Austin is joined today by Dr. Robert Elder, Associate Professor of American History at Baylor University. We're talking about the Lost Cause - the myth that the Confederacy was a noble institution and those who fought for it are worthy of our veneration. The truth is more complicated, as we discuss. Dr. Elder is a model of both clarity and charity in how he deals with this topic and shows how we can be both clear-minded about the past without wrongly celebrating things we should denounce.

LINKS & SHOW NOTES:

1. This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.
2. You can find Dr. Elder's books for sale here.

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In the final episode in this series on virtue, Kaitlyn Schiess joins us to think about the virtue of love, and how we as Christians can exercise this virtue in service of our neighbors. How can we love our neighbors with our politics? How can we cultivate the virtue of love in our hearts? How have we gotten this wrong in the past? What's the role of the local church in all of this? We discuss all of these questions and more, as Kaitlyn shares insights from her book, The Liturgy of Politics.

LINKS & SHOW NOTES:

1. This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.
2. You can find Kaitlyn's excellent book here.

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Continuing our series on political virtues, Joshua Chatman joins Austin to talk about the Christian virtue of hope and the difference hope makes for our political engagement. Josh introduces several categories of hope which he and Austin then apply to political engagement. By being hopeful rather than fearful, Christians can stand out in this anxious generation. We hope you are encouraged.

LINKS & SHOW NOTES:

1. This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.
2. Learn more about Josh and his podcast here.

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