We live in a time when speaking on a whole range of issues seems profoundly fraught. In some contexts, flagrant untruth and hate are asserted seemingly without consequence or effective critique.
Elsewhere speech is scrutinised minutely for traces of ‘cancellable’ thought or attitude.
The possibility of dialogue, questioning and honest disagreement seems often unattainable, so sensitised are we to certain verbal cues and so charged is our political atmosphere.
Can the Christ who broke down the ‘dividing wall’ between Jew and Gentile redeem our (un)civil discourse? How might contemplative practice make possible different forms of exchange and allow us to inhabit our words anew?
This talk is part of the Contemporary Anxiety Series. We are offering this in person at The Meditatio Centre and ONLINE.
There will be a recording made and sent to all those who register.
