The Personal is Political

Another Name For Every Thing with Richard Rohr

Center for Action and Contemplation

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, delve into the relationship between the personal and the universal through the lens of politics. Seeking to see from a Christ-soaked world perspective the discussion focuses on power, healing divisions, values, and personal and communal agency. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to learn more about our family of podcasts. Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at [email protected] This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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0:48.7	So, Bri, we've covered Jesus as an empire as a starting place for how we think about ourselves as
0:54.4	political animals in the world today, and what Jesus taught and emulated in that way.
1:00.0	And now we're shifting gears here to the personal is political.
1:04.5	What is about this theme that strikes you as an important aspect of how we're relating to
1:09.7	the universal Christ in our day-to-day lived reality?
1:12.3	Uh, Paul, when you said political animals, are you referring to the donkey and the elephant?
1:18.0	Or...
1:18.8	I'm more of a dolphin when it comes to political animals.
1:20.9	Okay, got it.
1:22.3	In all seriousness, though, this is a really important conversation.
1:26.0	It was hard to have heavy at times, but very critical for us to explore.
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