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#54 - Is Christianity Saving the West? Faith, Migration, and the Fault Lines Shaping Our World
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In this episode, we take an honest look at how religion still shapes global politics, starting with two conversations most media would rather skip. First, we walk through the evidence that Christianity has been good for the West, and then we talk openly about the real integration challenges that have come with Muslim migration into Western Europe, while making it clear that many Muslims integrate well and build full lives in their new countries. From there, we explore political Islam, religious nationalism, conflict and peacebuilding, soft power, human rights, democracy, populism, and the debate between theocracy and secular government.
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1. Tom Holland, who wrote Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (2019)
2. Robert D. Putnam, who wrote Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (2000) and co-wrote American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (2010)
3. David E. Campbell, who co-wrote American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (2010) with Robert D. Putnam
4. Larry Siedentop, who wrote Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism (2014)
5. Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart, who co-wrote Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide (2004)
6. Mark Juergensmeyer, who wrote Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (4th edition, 2017)
7. Douglas Johnston, who edited Faith-Based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik (2003)