Politics are hostile, but we don’t have to be! As we focus on examining our heart postures during this election season, here is a list of resources we believe will be helpful for our church body. Each resource provides tools for cultivating a character of love toward people who have different opinions and perspectives than our own.
Our goal is to achieve 500 hours of learning together. Whether you listen, read, watch or gather, you can log your hours here!
Workshops at Woodland Hills
- Depolarizing Ourselves (90 min.)
- Skills for Disagreeing Better (90 min.)
Other weekly opportunities at WH
- Participate in a Gathering Group
- Tune in to the MuseCast
- Sermon study guides
Self-Guided Workshops
- Braver Angels eCourses (1 hour each)
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- Skills for Bridging the Divide
- Families and Politics
- Depolarizing Within
- Skills for Social Media
Podcasts/Audio
- Braver Way Podcasts (1 hour each) Interviews by a “blue” Braver Angels leader
- Derate the Hate (1 hour each) Interviews by a “red” Braver Angels leader from rural Minnesota
- Ted Lewis, “Can Depolarization Happen? Restorative Conversations with Ted Lewis.” Radix Magazine (1 hour)
- Braver Angels podcast episode, “Depolarization & Faith: How Faith Can Help Us Reach Across the Divide.” (1 hour)
Documentaries/Videos
- Reuniting America (50 min.)
- The Reunited States (90 min.)
- Divided We Stand (2.5 hours)
- Listen with Curiosity (90 min.)
- Listening is a Superpower, Interfaith America (30 min)
- Differences: A Student’s Story, Interfaith America. (30 min)
Books
- Sarah Bauer Anderson – The Space Between Us: How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart
- David Fitch – The Church of Us vs. Them: Freedom from a Faith That Feeds on Making Enemies
- Monica Guzman – I Never Thought of it That Way
- Harold Heie – Let’s Talk: Bridging Divisive Lines Through Inclusive and Respectful Conversations
- Ezra Klein – Why We are Polarized
- Kaitlyn Schiess – The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor
