So, I don't believe that at all. So anyway, we hope wherever you are is better weather than here.
1:20.5	Today, we, so several years ago. Today we interviewed a gentleman named Michael Ware who wrote a book called Reclaiming Hope.
1:29.0	He had served in the on like the role of faith in politics from much more of an insider's view than what I've ever heard.
1:48.0	And so he just has come out with a new book that's about spiritual formation in politics, the spirit of our politics.
1:54.0	So we thought we'd have him back on because I don't know if anyone knows this.
1:59.4	It's an election year this year, Tim. I don't know if you what I don't know if you knew that
2:03.4	but there are debates happening and caucuses or cocka I don't know how what's the plural
2:11.2	caucuses is are happening and you know so it's already you know my
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