Summer Reading Group

In continuing our spring In Law series on “How to Have Difficult Conversations,” this year we have chosen to discuss the book Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt, written by Arthur C. Brooks, William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. Rev. John Lin, HLS Theologian-in-Residence, will be leading the discussions.

*HLS students/staff/faculty are eligible to receive a complimentary copy of the book. Please email your name and address to [email protected].

Schedule

Thursday, June 23 – 7-8 pm EST  Introduction-Chapter 3

Thursday, July 7 – 7-8 pm EST  Chapter 4-6

Thursday, July 21 – 7-8 pm EST  Chapter 7-Conclusion

You are not required to attend all sessions. Come when you can!

Zoom Link

https://bit.ly/PBLCLS-SummerReadingGroup

Description

One of the most discussed challenges in contemporary American life is the degree of social and political polarization that we experience daily and our inability to overcome it. While people of various political persuasions observe this trend, ways to remedy it are hard to come by. In the Bible, we read words of Jesus like “love your enemies” and “blessed are the peacemakers,” which offer helpful wisdom and a way forward. This summer, PBLCLS will be hosting a book study of Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt, written by Arthur C. Brooks, William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. Our hope is that this study will give us tools to help bridge the many divides that we experience each day.