CULTURE | Political Polarization & the Future of the United States of America

11/09/21 • 67 min

In this episode, Abigail Favale hosts David French in a discussion on the political climate in the USA and where it's headed. The two explore the psyche of the average American voter and French shares his tips for choosing which candidates to support. They also touch on abortion and the Christian's response--politically and otherwise.

David French is senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s also a columnist for Time. He’s the author of Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore, and more recently Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation, among others.

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Professor Abigail Favale completed her doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was a recipient of the competitive Overseas Research Award. In 2011, her dissertation was granted the Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished thesis in English literature.
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Visit The Dispatch.
Find Divided We Fall here.
Follow David French on Twitter.

To connect with more of her work, visit her website.

These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.

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The host for this episode, Dr. Daniel Kang, joined George Fox’s Department of Physical Therapy as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2013. Previously, he worked for nine years as owner and lead physical therapist of Kang Physical Therapy Inc. of Ventura, California. His teaching experience includes stints as an instructor of kinesiology at California State University of Channel Islands and as a teaching assistant of anatomy and physiology at Loma Linda University. He is in the process of earning a graduate certification of medical physiology with a specialization in cardiovascular/renal physiology and pathophysiology from the University of Florida. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in physical therapy (2002) and a bachelor’s degree in health science (2002), all from Loma Linda University.

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In this episode, our host Joseph Clair welcomes physics professor Todd Curtis into a discussion about the interplay between faith and science from a Christian worldview. How is science defined, what does belief in a Creator mean for its practice, and what can the church learn from science?

Todd Curtis received a BS in physics and mathematics in 2007 from Linfield College and an MS in mechanical engineering in 2010 from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He joined George Fox in 2014 and is currently an associate professor of physics.

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Our host, Joseph Clair, serves as the executive dean of the Cultural Enterprise at George Fox University, which encompasses the humanities, theology, education, and professional studies. He is also an associate professor of theology and culture. Before joining the George Fox faculty in 2013, he earned his PhD in the religion, ethics and politics program at Princeton University while also working as an assistant in instruction. Prior to Princeton, Clair earned an MPhil at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He also holds master’s degrees from Fordham and Duke University, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College.

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