Going Deep with Simon Greer on Making Faith Work

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Is it really possible to talk lovingly and openly, face to face, with someone who thinks you’re going to hell? It better be because when true believers of various faiths come together, big hard things are going to be said. My guest is knee deep in this kind of work. Simon Greer tells us the story of spending 3 weeks in conversation with Oberlin students and evangelicals from Spring Arbor University. His experiences hold many answers for how we, as Americans, might be able to actually know and understand one another. An excellent conversation to share with your most faithful friends.

Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for their generous support of this series.

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Link to the short film featuring Simon’s conversation with Evangelical Christian Elizabeth Stewart: https://www.interfaithamerica.org/resources/differences-student-story/

Check out the other episodes from our Rupture + Repair series:

Going Deep with Mónica Guzmán on Making Family Work

Going Deep with Drs. Julie and John Gottman on Fighting Right

Going Deep with Manu Meel on Making College Work

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0:00.0	Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders. I'm Kelly Corrigan and today I am
0:07.0	wondering still about how to have hard conversations productively.
0:11.8	This is the fourth in a five-part series called
0:15.0	rupture and repair, which is our offering to all of us who find ourselves on one
0:21.7	side or the other of a divide.
0:24.0	My thought partner today is Simon Greer.
0:27.0	I have known him for several years.
0:29.0	We have both been a part of the Nantucket Project
0:32.0	and he is, of all the people I know the perfect
0:35.8	person to talk about rupture and repair when it involves religious beliefs.
0:41.2	He is the founder of something called Bridging the Gap, which is a program
0:44.6	used on college campuses for students and teachers and staff to engage with tension constructively.
0:51.7	So join me for my conversation with entrepreneur, bridge builder, and friend, Simon Greer.
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