Event meant to foster civil disagreement and critical thinking among students, organizer said
Muskegon Community College in Michigan recently brought popular Christian ethicist Professor David Gushee to campus to discuss his new book “Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies.”
His book argues Christians have become reactionary and taken anti-democratic stances, and Gushee “analyzes how Christians have discarded their commitment to democracy and bought into authoritarianism,” its online description states .
Gushee, a self-described “broken-hearted patriot,” told The College Fix he has not seen his book, published last fall, be labeled as controversial by most, yet could envision how its arguments and observations could be unwelcome in some contexts.A news release from the college touting Gushee’s appearance described the book as “controversial.”During his college guest lecture, while not everyone in the room agreed, or was Christian, “the talk was well-received and the atmosphere was quite respectful,” Gushee told The Fix via email.A […]
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